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Chapter 01
Introduction
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Geology
Undergraduate 3
09/27/2011

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Term
Planet Types
Definition
Terrestrial and Jovian
Term
The Terrestrial Planets
Definition
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Term
The Jovian Planets
Definition
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Term
The Earths Sphere's
Definition
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Term
Hydrosphere
Definition
Dynamic Mass of water that is continually on the move evaporating, precipitating, and running
Term
Atmosphere
Definition
Life giving gaseous envelope
Term
Biosphere
Definition
Includes all life on earth
Term
Geosphere
Definition
The solid earth lying beneath the atmosphere and the oceans extending from the surface to the center of the planet.
Term
Basic Rock Cycle
Definition
Magma
Crystallization
Igneous Rock
Weathering/Transport
Sediment
Lithification
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphism
Metamorphic Rock
Melting
Magma
Term
Earth's internal structure
Definition
Crust
Mantle
Core
Term
Crust
Definition
The earth's relatively thin rocky outer skin
Continental an Oceanic
Term
Mantle
Definition
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Term
Upper Mantle
Definition
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Transition Zone
Term
Lower Mantle
Definition
D Layer
Very high pressure
Term
Uniformitarianism
Definition
The physical chemical and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geological past
Term
Scientific Method
Definition
Ask a Question
Do Background Research
Construct a Hypothesis
Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion
Communicate Your Results
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