Earth Science VA SOL Prep Part 2

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What is the Continental Slope?

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The Continental Slope is the steeply sloping area between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor, where the ocean floor drops off sharply.

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What is an Alluvial Fan?

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An Alluvial Fan is a fan-shaped deposit of sediment formed where a river flows out of a mountain range and onto a flatter plain.

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What is a Delta?

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A Delta is a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where it meets a body of water, and is created by the deposition of sediment carried by the river.

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What are Well Logs?

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Well Logs are detailed records of the geological formations encountered while drilling a well, used to correlate and analyze subsurface geology.

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What is the Big Bang Theory?

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The Big Bang Theory is the leading explanation for the origin of the universe, proposing that it began as a singularity approximately 13.8 billion years ago.

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What is the Formation of the Sun?

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The Formation of the Sun occurred about 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a region within a large molecular cloud.

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What is Strip Mining?

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Strip Mining is a method of mining that involves removing soil and rock layers to expose and extract minerals located close to the earth's surface.

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What does Reclaiming Ecosystems mean?

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Reclaiming Ecosystems refers to the process of restoring land that has been mined or disturbed to its natural state or to a usable state.

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What is the Continental Shelf?

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The Continental Shelf is the submerged border of a continent that slopes gently into the ocean, typically extending to a depth of about 200 meters.

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What is an Abyssal Plain?

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An Abyssal Plain is a flat or gently sloping area of the deep ocean floor, typically found at depths of 3,000 to 6,000 meters.