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Energy gained during melting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 calories/gram
Energy released during freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 calories/gram
Energy gained during vaporization . . . . . . . . 540 calories/gram
Energy released during condensation . . . . . 540 calories/gram
Density at 3.98°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00 gram/milliliter
1617
1819
2021
2223
2425
151
23
45
67
89
1011
1213
14cm
RADIOACTIVEISOTOPE DISINTEGRATION HALF-LIFE
(years)
Carbon-14
Potassium-40
Uranium-238
Rubidium-87
C14
K40
U238
Rb87
N14
Pb206
Sr87
5.7 ! 103
1.3 ! 109
4.5 ! 109
4.9 ! 1010
Ar40
Ca40
MATERIAL SPECIFIC HEAT(calories/gram • C°)
Water
Dry airBasaltGraniteIronCopperLead
solidliquidgas{ 0.5
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2001 EDITIONThis edition of the Earth Science Reference Tables should be used in theclassroom beginning in the 2000–2001 school year. The first examinationfor which these tables will be used is the January 2001 RegentsExamination in Earth Science.
Specific Heats of Common MaterialsRadioactive Decay Data
Percent deviationfrom accepted value
Eccentricity of an ellipse
Gradient
Density of a substance
deviation (%) = ! 100
eccentricity = distance between focilength of major axis
difference from accepted valueaccepted value
gradient =change in field value
distance
density = massvolume
Rate of change rate of change = change in field valuetime
EQUATIONS
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
The University of the State of New York • THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • Albany, New York 12234 • www.nysed.gov
Earth Science Reference Tables
EURYPTERUS
Properties of Water
New York State Fossil
(Revised November 2006)
2 Earth Science Reference Tables — 2001 Edition (Revised November 2006)
TUG
HIL
LP
LATE
AU
THE
CAT
SK
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ALL
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PLA
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LOW
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GR
EN
VIL
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NEWENGLAND P
ROVINCE
(HIG
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INTE
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LAN
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TACONIC MOUNTAINS
NEWARK
LOWLANDS
HU
DS
ON
HIG
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ND
S
MA
NH
ATTA
N P
RO
NG
CHAMPLAINLOWLANDS
Gen
eral
ized
Lan
dsca
pe R
egio
ns o
f N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e
APPALACHIAN
PLATE
AU(U
PLAN
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ATLA
NTIC
CO
AS
TAL
PLA
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KEY
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e R
egio
n B
ound
ary
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te B
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ary
Inte
rnat
iona
l Bou
ndar
y
N
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Earth Science Reference Tables — 2001 Edition (Revised November 2006) 3
Gen
eral
ized
Bed
rock
Geo
logy
of
New
Yor
k St
ate
mod
ified
from
GEO
LOG
ICA
LSU
RVEY
NEW
YO
RK
STA
TEM
USE
UM
1989
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GE
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GIC
AL
PE
RIO
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AN
D E
RA
S IN
NE
WYO
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ACEO
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ERTI
ARY,
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ISTO
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ch) w
eakly
con
solid
ated
to u
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solid
ated
gra
vels,
san
ds, a
nd c
lays
LATE
TRI
ASSI
Can
dEA
RLY
JURA
SSIC
con
glom
erat
es, r
ed s
ands
tone
s, re
d sh
ales
, and
dia
base
(in
Palis
ades
Sill)
PENN
SYLV
ANIA
Nan
d M
ISSI
SSIP
PIAN
con
glom
erat
es, s
ands
tone
s, a
nd s
hale
sDE
VONI
ANlim
esto
nes,
sha
les,
san
dsto
nes,
and
con
glom
erat
esSI
LURI
ANSi
luria
n al
so c
onta
ins
salt,
gyp
sum
, and
hem
atite
.
ORD
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IAN
limes
tone
s, s
hale
s, s
ands
tone
s, a
nd d
olos
tone
sCA
MBR
IAN
CAM
BRIA
N an
d EA
RLY
ORD
OVIC
IAN
sand
ston
es a
nd d
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tone
s M
oder
atel
y to
inte
nsel
y m
etam
orph
osed
eas
t of t
he H
udso
n Ri
ver.
