GEOL 1003 : Notes Test 1
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Dense tropical forests warm regional climates trapping heat. History of land plants and climates have shifted in concert for hundreds of years ex. Increased greenhouse gas emission and the associated climate warming and sea-level rise: deforestation. Rock- interlocking or bonded grains of matter typically composed of sinlge minerals. Mineral- naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, element or compound with a particular chemical composition or range of compositions. Rock outcrop or b exposure-rocky surfaces that stand exposed and are readily accessible for study. Igneous-magma: molten material that solidifies into igneous rock, intrusive rocks- solidifies to rock when magma cools within the earth composed of interlocking grains. Metamorphic-formed by the physical/chemical alteration of preexisting rocks under high temperatures and pressure. Stratum-tabular layer of sediment accumulated in discrete episodes. Bodies of rock are classified into formal units. Formations: a mappable rock unit of a distinctive type that can be distinguished from the overlying and underlying rock. Group-large rock unit including more than one formation.
