Course overview – full
... 11) Metamorphosis - types of metamorphosis. Metamorphic facies. The structures of metamorphic rocks. 12) Earthquakes - causes, genesis, classification. 13) Exogenous dynamics. Mechanical and chemical weathering. Mantlerock. Soil, composition, properties and types. The effect of gravity on the Earth' ...
... 11) Metamorphosis - types of metamorphosis. Metamorphic facies. The structures of metamorphic rocks. 12) Earthquakes - causes, genesis, classification. 13) Exogenous dynamics. Mechanical and chemical weathering. Mantlerock. Soil, composition, properties and types. The effect of gravity on the Earth' ...
The Earth-Moon System
... 4. About 50 km above the Earth’s surface is the ozone layer. Ozone is an efficient absorber of the Sun’s UV radiation. This absorption causes the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere to peak at the ozone layer. 5. The ozone layer has protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. The re ...
... 4. About 50 km above the Earth’s surface is the ozone layer. Ozone is an efficient absorber of the Sun’s UV radiation. This absorption causes the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere to peak at the ozone layer. 5. The ozone layer has protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. The re ...
Types of rocks
... from the topsoil) Leaching is the removal of materials in the soil that can be dissolved in water. - the bottom layer contains partly weathered rock and minerals leached from above and closely resembles the parent rock below it ...
... from the topsoil) Leaching is the removal of materials in the soil that can be dissolved in water. - the bottom layer contains partly weathered rock and minerals leached from above and closely resembles the parent rock below it ...
I. Divergent Boundaries A. Moving apart B. Sea Floor spreading at
... ridge exists because of newly created lithosphere a. made from upwelling, hot melt from mantle b. hotter things are less dense c. as sea floor moves away from ridge, it cools 1) contracts as it cools, becomes more dense 2) increase in lithosphere thickness because cooling strengthens underlying mant ...
... ridge exists because of newly created lithosphere a. made from upwelling, hot melt from mantle b. hotter things are less dense c. as sea floor moves away from ridge, it cools 1) contracts as it cools, becomes more dense 2) increase in lithosphere thickness because cooling strengthens underlying mant ...
A review sheet
... c. Surface waves 60. Which of the following waves would you expect to cause the most damage during an earthquake? (C) a. P waves b. S waves c. Surface waves 61. On a seismogram, which of the following waves would show the highest amplitudes? (B) a. P waves b. S waves c. Surface waves 62. Approximate ...
... c. Surface waves 60. Which of the following waves would you expect to cause the most damage during an earthquake? (C) a. P waves b. S waves c. Surface waves 61. On a seismogram, which of the following waves would show the highest amplitudes? (B) a. P waves b. S waves c. Surface waves 62. Approximate ...
Geothermal Energy: Natural heat energy produced by the Earth
... Geothermal sights can experience subsidence (setting or sinking of land) ie: one of Mexico’s steam plant reported 13 cm of subsidence ...
... Geothermal sights can experience subsidence (setting or sinking of land) ie: one of Mexico’s steam plant reported 13 cm of subsidence ...
Geothermal Energy: Natural heat energy produced by the Earth
... Geothermal sights can experience subsidence (setting or sinking of land) ie: one of Mexico’s steam plant reported 13 cm of subsidence ...
... Geothermal sights can experience subsidence (setting or sinking of land) ie: one of Mexico’s steam plant reported 13 cm of subsidence ...
8-3 Unit HW Sheet Name: Date: Standard 8
... 12. Which seismic wave is the fastest wave and which wave stops at the outer core-Explain why? P wave/ S wave stops at the outer core because it only travels through solids. 13. What is a fault? Crack in the Earth’s crust or rock 14. What is the process scientist use to locate the epicenter? Triangu ...
... 12. Which seismic wave is the fastest wave and which wave stops at the outer core-Explain why? P wave/ S wave stops at the outer core because it only travels through solids. 13. What is a fault? Crack in the Earth’s crust or rock 14. What is the process scientist use to locate the epicenter? Triangu ...
Use this page to answer questions 1 – 3.
... Same plant and animal fossils on different continents Same mountains on different continents Same rocks and minerals on different continents ...
... Same plant and animal fossils on different continents Same mountains on different continents Same rocks and minerals on different continents ...
Earthquakes: Movement of the Earth`s Crust
... water. Seismic waves, however, move through the ground. Most earthquakes are caused by the movement of large sections of the Earth’s crust, called plates. The place where two plates meet is called a fault. Faults look like large cracks in the ground. If the two plates move in different directions, t ...
... water. Seismic waves, however, move through the ground. Most earthquakes are caused by the movement of large sections of the Earth’s crust, called plates. The place where two plates meet is called a fault. Faults look like large cracks in the ground. If the two plates move in different directions, t ...
Dynamic Earth
... The Earth system is also powered by the Earth’s interior • Heat remaining from the formation and heat that is continuously generated by radioactive decay power the internal processes that produce volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains ...
... The Earth system is also powered by the Earth’s interior • Heat remaining from the formation and heat that is continuously generated by radioactive decay power the internal processes that produce volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains ...
Performance Solid Earth Physics
... • the gradiometer accelerometers and GPS receiver are based on European technology • the drag free system technology offers new opportunities in a wide range of applications including E.O. from low orbit altitude • a multi-disciplinary user community within fields of Solid Earth Physics, Geodesy and ...
