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KT Event (Cretaceous-tertiary) ~ Massive meteor hits coast of Mexico and causes extinction Massive worldwide cooling Tertiary Period (Cenozoic Era) ~ Climate became cooler and drier, mammals moved from asia to north america via the Bering land bridge, radiation in flowering plants, mammals, lizards, and birds occured. Also, more grasslands appeared Quaternary Period (Cenozoic Era) ~ Huge range of terrestrial mammals, including hominids (us!). As humans evolved and dominated the earth, many of the largest animals became extinct (wooly mammoth) Pleistocene Epoch (quaternary period) ~ An epoch of the Quaternary period beginning about 1.8 million years ago and ending about 10,000 years ago. Best known as a time of extensive continental glaciation. Holocene Epoch (quaternary period) ~ the current epoch of geologic time which began 10,000 years ago Anthropocene epoch (quaternary period) ~ Start of nuclear age, declared in 2016 Are sands susceptible to frost heaving ~ hell no Silt is though Percentage of fresh water on earth ~ 2.8%

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APSC 151 Week 1 Questions
And Answers

What is sustainable engineering


✓✓✓✓~ Engineering that meets the needs of the present

without compromising the viability of future and minimizes negative impacts on culture, life
and the environment we live in




Earth systems


✓✓✓✓~ hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere




Hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, lithosphere


✓✓✓✓~ Water, air, earth, all life, solid earth




What layers make up the atmosphere


✓✓✓✓~ Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, troposphere




Atmosphere


✓✓✓✓~ the envelope of gases surrounding the earth

All weather occurs in this layer, we cannot survive about 8km

, Temperature at the top of this layer is -60C




Exosphere


✓✓✓✓~ The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space.




Thermosphere


✓✓✓✓~ The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude
increases




Mesosphere


✓✓✓✓~ The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core




Stratosphere


✓✓✓✓~ 12 to 50 km, Ozone held here, absorbs UV radiation




Troposphere


✓✓✓✓~ 0-17 km above Earth's surface, site of weather, organisms, contains most
atmospheric water vapor. (temperature decreases with increasing altitude, pressure
decreases)




Ozone layer
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