LSU GEOG 2051 Exam 1 Namikas Exam
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Caldera - CORRECT ANSWER-a large cauldron-like depression that forms
following the evacuation of a magma chamber/reservoir. When large volumes of
magma are erupted over a short time period, structural support for the crust
above the magma chamber is lost. Resembles a crater like structure.
nuee ardente - CORRECT ANSWER-highly destructive, fast (af) moving,
incandescent mass of gas-enveloped particles that is associated with certain types
of volcanic eruptions. Death is likely, can't gtfo
Fault - CORRECT ANSWER-is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of
rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-
mass movement. Can also be found in the Stars
, Seismic wave - CORRECT ANSWER-the waves of energy caused by the sudden
breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels
through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. A fat joke
Craton - CORRECT ANSWER-large, stable block of crust forming the nucleus of
a continent. L
Shield - CORRECT ANSWER-is generally a large area of exposed Precambrian
crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically
stable areas. In all cases, the age of these rocks is greater than 570 million years
and sometimes dates back 2 to 3.5 billion years.
Terrane - CORRECT ANSWER-A fault bounded area or region with distinctive
stratigraphy
Relief - CORRECT ANSWER-Difference in elevation between any two points
Topographic regions - CORRECT ANSWER-The shape, height, and depth of the
land surface in a place or region.
Endogenic - CORRECT ANSWER-Forms beneath the surface
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Caldera - CORRECT ANSWER-a large cauldron-like depression that forms
following the evacuation of a magma chamber/reservoir. When large volumes of
magma are erupted over a short time period, structural support for the crust
above the magma chamber is lost. Resembles a crater like structure.
nuee ardente - CORRECT ANSWER-highly destructive, fast (af) moving,
incandescent mass of gas-enveloped particles that is associated with certain types
of volcanic eruptions. Death is likely, can't gtfo
Fault - CORRECT ANSWER-is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of
rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-
mass movement. Can also be found in the Stars
, Seismic wave - CORRECT ANSWER-the waves of energy caused by the sudden
breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels
through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. A fat joke
Craton - CORRECT ANSWER-large, stable block of crust forming the nucleus of
a continent. L
Shield - CORRECT ANSWER-is generally a large area of exposed Precambrian
crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically
stable areas. In all cases, the age of these rocks is greater than 570 million years
and sometimes dates back 2 to 3.5 billion years.
Terrane - CORRECT ANSWER-A fault bounded area or region with distinctive
stratigraphy
Relief - CORRECT ANSWER-Difference in elevation between any two points
Topographic regions - CORRECT ANSWER-The shape, height, and depth of the
land surface in a place or region.
Endogenic - CORRECT ANSWER-Forms beneath the surface
