Geology

As much as we credit Darwin for the theory of evolution, he in fact was not the first naturalist to propose this idea that species somehow change over a period of time into new species with different characteristics. Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck was both a naturalist and a botanist with extreme expertise in invertebrates. Before 1800 Lamarck believed that the idea of evolution was impossible. The developing fossil record and concept behind extinction most likely…

chains break. Temperature affects the elasticity of a rubber band. Temperature is the measurement of hot or cold. It is also the measurement of how fast molecules are moving. Temperature is important in all fields of natural science, such as physics, geology, chemistry, space science, medicine, and biology, it is also used in our everyday lives. It is measured by a thermometer. Thermometers have a liquid inside of them, when it is hot out the liquid inside the thermometer expands so it goes up…

probability. This fundamental law is the foundation of today electrical communication, digital computer, microprocessors, etc. Understanding the behavior of particles help us to control them, little by little. And I think I should be the same with geology, the Earth system is very complex, it contains so many unaccountable variables but with dedication, I believe one day we will find a way like we also do to comprehend such knowledge. Maybe it’s a little optimistic to expect for an accurate way…

At 12:33am EST on 7 December 1972, the final manned lunar mission, Apollo 17, launched from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center using a Saturn V rocket. Being a J-Series Apollo mission, it lasted 12 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes and 59 seconds with Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt. The landing site Taurus-Littrow highlands and valley area was chosen due to the suspected presence of rocks both older and newer (due to…

Throughout this semester and this class, I have learned more than I thought I ever would. I took the same freshman seminar class at UNCW back in 2013, but did not really pay attention, and now I am paying for that. There are several things that I learned about myself through this class especially how close I am to achieving my Associates degree! I also learned that I am introvert throughout various personality tests, better ways for me to manage my time, studies, and work. The career that I…

The second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust other than oxygen is silicon which if by mass is around 25.7g or 23%. However in nature, silicon never exist as a free or pure element but instead it mostly combines with the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, oxygen, hence producing silica (SiO₂) or silicate minerals. The most prominent charge of Si in the crust is +4 rather than +2 which involve a silicon atom to bond in a tetrahedral manner with 4 other oxygen atoms giving rise to…

Geology class sucks. Nothing more than listening to my annoying, 55 year old teacher, Ms. Zacks, lecturing about her non existent relationship status, that we all know is 95% made up. "Brexley! Are you listening to me?" I jump at the sound of the little crackle in her voice that was caused from having way one to many smokes throughout her lifetime. "Brexley! I am talking to you young lady!" "I'm sorry?" I look up at the teacher while the rest of the class laughs. I roll my eyes,…

children growing up. At a young age, his father passed away and his mother followed shortly after. Hoover was moved out to oregon to live with his uncle in Oregon. Later on in life, Hoover finished college at Stanford University where he majored in geology, where he set…

Introduction I will be discussing the similarities and differences between uniformitarianism and Catastrophism. The debate on these being going on for years. Why these two theories are very different from each other. Catastrophic believe that there was a great worldwide flood. Uniformitarians believe that the world started from the Big Bang Theory. How old is the Earth thousands of years old or billions of years old. Both theories have their own compelling arguments on how…

opportunity for professional engineers and other industry professionals to share their experience, and illustrate the influence engineering has on all of our lives. Scouts learned about the design, engineering and construction process, including how the geology of an area and other subsurface conditions play a role…