CAM
BRIA
N an
dO
RDOV
ICIA
N (u
ndiff
eren
tiate
d) q
uartz
ites,
dol
osto
nes,
mar
bles
, and
sch
ists
Inte
nsel
y m
etam
orph
osed
;inc
lude
s po
rtion
s of
the
Taco
nic
Sequ
ence
and
Cor
tland
t Com
plex
.TA
CONI
CSE
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sand
ston
es, s
hale
s, a
nd s
late
sSl
ight
ly to
inte
nsel
y m
etam
orph
osed
rock
s of
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BRIA
N th
roug
hM
IDDL
EO
RDOV
ICIA
N ag
es.
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DLE
PROT
ERO
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, qua
rtzite
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are
gene
raliz
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truct
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tens
ely
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ocks
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SO
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4 Earth Science Reference Tables — 2001 Edition (Revised November 2006)
Surf
ace
Oce
an C
urre
nts
Earth Science Reference Tables — 2001 Edition (Revised November 2006) 5
Tect
onic
Pla
tes
Phil
ippi
nePl
ate
Fiji
Plat
e
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Sand
wic
hPl
ate
KE
Y:
Div
erge
nt P
late
Bou
ndar
y (u
sual
ly b
roke
n by
tran
sfor
mfa
ults
alo
ng m
id-o
cean
rid
ges)
Con
verg
ent P
late
Bou
ndar
y(S
ubdu
ctio
n Zo
ne)
Tran
sfor
m P
late
Bou
ndar
y(T
rans
form
Fau
lt)C
ompl
ex o
r U
ncer
tain
P
late
Bou
ndar
yR
elat
ive
Mot
ion
at P
late
Bou
ndar
y
NO
TE:N
ot a
ll pl
ates
and
bou
ndar
ies
are
show
n.
Man
tleH
ot S
pot
Mid
-Oce
an R
idge
over
ridin
gpl
ate
subd
uctin
gpl
ate
6 Earth Science Reference Tables — 2001 Edition (Revised November 2006)
Cementation
BurialDeposition
Compaction
Wea
ther
ing
&E
rosi
on
Metam
orphism
SEDIMENTARYROCK
Weathering & Erosion
Weathering & Erosion
Melting
METAMORPHICROCK
IGNEOUSROCK
Melting
(Upl
ift)
Solidific
ation
Heat and/or Pressure
(Uplift)
Melting
(Uplift)
Heatand/or P
ressure
Metamorphism
Erosion
MAGMA
SEDIMENTS
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
100.0
10.0
1.0
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
STREAM VELOCITY (cm/sec)
PAR
TIC
LE D
IAM
ET
ER
(cm
)
*This generalized graph shows the water velocity needed tomaintain, but not start, movement. Variations occur due todifferences in particle density and shape.
