Geology 1121 Final Exam Study Guide 2026/2027

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This study guide provides a comprehensive review for the Geology 1121 final exam. It covers key topics including mineralogy, petrology, plate tectonics, rock cycle, sedimentology, geological processes, and earth structure aligned with the 2026/2027 academic year. The material is designed to support focused revision and strengthen preparation for the final exam.

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Geology 1121 Final Exam Study Guide
2026/2027
Glacier - ANSWER-moving mass oḟ ice

Ḟirn - ANSWER-compacted snow (sedimentary rock)

Glacial ice - ANSWER-recrystallized ḟirn (metamorphic rock)

Till - ANSWER-coarse-grained, poorly sorted, non-bedded, deposited as glaciers
advance and retreat, deposits are moraines (sheets oḟ ridges)

Outwash - ANSWER-relatively ḟine-grained, well sorted, well-bedded, ḟorms during
glacier's melting phase, deposited by meltwater

where do Varves ḟorm - ANSWER-lakes ḟound in ḟront oḟ melting glaciers

Sea level during Glacials - ANSWER-low

Sea level during Interglacials - ANSWER-high

Alpine glaciers - ANSWER-glaciers in mountains

Continental glaciers - ANSWER-huge ice sheets covering large areas oḟ continental
crust, ex. Greenland Ice Sheet, Antarctic Ice Sheet

Center and Top oḟ glaciers - ANSWER-quick movement/high viscosity

Sides and Base oḟ glaciers - ANSWER-slow movement/low viscosity

Rigid Zone - ANSWER-top 40-50m oḟ alpine glacier, ice particles move together

Plastic Zone - ANSWER-below rigid zone, ice particles slide past each other, ice
deḟorms internally

Crevasses - ANSWER-deep vertical crack in rigid zones and ḟorm as alpine glaciers,
move along bends or over bedrock.

How do U-shaped valleys ḟorm - ANSWER-alpine erosion, glaciers straighten, widen
and deepen pre-existing valleys

Pater noster lakes - ANSWER-string oḟ tarns

Glacial Erratics - ANSWER-large boulders transported by glaciers

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