Plate Tectonics - Londonderry School District
... Hot spots result from hot, narrow plumes of material that rise deep within the mantle. ...
... Hot spots result from hot, narrow plumes of material that rise deep within the mantle. ...
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... 18. How are ultraviolet rays filtered or blocked by our atmosphere? o Magnetic field protects the planet from UV rays 19. How are cosmic rays blocked? o By the atmosphere 20. By what three processes does the Sun’s energy warm the Earth and its atmosphere? o UV rays, visible light, and heat 21. What ...
... 18. How are ultraviolet rays filtered or blocked by our atmosphere? o Magnetic field protects the planet from UV rays 19. How are cosmic rays blocked? o By the atmosphere 20. By what three processes does the Sun’s energy warm the Earth and its atmosphere? o UV rays, visible light, and heat 21. What ...
Key elements of Plate Tectonics
... Lithosphere consists of rigid plates (100 km average; 70 km for ocean & 150 km for continents) Plates move relative to one another by Divergence, Convergence, or Transform motion Formation of Oceanic lithosphere at divergent plate boundaries and is consumed at subduction zone Most earthquake ...
... Lithosphere consists of rigid plates (100 km average; 70 km for ocean & 150 km for continents) Plates move relative to one another by Divergence, Convergence, or Transform motion Formation of Oceanic lithosphere at divergent plate boundaries and is consumed at subduction zone Most earthquake ...
Chapter 6- Earthquakes Test Review Sheet
... APRIL 20th. Please contact me to set up a day and time to do your make up [email protected] You are permitted to make one (1) 3” x 5” handwritten note card to use during the test. Fill both sides!! You can use it on the original exam OR the make up. Email me if you have any questions—I really do ...
... APRIL 20th. Please contact me to set up a day and time to do your make up [email protected] You are permitted to make one (1) 3” x 5” handwritten note card to use during the test. Fill both sides!! You can use it on the original exam OR the make up. Email me if you have any questions—I really do ...
13 Introduction to the Geology of the Terrestrial
... last column in the table). What is density? Density is simply the mass of an object divided by its volume: M/V. In the metric system, the density of water is set to 1.00 gm/cm3 . Densities for some materials you are familiar with can be found in Table 13.2. If we examine the first table we see that ...
... last column in the table). What is density? Density is simply the mass of an object divided by its volume: M/V. In the metric system, the density of water is set to 1.00 gm/cm3 . Densities for some materials you are familiar with can be found in Table 13.2. If we examine the first table we see that ...
9-28 Plate Tectonics1.notebook
... You have decided to conduct an investigation about the phases of the moon. You want to know if there is any correlation between the time of moonrise and the current phase of the moon. You will use information from the local newspaper to get your data. Which of the following tools is going to be of t ...
... You have decided to conduct an investigation about the phases of the moon. You want to know if there is any correlation between the time of moonrise and the current phase of the moon. You will use information from the local newspaper to get your data. Which of the following tools is going to be of t ...
Reading Science!
... Sadly this wasn’t the first time that a disaster like this has happened. It won’t be the last time, either. Over Earth’s history, tectonic plates have always moved. This movement has reshaped continents, made and destroyed ocean basins, and caused earthquakes. Tectonic plate movements have also form ...
... Sadly this wasn’t the first time that a disaster like this has happened. It won’t be the last time, either. Over Earth’s history, tectonic plates have always moved. This movement has reshaped continents, made and destroyed ocean basins, and caused earthquakes. Tectonic plate movements have also form ...
PlateBoundaries2 by Joy Bryson
... • If plates are moving apart two centimeters per year, that distance is so insignificant that it could never be noticed. • Since the super-continent Pangaea split up ~200 million years ago, the continents have remained in essentially the same positions. • Earthquakes caused Pangaea to break apart. • ...
... • If plates are moving apart two centimeters per year, that distance is so insignificant that it could never be noticed. • Since the super-continent Pangaea split up ~200 million years ago, the continents have remained in essentially the same positions. • Earthquakes caused Pangaea to break apart. • ...
Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics
... 1. study of the formation & movement of lithospheric plates 2. a. North American & Eurasian, b. South American & African 3. a. Indian & Eurasian, b. South American & Nazca 4. North American & Pacific 5. consists of crust & upper mantle 6. it is rigid & approx. 100 km thick 7. made of granite, rather ...
... 1. study of the formation & movement of lithospheric plates 2. a. North American & Eurasian, b. South American & African 3. a. Indian & Eurasian, b. South American & Nazca 4. North American & Pacific 5. consists of crust & upper mantle 6. it is rigid & approx. 100 km thick 7. made of granite, rather ...