BOULDERSCOBBLES
PEBBLES
SAND
SILT
CLAY
25.6 cm6.4 cm
0.2 cm
0.006 cm
0.0004 cm
Rock Cycle in Earth’s Crust
Scheme for Igneous Rock Identification
Relationship of TransportedParticle Size to Water Velocity
Pyroxene(green)
Amphibole(black)
Biotite(black)
Potassiumfeldspar
(pink to white)
(Rel
ativ
e by
Vol
ume)
MIN
ER
AL
CO
MP
OS
ITIO
N
Quartz(clear towhite)
CH
AR
AC
TE
RIS
TIC
S
MAFIC (Fe, Mg)
HIGH
DARK
FELSIC (Al)
LOW
LIGHT
GRAINSIZE
TEXTURE
Pumice
INT
RU
SIV
E(P
luto
nic)
EX
TR
US
IVE
(Vol
cani
c)
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
OF
FO
RM
ATIO
N
Plagioclase feldspar(white to gray)
Olivine(green)
COMPOSITION
DENSITY
COLOR
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
IGN
EO
US
RO
CK
S
Non
-cr
ysta
lline
GlassyBasaltic GlassObsidian
(usually appears black)
less
than
1 m
m FineBasaltAndesiteRhyolite
1 m
mto
10
mm
CoarsePeri-dotiteGabbroDioriteGranite
Pegmatite
10 m
mor
larg
er VeryCoarse
Scoria
Vesicular(gas
pockets)D
unite
Non-vesicular
Non-vesicular
Vesicular Basaltic GlassVesicular BasaltVesicular Rhyolite Vesicular
Andesite
Earth Science Reference Tables — 2001 Edition (Revised November 2006) 7
INORGANIC LAND-DERIVED SEDIMENTARY ROCKSCOMPOSITIONTEXTURE GRAIN SIZE COMMENTS ROCK NAME MAP SYMBOL
Rounded fragments
Angular fragmentsMostlyquartz,feldspar, andclay minerals;may containfragments ofother rocksand minerals
Pebbles, cobbles,and/or bouldersembedded in sand,silt, and/or clay
Clastic(fragmental)
Very fine grain
Compact; may spliteasily
Conglomerate
Breccia
CHEMICALLY AND/OR ORGANICALLY FORMED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Crystalline
Halite
Gypsum
Dolomite
Calcite
Carbon
Crystals fromchemicalprecipitatesand evaporites
Rock Salt
Rock Gypsum
Dolostone
Limestone
Coal
. . . . .. . . .
Sand(0.2 to 0.006 cm)
Silt(0.006 to 0.0004 cm)
Clay(less than 0.0004 cm)
Sandstone
Siltstone
Shale
Fine to coarse
COMPOSITIONTEXTURE GRAIN SIZE COMMENTS ROCK NAME MAP SYMBOL
Varied
Varied
Varied
Microscopic to coarse
Varied
Cemented shellfragments or precipitates
of biologic origin
From plant remains
. . . . .. . . .
Bioclastic
FO
LIAT
ED
NO
NF
OLI
ATE
D
Fine
Fineto
medium
Mediumto
coarse
Regional Low-grademetamorphism of shale
Platy mica crystals visible frommetamorphism of clay orfeldspars
High-grade metamorphism;some mica changed to feldspar;segregated by mineral typeinto bands
Slate
Schist
Gneiss
Metamorphism of quartzsandstone
Metamorphism oflimestone or dolostone
Pebbles may be distortedor stretched
MIC
AQ
UA
RTZ
FELD
SPA
RA
MP
HIB
OLE
GA
RN
ET
PY
RO
XE
NE
COMPOSITIONTEXTUREGRAINSIZE COMMENTS ROCK NAME
TYPE OFMETAMORPHISM
Metaconglomerate
Quartzite
Marble
Coarse
Fineto
coarse
Quartz
Calcite and/ordolomite
Various mineralsin particlesand matrix
(Heat andpressureincreasewith depth)M
INE
RA
L A
LIG
NM
EN
TB
AN
D-
ING
Contact(Heat)
Various rocks changed byheat from nearbymagma/lava
HornfelsVariableFine
Regional
or
Contact
MAP SYMBOL
Foliation surfaces shiny frommicroscopic mica crystals Phyllite
Scheme for Metamorphic Rock Identification
Scheme for Sedimentary Rock Identification
GE
OL
OG
IC H
IST
OR
Y O
F N
EW
YO
RK
ST
AT
E
Adv
ance
and
ret
reat
of l
ast
cont
inen
tal i
ceU
plif
t of
Adi
rond
ack
regi
on
Sand
s an
d sh
ales
und
erly
ing
Lon
g Is
land
and
Sta
ten
Isla
nd d
epos
ited
on
mar
gin
of A
tlan
tic
Oce
an
Dev
elop
men
t of
pas
sive
con
tine
ntal
mar
gin
Init
ial o
peni
ng o
f Atl
anti
c O
cean
Nor
th A
mer
ica
and
Afr
ica
sepa
rate
Intr
usio
n of
Pal
isad
es s
illPa
ngea
beg
ins
to b
reak
up
Ext
ensi
ve e
rosi
on Ap
pal
ach
ian
(A
lleg
han
ian
) O
roge
ny
caus
ed b
y co
llisi
on o
f Nor
th A
mer
ica
and
Afr
ica
alon
g tr
ansf
orm
mar
gin,
form
ing
Pang
ea
Cat
skill
Del
ta fo
rms
Ero
sion
of A
cadi
an M
ount
ains
Aca
dia
n O
roge
ny
caus
ed b
y co
llisi
on o
fN
orth
Am
eric
a an
d A
valo
n an
d cl
osin
gof
rem
aini
ng p
art
of I
apet
us O
cean
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and
gyp
sum
dep
osit
ed in
eva
pori
te b
asin
s
Ero
sion
of T
acon
ic M
ount
ains
; Que
enst
on D
elta
form
s
Taco
nia
n O
roge
ny
caus
ed b
y cl
osin
g of
wes
tern
par
t of
Iap
etus
Oce
an a
nd
colli
sion
bet
wee
n N
orth
Am
eric
a an
dvo
lcan
ic is
land
arc
Iape
tus
pass
