GEOL 1610 Physical Geology Exam 2 Review: Key Concepts and Terms, Exams of Geology

Download GEOL 1610 Physical Geology Exam 2 Review: Key Concepts and Terms and more Exams Geology in PDF only on Docsity! GEOL 1610 Physical Geology Exam 2 Review Key Concepts Ch. 5 1. "Weathering" and Earth's external and internal processes. 2. Processes of mechanical weathering. 3. Processes of chemical weathering. 4. Controls on rates of weathering processes. 5. Soil and soil-forming processes. 6. The "soil profile" (pictured at top right) and soil taxonomy. 7. Soil erosion and controls on rates. Ch. 6 1. Formation of sedimentary rocks: Diagenesis and lithification of sediment. 2. Detrital sedimentary rocks. 3. Chemical sedimentary rocks. 4. Further classification and interpretation of textures in sedimentary rocks. 5. Sedimentary environments and sedimentary structures. 6. Non-metallic mineral resources. 7. Energy from sedimentary rocks. Ch. 7 1. “Metamorphism” and the agents that drive it. 2. Metamorphic textures. 3. Common metamorphic rocks. 4. Metamorphic environments. 5. Metamorphic zones and metamorphic “grade.” Ch. 8 1. "Mass wasting" and its role in landform development. 2. Triggers of mass wasting. 3. Classification of mass wasting processes. 4. Destructive mass wasting: Slumps, rockslides, debris flows, and earthflows. 5. Less obvious mass wasting: Creep and solifluction. Ch. 9 1. The hydrologic cycle. 2. Streams and stream flow. 3. Transportation of sediment by streams. 4. Deposition of sediment by streams. 5. Types of stream valleys. 6. Drainage networks. 7. Floods and flood control. Terms to Know Metamorphic rocks develop from what? Gneiss Schist Marble Phylite Slate Quartzite Types of metamorphism