GEOSCI 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Amphibolite, Hornfels, Schist
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Study the following questions as well as studying the posted practice exam! There will also be questions on the midterm from this coming tuesday"s & thursdays lecture on the earth"s interior so make sure to take good notes! Same as otheres: what are the names of the 5 granoblastic (composed of crystals that grow in equant shapes like cubes and spheres. Deformation: define strike and dip and know how to recognize the symbol. Strike= ompass direction of a rock layer as it intersects with a horizontal surface. A dome is an anticlinal structure, a broad circular or oval upward bulge of rock layers. Flanking beds encircle the central point and dip radially away from it. A basin is a synclinal structure, a bowl shaped depression of rock layers in which beds dip radially toward a central point: what type of fault is the san andreas fault? (know relative motion) Richter magnitude is used more than moment magnitude.