ive
mar
gin
form
s
Rif
ting
and
init
ial o
peni
ng o
f Iap
etus
Oce
anE
rosi
on o
f Gre
nvill
e M
ount
ains
Gre
nvi
lle
Oro
gen
y:A
nces
tral
Adi
rond
ack
Mtn
s. a
nd H
udso
n H
ighl
ands
form
ed
Era
Eon PHANERO-
ZOIC PRECAMBRIANARCHEANPROTEROZOIC
L A T E L A T EM I D D L E M I D D L EE A R L Y E A R L Y
0
500
1000
2000
3000
4000
4600
Mill
ions
of y
ears
ago
CE
NO
ZOIC
ME
SOZO
IC
PAL
EO
ZOIC
Old
est
mul
ti-
cellu
lar
life
QU
AT
ER
NA
RY
NE
OG
EN
E
PAL
EO
GE
NE
TERTIARY
CR
ET
AC
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US
JUR
AS
SIC
TR
IAS
SIC
PE
RM
IAN
CARBONIF-EROUS
DE
VO
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N
Per
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Ep
och
Lif
e on
Ear
th
SIL
UR
IAN
OR
DO
VIC
IAN
CA
MB
RIA
N
PL
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TO
CE
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PL
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EM
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CE
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NE
PAL
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CE
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LA
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EA
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LA
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LA
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LA
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LA
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DL
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EA
RLY
24 33.7
54.8
544
580
490
443
418
362
323
290
206
142
1300
Mill
ions
of y
ears
ago
Roc
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S
Tim
e D
istr
ibu
tion
of
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sils
(In
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tan
t F
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ls o
f N
ew Y
ork
)
Tect
onic
Eve
nts
Aff
ecti
ng
Nor
thea
stN
orth
Am
eric
a
Rifting Rifting
Passive Margin
Subduction
Continental Collision
Transform Collision
Passive Margin
Imp
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nt
Geo
logi
cE
ven
ts i
n N
ew Y
ork
Infe
rred
Pos
itio
n o
fE
arth
’s L
and
mas
ses
TE
RT
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Y59
mill
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year
s ag
o
CR
ET
AC
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US
119
mill
ion
year
s ag
o
TR
IASS
IC23
2 m
illio
nye
ars
ago
OR
DO
VIC
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458
mill
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year
s ag
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96-0
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(rev
) 11/
2006
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N
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Nov
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06)
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th S
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TE
EA
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CRINOIDS
Ear
th’s
fi
rst
fore
st
AMMONOIDS
VASCULARPLANTS
EURYPTERIDS
GRAPTOLITES
TRILOBITES
PLACODERMFISHBIRDS
MAMMALS
DINOSAURS
NAUTILOIDS
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L
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G
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N
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M
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toce
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sils
not
dra
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to s
cale
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eras H
exam
eroc
eras
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ticoc
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troc
eras
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lypt
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nus Cte
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e of
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the
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ly C
ambr
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.
