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Long term cycles of Plate Tectonic events |
produce supercontinents in future, two seafloor spreading centers, explain past worldwide metamorphic events, explain why supercontinents break up after formation |
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Assembly of Pangea was completed in |
The permian |
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Upwelling that drives plate tectonics occurs |
in the middle |
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normal faults are... |
caused by pulling apart, can be found in rift basins, can cause earthquakes, are forming today in arizona |
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the early jurassic is an example of an |
epoch |
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the history & geology of the colorado plateau is... |
similar to that of the platform, includes late mesozoic mountain building, includes regional uplift in the last few million years, includes recent volcanism |
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which of the following does not have active subduction zone volcanoes: WA, AK, OR, WY, CA |
Wyoming |
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Guide of index fossils lived... |
a very short time |
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what kind of rocks lie under the great plains? |
Cretaceous and tertiary sedimentary rocks |
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what geological province records the assembly of pangea? |
Appalachian mobile belt |
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the rocks of a given continent are generally |
oldest in the center |
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the paleozoic sedimentary rocks of the stable platform |
represent a long period of marine flooding of the north american continent |
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The mesozoic lasted... |
185 million years |
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The pacific Ocean is... |
shrinking |
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The North American carton includes... |
The Canadian shield |
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In terms of geological structure, MI is... |
A basin |
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Mobile belts are... |
expressed @ surface by mountain ranges, erode in cycles, eventually become part of the carton, may include suspect terranes |
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Miogeonsynclines contain... |
limestones, mudstones, and sandstones |
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How many million years ago did the Cambrian period begin? |
540 million years |
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What geological province are you in when you're visiting manhattan? |
Piedmont |
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Name a period when LS were deposited in MI that are quarried exclusively today of cement and concrete |
Silurian |
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The land mass of Japan is an example of... |
Island Arc |
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The region around Japan is an example of |
Subduction Zone |
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What geological province are you in right now? |
Stable Platform |
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What other geological province can be found in the state of Michigan? |
Canadian shield |
