EAS100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Continental Drift, Seismometer, Asthenosphere

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Course: EAS100
• Professor: Daniel Alessi

Document Summary

Part one the earth system: our place in space. Earth"s 4 major reservoirs and the interactions between them are the foundation of earth system science. If proven over and over through time with no exceptions, may become a law. Questions: radiation from the sun dominates the flow of energy into earth"s energy budget at. Part two the geosphere: the earth beneath our feet. Magma rises from the mantle to fill the gap, forming new crust. Image: https://opentextbc. ca/geology/chapter/3-1-the-rock-cycle: rock is broken into regolith as a result of weathering, chemical weathering decomposition of rocks and minerals as chemical reactions transform them into new chemical compounds that are stable at or near. Compaction: weight of accumulating sediment forces grains together, reducing pore size and forcing water out, 2. Cementation: pore water expels, and as it cools, previously dissolved ions precipitate, cementing grains together, 3.