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GLY 101 1st EditionExam # 3 Study GuideExam 3 will cover all material from earthquakes, weathering & soil, mass wasting, running water,ground water, glaciers & glaciation,andshorelines* Also study the power points on the mastering geology website.EarthquakesWhat is an earthquake?Define:seismic waves, aftershock , foreshock, seismograms, liquefactionWhat is the difference between the epicenter and hypocenter or focus?Be able to identify normal, reverse, and strike-slip faults.What type of fault tends to produce the most destructive earthquakes?Know the differences between Primary (p) waves, Secondary (s) waves, and Surface waves. What order do they occur?What are the two types of surface waves?Who developed the first magnitude scale?The amount of damage to human made structures depends on what 4 factors?What are some earthquake hazards?How can earthquakes be predicted?Weathering and SoilWhat is weathering?Define chemical and mechanical weathering.How do chemical and mechanical weathering differ?Explain frost wedging.What factors contribute to rates of weathering in rocks?Define differential weathering.What is regolith?What is the key process in the formation of soil?How regolith different from soil?What factors contribute to soil formation?Know the different horizons in the soil profile: O, A,E, B,C horizonsUnderstand eluviation and leaching, which horizons do these processes takeplace?How do scientists classify soil?How do humans affect soil? For example erosion?Mass WastingDefine mass wasting.List some geologic hazards.Explain the term landslide.What are some things that can cause mass waisting?Define:slump, rockslides, debris flow, earthflow, creep, solifluction, permafrostRunning WaterHow are streams related to drainage basins?What is a divide?Know the zone of sediment production, zone of transportation, and zone of deposition.What is laminar and turbulent flows?List factors that affect flow velocity.Define: gradient, trunk streams, discharge, quarrying, abrasion, potholes, capacity, competence, settling velocity, base level, water gap, antecedent stream, superposed stream, headward erosionList the three ways streams transport sediment.How are oxbow lakes formed?Explain bedrock, alluvial, and meandering channels.How are deltas formed?How are natural levees formed?Know the different types of drainage patterns: dendritic, rectangular, radial,trellis.List the different types of floods.GroundwaterWhat percentage of Earth’s total freshwater is groundwater?Define: zone of soil moisture, zone of saturation, groundwater, water table, capillary fringe, unsaturated zone, porosity, permeability, aquitards, aquifers,What is the difference between gaining and losing streams?What are the two categories of groundwater?Know the groundwater flow system: recharge, dischargeWhat is Darcy’s law?Glaciers and GlaciationDefine: valley glaciers,ice sheets, ice shelves, basal slip, glacial budget, ablation, pluckingWhat are other types of glaciers?Describe zone of accumulation, zone of wastage, and calving.How are glacial striations formed?What are some landforms created by glacial erosion?What is till? How is it deposited?ShorelinesDefine: shoreline, shore, coast, coastline, foreshore, backshore, nearshore, abrasion, tides, tidal flats, tidal deltas, beach driftWhat are characteristics of waves?What are factors that determine the height, length and period of a wave?What is wave refraction? What role does it play in shoreline


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