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EARTH SCIENCE (ADDITIONAL TOPICS) (GEOLOGIC FORCES (Sediment Deposition…
EARTH SCIENCE (ADDITIONAL TOPICS)
PLATE TECTONICS
Origin Theories
Isostasy Theory
Continental Drift Theory
Sea-floor Spreading Theory
Plate Tectonics Theory
Plate Movement
Types
Divergent
Mid-ocean ridges and rifts
Convergent
Trenches
Mountain ranges
Transform
Earthquakes/Fault Lines
Causes
Convection Currents
Gravity
Thermal Plumes
Earthquakes
Causes
Faulting
Elastic Rebound Theory
Parts
Focus/Hypocenter
Epicenter
Depth
Seismic Waves
Body Waves
P-waves
S-waves
Surface Waves
Earthquake Scales
Richter Magnitude Scale
Mercalli Intensity Scale
Volcanoes
Types
Composite Volcanoes
Shield Volcanoes
Cinder Cone Volcanoes
GEOLOGIC FORCES
Folding
Types
Anticline
Syncline
Significance
Finding age of a fault
Direction of fold = direction of forces inside the crust
Creating Crude traps
Faulting
Parts
Hanging Wall
Foot Wall
Net Slip
Fault Plane
Types
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
Weathering
Physical Weathering
Frost Wedging
Salt Cracking
Abrasion
Plant Growth
Chemical Weathering
Oxidation
Weathering by solution
Acids and bases in rainwater
Erosion
Natural Soil Erosion
Wind
Flowing Water
Gravity
Artificial/Induced Soil Erosion
Livestock Raising
Improper farming
Illegal logging
Sediment Deposition
Alluvial Fan
Delta
Floodplain
ROCK AND ROCK LAYERS
Types
Igneous Rocks
Intrusive Rocks
Extrusive Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Clastic Rocks
Chemical Rocks
Organic Rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Rock Laters
Geologic Time
Law of Uniform Processes
Relative Time
Stratigraphy
Law of Superposition
Law of Faunal Succession
Law of Crosscutting Relationships
The Principle of Original Horizontality
Radiometric Dating
Half-life
Carbon Dating
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Weather
Atmospheric Variables
Heat or thermal energy
Air Pressure
Humidity
Relative Humidity
Clouds
Precipitation
Wind
Breeze
Monsoon
Northeast Monsoon (Amihan)
Southwest Monsoon (Habagat)
Trade Winds
Low and High Pressure areas
Tropical Cyclones
Names
Hurricane
Cyclone
Typhoon
Stages of Development
LPA
Tropical Depression
Tropical Storm
Tropical Cyclone
Climate
Factors
Latitude
Altitude
Terrain
Bodies of Water
Climate Change
Factors
Changes in output of energy by the sun
Variation in the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation
Blocking of incoming solar radiation by pressure in atmosphere and human activity
Indicators
Global Warming
Greenhouse effect
Causes
Fossil fuel emissions
Effects
Increase in the earth's average surface temperature
Melting of snow
Increase in sea level
Decreasing land surface
Kyoto Protocol
El Niño and La Niña