Geology of National Parks
... volcanic eruptions is controlled by the chemistry and properties of the magma. Earthquakes are the result of abrupt movements of the Earth. They generate energy in the form of body and surface waves. E3.4A Use the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes to locate and determine the types of plate b ...
... volcanic eruptions is controlled by the chemistry and properties of the magma. Earthquakes are the result of abrupt movements of the Earth. They generate energy in the form of body and surface waves. E3.4A Use the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes to locate and determine the types of plate b ...
Assembly and Breakup of Supercontinents
... records, on a map of the world, at the end of the exercise we may be surprised to find that the earth's surface has been divided into smaller segments of 'stable areas' (virtually free of earthquakes and volcanoes) bounded by narrow strips of unstable zones (Figure 2). The stable areas are called 'p ...
... records, on a map of the world, at the end of the exercise we may be surprised to find that the earth's surface has been divided into smaller segments of 'stable areas' (virtually free of earthquakes and volcanoes) bounded by narrow strips of unstable zones (Figure 2). The stable areas are called 'p ...
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... their seismic waves travel all the way through Earth and can be recorded on the other side (Figure 12.2). This means that the seismic waves act like medical X rays used to take images of a person’s insides. There are about 100 to 200 earthquakes each year that are large enough (about Mw 7 6 ) to be ...
... their seismic waves travel all the way through Earth and can be recorded on the other side (Figure 12.2). This means that the seismic waves act like medical X rays used to take images of a person’s insides. There are about 100 to 200 earthquakes each year that are large enough (about Mw 7 6 ) to be ...
Practice Test – Geology 106, Chapter 17 from The Changing Earth
... 1. According to Nicholas Steno, characteristics of different strata reflect changes in _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________. 2. Top & Bottom Criteria such as _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________ are used to determine the orientation ...
... 1. According to Nicholas Steno, characteristics of different strata reflect changes in _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________. 2. Top & Bottom Criteria such as _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________ are used to determine the orientation ...
Earth Revealed Plate Dynamics Video Exercise
... 22. What are the two types of transform fault boundaries that occur at plate boundaries. 23. What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs along the San Andreas fault zone in California. 24. True or False: the causes of plate tectonic motion are very well known and agreed upon by Geoscientists. 25. T ...
... 22. What are the two types of transform fault boundaries that occur at plate boundaries. 23. What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs along the San Andreas fault zone in California. 24. True or False: the causes of plate tectonic motion are very well known and agreed upon by Geoscientists. 25. T ...
PLATE TECTONICS STUDY GUIDE
... continents were once part on one supercontinent which broke apart and the continents then moved into their present positions. 9. rocks, mountains, glaciers, continental shape, fossils, climate. 10. earthquakes and volcanoes occur on plate boundaries because that’s where massive amounts of energy are ...
... continents were once part on one supercontinent which broke apart and the continents then moved into their present positions. 9. rocks, mountains, glaciers, continental shape, fossils, climate. 10. earthquakes and volcanoes occur on plate boundaries because that’s where massive amounts of energy are ...
Earthquakes - Needham.K12.ma.us
... the middle • Compression – The rock squeezes until it folds or breaks • These stresses work over millions of years to change the shape and volume of rock ...
... the middle • Compression – The rock squeezes until it folds or breaks • These stresses work over millions of years to change the shape and volume of rock ...
SGES 1302 Lecture18
... The focus is usually several kilometers below Earth’s surface. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus is the epicenter . Surface waves originate from the epicenter and spread out. After a major earthquake, rocks around the focus continue to shake as they readjust to their new position ...
... The focus is usually several kilometers below Earth’s surface. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus is the epicenter . Surface waves originate from the epicenter and spread out. After a major earthquake, rocks around the focus continue to shake as they readjust to their new position ...
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Plate Tectonics Cylinder
... no one should be sitting in front of the opening, it will make it easier for all of the students to see the slides.] Procedure Welcome the class and explain the purpose of today’s lesson. The earth seems to be a peaceful planet most of the time. Day and night follow each other, the air temperature r ...
... no one should be sitting in front of the opening, it will make it easier for all of the students to see the slides.] Procedure Welcome the class and explain the purpose of today’s lesson. The earth seems to be a peaceful planet most of the time. Day and night follow each other, the air temperature r ...
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Plate Tectonics Cylinder
... no one should be sitting in front of the opening, it will make it easier for all of the students to see the slides.] Procedure Welcome the class and explain the purpose of today’s lesson. The earth seems to be a peaceful planet most of the time. Day and night follow each other, the air temperature r ...
... no one should be sitting in front of the opening, it will make it easier for all of the students to see the slides.] Procedure Welcome the class and explain the purpose of today’s lesson. The earth seems to be a peaceful planet most of the time. Day and night follow each other, the air temperature r ...
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.