TEXTBOOK
Pg 103-104 Gaia hypothesis
Pg 125-127 Internal Planetary processes
Ch 14 Soils and their preservation
Ch 15 Minerals: A Non-renewable resource
VOCABULARY
Fault
gaia
magma
convergent boundary
Plate tectonics
seismic waves
subduction
divergent boundary
Transform fault
lava
pH
seafloor spreading
Earthquake
core
outer core
geologic time scale
Inner core
mantle
crust
asthenosphere
Moho
ore
compound
compressional stress
high grade ore
tailings
low grade ore
Subsurface mining
strip mine
Spoil bank
overburden
open pit
smelting
Acid mine drainage
humus
leaching
illuviation
Soil profile
soil horizon
O horizon
A horizon
B horizon
C horizon
soil texture
erosion
intrusive
permeability
conservation tillage
porosity
clay
loam
Sedimentary
lithosphere
igneous
metamorphic
Leaf litter
weathering
solution
magmatic concentration
Frost action
evaporation
sedimentation
hydrothermal
Physical weathering
chemical weathering
STUDY GUIDE
Ch 14 Matching #2,8-10,13,17 M/C #2-4, 6, 7, 18,
21, 22
Ch 15 Matching #1-9,12-14 M/C 1,16,17,23
ACTIVITIES
Reduction of earthquake damage in buildings
Soil lab