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VO
NIA
N/M
ISSI
SSIP
PIA
N36
2 m
illio
nye
ars
ago
A
Old
est
know
n ro
cks
Geo
chem
ical
evi
denc
efo
r ol
dest
bio
logi
cal
fixi
ng o
f car
bon
Old
est
mic
rofo
ssils
Tra
nsit
ion
toat
mos
pher
eco
ntai
ning
oxyg
en
repr
oduc
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nism
s
Est
imat
ed t
ime
of o
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th a
nd s
olar
sys
tem
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mas
todo
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mam
mot
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arge
car
nivo
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Abu
ndan
t gr
azin
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amm
als
Ear
liest
gra
sses
Lar
ge r
unni
ng m
amm
als
Man
y m
oder
n gr
oups
of m
amm
als
Ext
inct
ion
of d
inos
aurs
and
am
mon
oids
Ear
liest
pla
cent
al m
amm
als
Clim
ax o
f din
osau
rs a
nd a
mm
onoi
ds
Ear
liest
flow
erin
g pl
ants
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line
of b
rach
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dsD
iver
se b
ony
fish
es
Ear
liest
bir
ds
Abu
ndan
t di
nosa
urs
and
amm
onoi
ds
Mod
ern
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l gro
ups
appe
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st d
inos
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and
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mal
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ith
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dant
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ads
and
coni
fers
Ext
inct
ion
of m
any
kind
s of
mar
ine
anim
als,
incl
udin
g tr
ilobi
tes
Fir
st m
amm
al-l
ike
rept
iles
Ear
liest
rep
tile
sE
xten
sive
coa
l-fo
rmin
g fo
rest
s
Abu
ndan
t sh
arks
and
am
phib
ians
Lar
ge a
nd n
umer
ous
scal
e tr
ees
and
seed
fern
s
Ear
liest
am
phib
ians
, am
mon
oids
, sha
rks
Ext
inct
ion
of a
rmor
ed fi
sh, o
ther
fi
sh a
bund
ant
Ear
liest
inse
cts
Ear
liest
land
pla
nts
and
anim
als
Peak
dev
elop
men
t of
eur
ypte
rids
Inve
rteb
rate
s do
min
ant
– m
ollu
sks
beco
me
abun
dant
Div
erse
cor
al a
nd e
chin
oder
ms
Gra
ptol
ites
abu
ndan
tE
arlie
st fi
shA
lgal
ree
fsB
urge
ss s
hale
faun
a
Ear
liest
cho
rdat
es, d
iver
se t
rilo
bite
sE
arlie
st t
rilo
bite
sE
arlie
st m
arin
e an
imal
s w
ith
shel
ls
Edi
acar
an fa
una
Soft
-bod
ied
orga
nism
s
Stro
mat
olit
es
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4
3
2
1
0
PR
ES
SU
RE
(mill
ions
of a
tmos
pher
es)
MID-ATLANTIC
RIDGE
LITHOSPHERE
CR
UST
RIGID
MAN
TLE
C A S C A D E S
T R E N C H
12.7–13.0
9.9–12.1
3.3–5.5
3.0 oceanic crust2.7 continental crust
DENSITY (g/cm3)
0 2000 4000 6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
DEPTH (km)
TE
MP
ER
ATU
RE
(°C
)
1000 3000 5000
6000MANTLE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
NO
RTH
AMER
ICA
MOHO
INN
ER
CORE
IRO
N&
NICKELO
UTE
RCORE
(IRON?)
AST
HEN
OSP
HERE(P
LASTICMANTLE)
EARTH’S CENTER
STI
FFER
MANTLE
MELTIN
G POIN
T
??
