Changes in the Earth and its Atmosphere
... tectonic plates. The tectonic plates move at relative speeds of a few centimetres per year because of convection currents in the Earth’s .................................................. . These convection currents are driven by ................................................... released from natu ...
... tectonic plates. The tectonic plates move at relative speeds of a few centimetres per year because of convection currents in the Earth’s .................................................. . These convection currents are driven by ................................................... released from natu ...
Seafloor Spreading
... 1. The ages of the rocks that make up the seafloor vary in different places, and that the age of oceanic crust consistently increases with distance from a ridge. – The oldest part of the seafloor is geologically young at about 180 million years old. 2. The thickness of ocean-floor sediment was, in g ...
... 1. The ages of the rocks that make up the seafloor vary in different places, and that the age of oceanic crust consistently increases with distance from a ridge. – The oldest part of the seafloor is geologically young at about 180 million years old. 2. The thickness of ocean-floor sediment was, in g ...
Review for Final exam Test 1 material Draw, label and show
... Draw a map of the safety equipment and note its use in the lab. Explain how to get the mass of a liquid, the volume of an irregularly shaped solid and then use those to find the density of an object. 5) Explain the molecular motions of atoms in the three states of matter at the smallest scale. ...
... Draw a map of the safety equipment and note its use in the lab. Explain how to get the mass of a liquid, the volume of an irregularly shaped solid and then use those to find the density of an object. 5) Explain the molecular motions of atoms in the three states of matter at the smallest scale. ...
Brainpop - Tsunami
... b. The 2004 tsunami was the worst natural disaster of this century c. The 2004 tsunami was caused by a very large earthquake d. The 2004 tsunami destroyed several coastal areas on the Indian Ocean ...
... b. The 2004 tsunami was the worst natural disaster of this century c. The 2004 tsunami was caused by a very large earthquake d. The 2004 tsunami destroyed several coastal areas on the Indian Ocean ...
Document
... eroded from the central Karakoram since the early Eocene, and <3 km since Plio-Pleistocene7,8,9. Ductile shearing is constrained as occurring between 15.68 ±0.3 and 13.73±0.5 Ma from U-Pb ages of sheared leucogranites containing strong dextral C-S fabrics and cross-cutting unsheared leucogranite dyk ...
... eroded from the central Karakoram since the early Eocene, and <3 km since Plio-Pleistocene7,8,9. Ductile shearing is constrained as occurring between 15.68 ±0.3 and 13.73±0.5 Ma from U-Pb ages of sheared leucogranites containing strong dextral C-S fabrics and cross-cutting unsheared leucogranite dyk ...
Geography and Society – First Discussions
... Calculate or determine the following on a map: contour interval, gradient, relief, declination, scale, river flow direction, location using latitude and longitude system, ...
... Calculate or determine the following on a map: contour interval, gradient, relief, declination, scale, river flow direction, location using latitude and longitude system, ...
Chapter 12: Volcanoes Study Guide
... Chapter 12: Volcanoes Study Guide Science Chapter 12-2: Types of Volcanoes (pages 336-343) Two factors help determine whether a volcanic eruption will be quiet or explosive: 1. Factor #1: The amount of _______ _________ and other _______ present. a. Gases can be ____________ in magma by pressure of ...
... Chapter 12: Volcanoes Study Guide Science Chapter 12-2: Types of Volcanoes (pages 336-343) Two factors help determine whether a volcanic eruption will be quiet or explosive: 1. Factor #1: The amount of _______ _________ and other _______ present. a. Gases can be ____________ in magma by pressure of ...
Mountain Building Forces and Faults
... What type of stress will create a normal fault? How do normal faults form? What three landform features are formed due to tension forces? What type of stress can create mountains, reverse faults, and volcanoes? What happens in order for volcanoes and mountains to form along a coastline? Why are ther ...
... What type of stress will create a normal fault? How do normal faults form? What three landform features are formed due to tension forces? What type of stress can create mountains, reverse faults, and volcanoes? What happens in order for volcanoes and mountains to form along a coastline? Why are ther ...
AQA A Revision Guide – The Restless Earth
... A volcano that can erupt on a much bigger scale than a normal volcano. They can be quite difficult to identify as they are so large, but crucially do not have a recognisable peak or cone. For example, they had to use images from space to check to see if Yellowstone was in fact a ‘Caldera’ (Greek for ...
... A volcano that can erupt on a much bigger scale than a normal volcano. They can be quite difficult to identify as they are so large, but crucially do not have a recognisable peak or cone. For example, they had to use images from space to check to see if Yellowstone was in fact a ‘Caldera’ (Greek for ...
3 Types Of Plate Boundaries And What They Create
... Strike-slip fault…. Earthquakes happen here ...
... Strike-slip fault…. Earthquakes happen here ...
PLATE TECTONICS AND SEA-FLOOR SPREADING REVIEW
... 19. Where can you find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor? ____AT THE MID OCEAN RIDGE_____ 20. Where can you find the oldest rocks on the ocean floor? ____FARTHEST FROM THE RIDGE; NEAR THE EDGES OF CONTINENTS___ ...
