EESA06H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Asthenosphere, Stromatolite, Hydrosphere
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Geology is derived from the greek words geo and logos and mean the study of the earth. Geologist were needed during the industrial revolution for the growing demand for energy and minerals. William smith of england is the father of english geology (1815), collecting rock samples throughout the country in areas where they were digging canals. Sir william logan in 1842 became the founding director of the geological survey of canada, first map of south wales was where he introduced the (cross-section), a vertical slice through the land. Alfred wegener in 1912 a german meteorologist was the first to write about continental drift. The positing of continents and meteorite impacts have largely controlled the evolution of life forms. Land mass that had once been clustered together (pangea) and then moved apart. Deep time contemplate ancient history that involves 1000 to 2000 years. Landslide or volcanic eruption occurs when stored energy is suddenly released.
