MEA 110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Syncline, Anticline, General Idea
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Things to know for the exam (labs 7-11): Know what relative time is and how to look at a diagram of rock layers and determine the order of events. (lab#7-geologic time). Have a general idea of the geologic time scale. For instance, you should know when first life appeared, but that everything else came around relatively recently. Also, knowing that humans and dinosaurs did not co-exist would be helpful. (lab#7-geologic time). Understand what strike and dip are and know how to take a strike and dip measurement. (lab#8 -structure field trip). Know how to determine the rate of movement on a fault given a map with off- set geologic units of a given age. (lab #9-earthquakes). Know that the build-up of stress on a fault over time is what determines how much slip will occur on a fault and how big the earthquake will be. (lab#9- earthquakes).