... 19. Where can you find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor? ____AT THE MID OCEAN RIDGE_____ 20. Where can you find the oldest rocks on the ocean floor? ____FARTHEST FROM THE RIDGE; NEAR THE EDGES OF CONTINENTS___ ...
Heat transfer PPT
... What information would you need in order to predict whether heat transfer would occur when two objects or materials interact? – Are they the same temperature? If no, then heat will flow from the hotter object to the colder one. – Is it an insulating material or a conducting material? If it is ins ...
... What information would you need in order to predict whether heat transfer would occur when two objects or materials interact? – Are they the same temperature? If no, then heat will flow from the hotter object to the colder one. – Is it an insulating material or a conducting material? If it is ins ...
Rundić, Lj. Centenary anniversary of the Theory of continental drift by
... hints of continental drift in the works of Francis Bacon, and Comte de Buffon. But it was the genius of Wegener that assembled widely divergent lines of evidence into the first coherent model of continental motion. He promoted the idea that in the geological past the continental areas of the Earth c ...
... hints of continental drift in the works of Francis Bacon, and Comte de Buffon. But it was the genius of Wegener that assembled widely divergent lines of evidence into the first coherent model of continental motion. He promoted the idea that in the geological past the continental areas of the Earth c ...
Lecture 11
... the “Ring of Fire” the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world. ...
... the “Ring of Fire” the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world. ...
Earthquake Facts
... Intraplate earthquakes – these earthquakes occur in the middle of tectonic plates on fault zones where the pressure of the tectonic plate being squashed and forced to move builds up and is released through the cracks in rocks associated with fault zones, resulting in an earthquake. As Australia is l ...
... Intraplate earthquakes – these earthquakes occur in the middle of tectonic plates on fault zones where the pressure of the tectonic plate being squashed and forced to move builds up and is released through the cracks in rocks associated with fault zones, resulting in an earthquake. As Australia is l ...
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... 12. A break in the crust where slabs of crust slip past each other due to the build-up of stress Reverse Fault 13. A fault where compression forces cause the land blocks to move in opposite directions Strike-Slip Fault 14. A fault where shearing makes the rocks on either side of the fault sip past e ...
... 12. A break in the crust where slabs of crust slip past each other due to the build-up of stress Reverse Fault 13. A fault where compression forces cause the land blocks to move in opposite directions Strike-Slip Fault 14. A fault where shearing makes the rocks on either side of the fault sip past e ...
Plate Tec Review Sheet 2016 Answers
... 1. What are the three types of plate boundaries? CONVERGENT, DIVERGENT TRANSFORM 2. Draw a picture and describe a divergent boundary. SHOULD DRAW A PICTURE OF TWO BOXES WITH ARROWS POINTING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER; AT A DIVERGENT BOUNDARY THE PLATES SEPARATE OR MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER; SEAFLOOR SPREA ...
... 1. What are the three types of plate boundaries? CONVERGENT, DIVERGENT TRANSFORM 2. Draw a picture and describe a divergent boundary. SHOULD DRAW A PICTURE OF TWO BOXES WITH ARROWS POINTING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER; AT A DIVERGENT BOUNDARY THE PLATES SEPARATE OR MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER; SEAFLOOR SPREA ...
Petrology
... formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava may be formed below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks formed as a result of activity at plate boundaries. Igneous Rock Textures ...
... formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava may be formed below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks formed as a result of activity at plate boundaries. Igneous Rock Textures ...
13.7 plate tectonics MH - The University of Texas at Dallas
... present another. Plate tectonics has lots of constituent parts. It’s not just a theory of how things move, but of how they are made and from what. For example, explanations for different sorts of volcanism in different settings also explain why the mineral make-up of continental crust and the crust ...
... present another. Plate tectonics has lots of constituent parts. It’s not just a theory of how things move, but of how they are made and from what. For example, explanations for different sorts of volcanism in different settings also explain why the mineral make-up of continental crust and the crust ...
Geophysics
Geophysics /dʒiːoʊfɪzɪks/ is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics organizations use a broader definition that includes the water cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets.Although geophysics was only recognized as a separate discipline in the 19th century, its origins go back to ancient times. The first magnetic compasses were made from lodestones, while more modern magnetic compasses played an important role in the history of navigation. The first seismic instrument was built in 132 BC. Isaac Newton applied his theory of mechanics to the tides and the precession of the equinox; and instruments were developed to measure the Earth's shape, density and gravity field, as well as the components of the water cycle. In the 20th century, geophysical methods were developed for remote exploration of the solid Earth and the ocean, and geophysics played an essential role in the development of the theory of plate tectonics.Geophysics is applied to societal needs, such as mineral resources, mitigation of natural hazards and environmental protection. Geophysical survey data are used to analyze potential petroleum reservoirs and mineral deposits, locate groundwater, find archaeological relics, determine the thickness of glaciers and soils, and assess sites for environmental remediation.