Monday, September 28, 2009

Extra Credit Question

The Cambrian to Quatenary from the oldest to current. It is Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, and Quaternary.
The mneumic is Could Only Sit Down Calmly and Put The Jacket-Coat Thoroughly on Quietly!!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Tree Ring Sample


Scientists can find out how old a tree is by counting the rings. The amount of growth depends upon precipitation and temperature. Tree rings are useful records of past climates. They reconstruct long-term climate variations within a certain region. It is an example of absolute dating because it is telling the exact age of the tree.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Unconformities


The order from oldest to youngest is D, A, E, B, C. The conformities are C and E, the line under B is also a conformity. D and A are older than E because E came through D. If D was the oldest, then it had to be younger than A also. C went through all of the layers so it had to be the youngest of them all.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Which is more dangerous: Earthquakes or Volcanoes?


I believe earthquakes are more dangerous. Why? Well, earthquakes can cause disasters without the help of volcanoes. Earthquakes generate seismic waves that can release great energy. The only thing that can be good is if a volcano is on occurring and not many human life is located there, it is not a human disaster. Many people do not feel that volcanoes are really that dangerous. There can be quiet lava eruptions that will give you time to get away and there are violent eruptions. Violent eruptions that occur without warning can sometimes be a huge problem. A dangerous earthquake is the San Andreas Fault. It is located in California and is the most dangerous. It is known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone, this 680-mile long colliding land mass is very powerful. This is in the Pacific Northwest of America.

Monday, September 14, 2009

The Center Of The Earth

1.)The deepest mine in the world is the TauTona in South Africa and it is about 3.6 kilometers deep.
2.)You would have to dig 35 kilometers to reach the mantle.
3.) If I were somehow able to reach the mantle, it would have a lot of cracks and it would be dark. I would see a lot of rocks and brown. In the outer core, it would be getting a little reddish and hot. In the inner core, it would be very hot and have lava splashing up everywhere. When I reach the crust, it will become much cooler and the soil will get easier to dig through. Finally, I see sunlight and I'm back on the surface!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Why do i deserve a good grade?


I believe i should have at least a 90% or higher. I met all requirements but my grammar and punctuation maybe alittle off! I added all the pictures you wanted and i wrote a full length blog for all of your documents. The main thing is that i finished them all! I know people who i wanted to comment on didnt have the requirements and didnt even have the blog itself. My blog is pretty creative almost and im really trying to make good effort on everything i write.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The Rock Cycle


The two main types of Igneous rock are intrusive and extrusive rock. For intrusive rock, granite and gabbro are some examples and for extrusive rock, its andesite and basalt. The two main types of Metamorphic rocks are foliated and non-foliated rocks. For Foliated rock, gneiss and phyllite are some examples and for non-foliated rocks, its marble and quartzite. The two main types of Sedimentary rock are oragnic sedimentary rock, clastic sedimentary rock and chemical sedimentary rock. For organic sedimentary rock, its coal and some limestones which form from the accumulation of plant or animal debris, for clastic sedimentary rock, its sandstone and shale and for chemical sedimentary rock, rock salt and some limestone.