?
?????
?
PARTIAL MELTING OFULTRAMAFIC MANTLE
ME
LTIN
G P
OIN
T
ACTUAL TEMPERATURE
OC
EA
NPA
CIF
IC
Inferred Properties of Earth’s Interior
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8EPICENTER DISTANCE (!103 km)
TR
AVE
L T
IME
(m
inut
es)
P
9 10
S
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Average Chemical Compositionof Earth’s Crust, Hydrosphere, and Troposphere
ELEMENT(symbol)
CRUST HYDROSPHERE TROPOSPHERE
Oxygen (O)Silicon (Si)Aluminum (Al)Iron (Fe)Calcium (Ca)Sodium (Na)Magnesium (Mg)Potassium (K)Nitrogen (N)Hydrogen (H)Other
46.4028.15
8.235.634.152.362.332.09
0.66
Percent byMass
Percent byVolume
Percent byVolume
Percent byVolume
94.040.880.480.491.181.110.331.42
0.07
33.0
66.01.0
21.0
78.0
1.0
Earthquake P-wave and S-wave Travel Time
1– 33– 28– 24– 21–18–14–12–10– 7– 5– 3–11468
10121416192123252729
2
– 36– 28– 22–18–14–12– 8– 6– 3–11368
111315171921232527
0– 20–18–16–14–12–10– 8– 6– 4– 2
02468
1012141618202224262830
– 20–18–16–14–12–10– 8– 6– 4– 202468
1012141618202224262830
3
– 29– 22–17–13– 9– 6– 4–11469
1113151720222426
4
– 29– 20–15–11– 7– 4– 2
1469
11141618202224
5
– 24–17–11– 7– 5– 2
1479
121416182123
6
–19–13– 9– 5– 2
147
101214171921
7
– 21–14– 9– 5– 2
147
1012151719
8
–14– 9– 5–1248
10131618
9
– 28–16–10– 6– 2
258
111416
10
–17–10– 5–2369
1114
11
–17–10– 5–1269
12
12
–19–10– 5–137
10
13
–19–10– 5
048
14
–19–10– 4
15
15
–18– 9– 3
1
Difference Between Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures (C°)
Difference Between Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures (C°)Dry-BulbTempera-ture (°C)
12840485561667173777981838586878888899091919292929393
2
1123334148545863677072747678798081828384858686
0100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
– 20–18–16–14–12–10– 8– 6– 4– 2024681012141618202224262830
3
1320323745515659626567697172747576777879
4
112028364246515457606264666869707172
5
111202735394348505456586062646566
6
61422283338414548515355575961
7
10172428333740444649515355
8
61319252933364042454749
9
410162126303336394244
10
28
1419232730343639
11
17
12172125283134
12
16
111520232629
13
51014182125
14
49
131720
15
49
1216
Dry-BulbTempera-ture (°C)
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Dewpoint Temperatures (°C)
Relative Humidity (%)
Weather Map Symbols
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110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
–10
–20
–30
–40
–50
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
–20
–40
–60
380
370
360
350
340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin
Water boils
Human bodytemperature
Roomtemperature
Ice melts
Temperature
196+19/
.25
28
27
!
Amount of cloud cover(approximately 75% covered)
Barometric pressure(1019.6 mb)
Barometric trend(a steady 1.9-mb rise the past 3 hours)
Precipitation(inches past 6 hours)
Wind direction(from the southwest)
Temperature (°F)
Present weather
Visibility (mi)
Dewpoint (°F)
Wind speed
(1 knot = 1.15 mi/hr)
12
whole feather = 10 knotshalf feather = 5 knots
total = 15 knots
Station Model
FreezingRain
Haze
Rain
FogSnow!
Hail RainShowers
Thunder-storms
Drizzle
Sleet"
Smog
SnowShowers
!
