Geol 101
Study Guide For Exam #3
Chapter 16: Groundwater
What factors influence infiltration of groundwater?
What are porosity and permeability?
What are the threats to groundwater?
How can we protect groundwater resources?
Chapter 7- Metamorphic Rocks:
What factors influence the type of metamorphic rock formed?
What are the Foliated vs. Non-foliated metamorphic rocks
What is the difference between slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss?
What is the difference between quartzite and marble (and what are their parent rocks)?
Chapter 8- Geologic Dating
What is the difference between relative and absolute dates?
What are the principles of:
Superposition & original horizontality
Cross Cutting Relationships
Inclusion
Terms to know: half-life, parent isotope, daughter isotope
Chapter 9- Deformation
What factors affect the type of deformation that will occur?
What are strike and dip?
What is the difference between a syncline and an anticline?
What is the difference between a strike-slip fault and a dip-slip fault?
What is the difference between a normal fault and a reverse fault?
Chapter 10- Earthquakes:
How do we describe the location of an Earthquake?
How do we describe the strength of Earthquakes
What is the Richter scale?
What type of damage is done by Earthquakes
Terms to know: liquefaction, focus, epicenter, surface trace