Geology of Skylark

The origin of the universe in unknown but all of the bodies in the universe seem to be retreating from a common point, their speeds getting faster as they get farther away. This theory is known as the expanding-universe theory that seems to best explain the Origin of Skylark its solar system.

Skylark emerged from a swirling nebula of gas and dust that formed Skylark's planet system. Gravity caused the clumps to attract and form the planets of Skylark's star system.

Skylark's Solar System consists of four planets including Skylark, Its origin is believed to have accured about 4.5-4.6 billion years ago. Similar orbits, rotation, and direction of movement of each of the planets around the giant star, suggest a single origin of all bodies in the Star System. Skylark is the third planet from the sun and has two moons, Ariana and Noam.

Once the planets of Skylark's Star System had formed, they began to cool. Skylark is 97 million miles from its sun Zinn. Zinn is a G5 star that supports life on planets in its system only if the planet lies with in 92-94 million mile distance.

Skylark's crust is a rocky layer that has been influenced by 3 processes. Gradation is the process that occurs on the surface of the planet to either build it up or brake it down.

Gradation

The common causes of gradation are running water, wind, ice and the oceans. Most sediments from this process end up in the oceans.

Diastrophism refers to the movement of the solid crust in respect to the other parts. A more familiar name for this process is plate tech tonics and erosion. As the plates move, they force pieces of Skylark's crust up against other parts, sometimes, causing them to rise. Land below sea level has been pushed up to to mountain size in some cases. Those same mountains are eroded by water and weather.

The final process, Vulcanism, includes all of the processes associated with the movement of molten rock. This includes not only volcanic eruptions but also the deep-seated intrusion of granite.

Although when the planet first formed it consisted of 76% water, Skylark's surface, today, consists of 70% water and only four small continents - Abol in the North West, Ling in the North East, Plaso to the South East, and Rohn in the South West. The planet's high levels of water on the surface causes temperate climates over most of the planet. The resulting land biomes consist of rain forests, temperate grasslands, cool mountains, and coniferous forests along the coasts of each continent.

The following map details the placement of the four continents as well as what is referred to as the Ring of fire. The land where tech tonic plates meet and when they shift, cause earthquakes.

This Global Elevation Chart demonstrates the varying altitudes of Skylark's lowland and mountains. The colors represent meters above or meters below sea level.