Air Masses
cA
cP
cT
mT
mP
continental arctic
continental polar
continental tropical
maritime tropical
maritime polar
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
Present Weather Front Symbols Hurricane
30.70
30.60
30.50
30.40
30.30
30.20
30.10
30.00
29.90
29.80
29.70
29.60
29.50
29.40
29.30
29.20
29.10
29.00
28.90
28.80
28.70
28.60
28.50
1040.0
1036.0
1032.0
1028.0
1024.0
1020.0
1016.0
1012.0
1008.0
1004.0
1000.0
996.0
992.0
988.0
984.0
980.0
976.0
972.0
968.0
oneatmosphere1013.2 mb
Pressure
millibars inches
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30° N
60° N
60° S
30° S
0°
S.W.WINDS
DRY
DRY
WETN.E.
N.E. WINDS
S.E.WINDS
WET
DRY
WET
DRYS.E.
N.W.WINDS
Polar Front
SubtropicalJet Streams
Tropopause
Polar Front Jet Stream
Polar Front Jet Stream
Planetary Wind and Moisture Belts in the Troposphere
km 150
100
50
0
75
50
25
0
mi
Sea Level
Altitude
Temperature Zones
Thermosphere
Mesopause
Mesosphere
Stratopause
Stratosphere
TropopauseTroposphere
Temperature (°C)
–100° 0° 100°–90° –55° 15° 10
–4
10–3
10–2
10–1
10 0
Pressure (atm)
Atmospheric Pressure
0 20 40
Concentration(g/m3)
WaterVapor
Decreasing Wavelength
10010–10
4.0
! 10
–5
10–9 10–8 10–7 10–6 10–5 10–4 10–3 10–2 10–1 101 102 103
0.00
0,00
0,00
0,1
0.00
0,00
0,00
1
0.00
0,00
0,01
0.00
0,00
0,1
0.00
0,00
1
0.00
0,01
0.00
0,1
0.00
1
0.01
0.1
1.0
10 100
1,00
0
cm
cm
Increasing Wavelength
Gamma rays x rays
Ultraviolet Infrared
Vis
ible
Radio waves
Microwaves
Violet Blue Green Yellow Orange Red
Visible Light
4.3
! 10
–5
4.9
! 10
–5
5.3
! 10
–5
5.8
! 10
–5
6.3
! 10
–5
7.0
! 10
–5
Electromagnetic Spectrum
The drawing to the left showsthe locations of the belts nearthe time of an equinox. Thelocations shift somewhat withthe changing latitude of theSun’s vertical ray. In theNorthern Hemisphere, the beltsshift northward in summer andsouthward in winter.
Selected Properties of Earth’s Atmosphere
SUN — — 27 days — 1,392,000 333,000.00 1.4 –
MERCURY 57.9 88 days 59 days 0.206 4,880 0.553 5.4 0
VENUS 108.2 224.7 days 243 days 0.007 12,104 0.815 5.2 0
EARTH 149.6 365.26 days 23 hr 0.017 12,756 1.00 5.5 156 min4 sec
MARS 227.9 687 days 24 hr 0.093 6,787 0.1074 3.9 237 min23 sec
JUPITER 778.3 11.86 years 9 hr 0.048 142,800 317.896 1.3 1650 min30 sec
SATURN 1,427 29.46 years 10 hr 0.056 120,000 95.185 0.7 1814 min
URANUS 2,869 84.0 years 17 hr 0.047 51,800 14.537 1.2 2114 min
NEPTUNE 4,496 164.8 years 16 hr 0.009 49,500 17.151 1.7 8
EARTH’S 149.6 27.3 days 27 days 0.055 3,476 0.0123 3.3 —MOON (0.386 from Earth) 8 hr
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Object Mean Distance from Sun
(millions of km)
Periodof
Revolution
EquatorialDiameter
(km)
Mass(Earth = 1)
Eccentricityof
Orbit
Periodof
Rotation
Density
(g/cm3)
Numberof
Moons
Solar System Data
RedDwarfs
1,000,000
10,000
100
1
0.01
0.000120,000 10,000 5,000 2,500
Red StarsYellow StarsWhite StarsBlue Stars
Temperature (°C)
Lum
inos
ity (R
elat
ive
to th
e S
un)
SmallStars
MassiveStars
BlueSupergiants
Rigel
Supergiants
Betelgeuse
Aldebaran
Red GiantsMain Sequence
Alpha CentauriSun
White Dwarfs
Sirius
Color
+
+
Procyon B+
Barnard’sStar
++
Polaris ++
+
+
Luminosity and Temperature of Stars(Name in italics refers to star shown by a + )
Luminosity is thebrightness of starscompared to thebrightness of ourSun as seen fromthe same distancefrom the observer.
