Exam 2 Suggested Terms to Know
Weathering
Weathering
Mass wasting
Erosion
Mechanical weathering
Frost wedging
Thermal expansion
Unloading
Chemical weathering
Dissolution
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
Differential weathering
Soil
Regolith
Humus
Residual soil
Transported soil
Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary rock
Diagenesis
Recrystallization
Lithification
Clastic rocks
Chemical rocks
Rounding
Sorting
Shale
Sandstone
Laminae
Conglomerate
Breccia
Limestone
Coquina
Oolitic limestone
Dolostone
Chert
Evaporates
Coal formation
Facies
Cross bedding
Graded bedding
Ripple marks
Mud cracks
Metamorphic Rocks
metamorphism
Contact metamorphism
Hydrothermal mm
Regional metamorphism
Geothermal gradient
Differential stress
Parent rock
Foliated texture
Nonfoliated texture
Porphyroblastic texture
Slate
Phyllite
Schist
Gneiss
Marble
Quartzite
Aureole
Burial metamorphism
Index mineral
Geologic Time
Law of Superposition
Principle of Original
Horizontality
Principle of Cross Cutting
Relations
Unconformity
Disconformity
Nonconformity
Angular Unconformity
Fossil
Paleontology
Replacement
Coprolites
Correlation
Principle of Faunal
Succession
Index Fossil
Mass number
Isotope
Daughter product
Half life
Phanerozoic
Precambrian
The "Big Ideas"
Weathering: Mechanical and chemical weathering processes, see review questions we did in class!
Sed Rox: Lithification process, sediment changes as distance from the source area
increases, depositional environments, how to read facies charts
Mm Rox: metamorphic grade, foliation, types of metamorphism, see class
review questions!
Geologic Time: Laws and principles for interpreting cross sections, unconformities,
radioactive dating
