Geology

Geology: Land

Plate Tectonics - Separated land from water. Mountains are formed through subduction.

    • Earth: silicates, iron, nickel
    • Moon: silicates
    • Appalachian Mountains – North America
    • Rocky Mountains – North America
    • Andes Mountains – South America
    • Ural Mountains - Europe
    • Himalayan Mountains - Asia

Earth’s 5 Spheres

    1. Atmosphere
    2. Biosphere – living sphere
    3. Pedosphere – soil
    4. Lithosphere – rocks & minerals
    5. Hydrosphere & Lithosphere – Water or ice

The Rock Cycle

    • Not all rocks are created equal. The rock cycle show how the different types of rock on Earth form. Geologist classify rock based on how they formulatedSediment collects in layers underwater and on the surface
    • Pressure cements the sediment together to form sedimentary rock
    • Igneous and sedimentary rock subjected to enourmous heat and pressure, become metamorphic rock
    • Magma that readches the surface to cool is extrusive (volcanic) igneous rock
    • Magma that cools underground is intrsuive (plutonic) igneous rock
    • When rock makes it down to the Earth's mantle, incredible heat melts it into magma

Minerals

Acanthite

Achronite

Acmite (P)

Actioline (A)

Adularia (O)

Agate

Alabandite

Alabaster

Albite (F)

Alexandrite

Allanite

Allemontite

Allophane C

Alamandine (G)

Altaite

Alunite

Amazonstone

Armblygonite

Amethyst

Amphibole

Analcime

Anatase

Anauxite

Andalusite

Andesine (P)

Andradite (G)

Anglesite

Anhydrite

Ankerite (Cb)

Annebergite

Anorthite (P)

Anorthcolase (O)

Anthophylite (A)

Antigorite

Antimony

Antierite

Apatite

Apophylite

Aquamarine

Aragonite

Arfvedsonite (A)

Argenitite

Arsenic

Arsenopyrite

Atacamite

Augite

Aurichalcite

Autunite

Awaruite

Axinite

Rocks and Minerals

Precious Metals

Geology / Ecology

Ecosystems

• Habitats

• Rain forest

• River/ Lakes/ Ocean

• Meadow

• Mountains

Soil Composition

• Organic Soil

• Compost

Green Technology

Ecosystems

Healthy Oceans (Water)

    • Water Treatment Plants -> Mobile Water Treatment Plants (Boats), Dehumidifier (Finding Water), Humidifier (Water Mist)
    • If an aqua suit could humidify the water for breathing