Properties of Common Minerals
HARD- COMMON DISTINGUISHINGLUSTER NESS COLORS CHARACTERISTICS USE(S) MINERAL NAME COMPOSITION*
black streak,greasy feel
very dense (7.6 g/cm3),gray-black streak
attracted by magnet,black streak
green-black streak,cubic crystals
red-brown streak
greasy feel
easily melted,may smell
easily scratchedby fingernail
flexible inthin sheets
cubic cleavage, salty taste
flexible in thin sheets
bubbleswith acid
bubbles with acidwhen powdered
cleaves in4 directions
cleaves in2 directions at 90°
cleaves at56° and 124°
cleaves in2 directions at 90°
cleaves in 2 directions,striations visible
commonly light greenand granular
glassy luster, may formhexagonal crystals
glassy luster, often seen as redgrains in NYS metamorphic rocks
Graphite
Galena
Magnetite
Pyrite
Hematite
Talc
Sulfur
Gypsum
Muscovite Mica
Halite
Biotite Mica
Calcite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Pyroxene(commonly Augite)
Amphiboles(commonly Hornblende)
Potassium Feldspar(Orthoclase)
Plagioclase Feldspar(Na-Ca Feldspar)
Olivine
Quartz
Garnet(commonly Almandine)
silver togray
metallicsilver
black tosilver
brassyyellow
metallic silver orearthy red
white togreen
yellow toamber
white to pink or gray
colorless toyellow
colorless towhite
black todark brown
colorlessor variable
colorlessor variable
colorless orvariable
black todark green
black to dark green
white topink
white to gray
green togray or brown
colorless orvariable
dark redto green
pencil lead,lubricants
ore oflead
ore ofiron
ore ofsulfur
oreof iron
talcum powder,soapstone
vulcanize rubber,sulfuric acid
plaster of parisand drywall
electricalinsulator
food additive,melts ice
electricalinsulator
cement,polarizing prisms
source ofmagnesium
hydrofluoricacid
mineralcollections
mineralcollections
ceramicsand glass
ceramicsand glass
furnace bricksand jewelry
glass, jewelry,and electronics
jewelry andabrasives
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Nonm
etal
lic L
uste
r
*Chemical Symbols: Al = aluminum Cl = chlorine H = hydrogen Na = sodium S = sulfur C = carbon F = fluorine K = potassium O = oxygen Si = siliconCa = calcium Fe = iron Mg = magnesium Pb = lead Ti = titanium
! = dominant form of breakage
C
PbS
Fe3O4
FeS2
Fe2O3
Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
S
CaSO4•2H2O
KAl3Si3O10(OH)2
NaCl
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CaCO3
CaMg(CO3)2
CaF2
(Ca,Na) (Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6
CaNa(Mg,Fe)4 (Al,Fe,Ti)3Si6O22(O,OH)2
KAlSi3O8
(Na,Ca)AlSi3O8
(Fe,Mg)2SiO4
SiO2
Fe3Al2Si3O12
1–2
2.5
5.5–6.5
6.5
1–6.5
1
2
2
2–2.5
2.5
2.5–3
3
3.5
4
5–6
5.5
6
6
6.5
7
7
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Met
allic
Lus
ter
Eith
er
CLEA
VAG
EFR
ACTU
RE
(Selenite)