... • the gradiometer accelerometers and GPS receiver are based on European technology • the drag free system technology offers new opportunities in a wide range of applications including E.O. from low orbit altitude • a multi-disciplinary user community within fields of Solid Earth Physics, Geodesy and ...
Seismic structure of the European crust and upper mantle based on
... Some hitherto unidentified features, such as the Adria microplate, naturally emerge from the smooth starting model. Subducting slabs, slab detachments, ancient suture zones, continental rifts and back-arc basins are well resolved. For anelastic structure, we find an anti-correlation between shear wa ...
... Some hitherto unidentified features, such as the Adria microplate, naturally emerge from the smooth starting model. Subducting slabs, slab detachments, ancient suture zones, continental rifts and back-arc basins are well resolved. For anelastic structure, we find an anti-correlation between shear wa ...
LESSON 2 EARTH`S MOVING CONTINENTS Chapter 5 Changes
... the ocean floor was moving. • Scientists developed a model called plate tectonics to explain how the continents and the ocean floor could move. • According to this model, Earth's surface is broken into pieces, or plates. • The plates move over the hot, fluid rock, or magma, in the mantle. ...
... the ocean floor was moving. • Scientists developed a model called plate tectonics to explain how the continents and the ocean floor could move. • According to this model, Earth's surface is broken into pieces, or plates. • The plates move over the hot, fluid rock, or magma, in the mantle. ...
9 Early Earth
... The salinity of the oceans derives from two distinct sources: weathering of the continental crust and oceanic hydrothermalism. In the present day ocean, weathering is the dominant source of salinity, but during the Hadean and the Archaean periods, it was likely the oceanic hydrothermalism that was d ...
... The salinity of the oceans derives from two distinct sources: weathering of the continental crust and oceanic hydrothermalism. In the present day ocean, weathering is the dominant source of salinity, but during the Hadean and the Archaean periods, it was likely the oceanic hydrothermalism that was d ...
Section 13.2
... millions of years to move. • Decreased pressure and the addition of water lower the melting temperature of mantle rock so that it melts. ...
... millions of years to move. • Decreased pressure and the addition of water lower the melting temperature of mantle rock so that it melts. ...
causes for earthquakes
... The colliding of continental and oceanic plates causes earthquakes. Violent and explosive volcanoes can cause destructive earthquakes. Minor causes of earthquakes are collapse of underground caves, landslides and man-made causes such as dams which causes a sudden rush of water and disturbs the rocks ...
... The colliding of continental and oceanic plates causes earthquakes. Violent and explosive volcanoes can cause destructive earthquakes. Minor causes of earthquakes are collapse of underground caves, landslides and man-made causes such as dams which causes a sudden rush of water and disturbs the rocks ...
The Lithosphere… - Mr Vincent Science
... the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere means region without strength and is the uppermost region of the mantle. The Lithospheric plates are thought to ride on top of the asthenosphere. This region is made up of partially molten rock and is said to be plastic. 1. Why do you think the asthenosphere is d ...
... the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere means region without strength and is the uppermost region of the mantle. The Lithospheric plates are thought to ride on top of the asthenosphere. This region is made up of partially molten rock and is said to be plastic. 1. Why do you think the asthenosphere is d ...
Notes for plate tectonics unit
... move from side to side and up and down. S waves, unlike P waves, can not travel through liquids. 3. Surface waves: P or S waves that have reached the surface. These are the waves that cause the most damage, although they are slower than the other two. ...
... move from side to side and up and down. S waves, unlike P waves, can not travel through liquids. 3. Surface waves: P or S waves that have reached the surface. These are the waves that cause the most damage, although they are slower than the other two. ...
Seismology And Volcanology
... Earthquakes have played an important role in the geological history of our planet. The first descriptions of earthquakes come from China and refer to 3000-2000 BC. In world histories, the strongest events since 2000 BC are dated. Considerations on the nature of the phenomena also appeared early. Tha ...
... Earthquakes have played an important role in the geological history of our planet. The first descriptions of earthquakes come from China and refer to 3000-2000 BC. In world histories, the strongest events since 2000 BC are dated. Considerations on the nature of the phenomena also appeared early. Tha ...
U4-T2.1-Evolution of the Plate Tectonic Theory
... In the early – mid 1900’s, geologists thought that the ocean basins and continents were fixed. During the past 70 years these ideas have brought about a scientific revolution in which new evidence and data support a slowly but continually moving planet. It was not until 1968 that a theory called ...
... In the early – mid 1900’s, geologists thought that the ocean basins and continents were fixed. During the past 70 years these ideas have brought about a scientific revolution in which new evidence and data support a slowly but continually moving planet. It was not until 1968 that a theory called ...
Grade 5 Science
... Check the students' maps to see whether they include a title, compass rose, key, and date. Compare the maps with the play dough islands. Mountains & Volcanoes & Earthquakes- Harcourt, C12-C19 Platetectonics/Earthquakes/Volacanoes: Background information: The crust and upper part of the mantle are ca ...
... Check the students' maps to see whether they include a title, compass rose, key, and date. Compare the maps with the play dough islands. Mountains & Volcanoes & Earthquakes- Harcourt, C12-C19 Platetectonics/Earthquakes/Volacanoes: Background information: The crust and upper part of the mantle are ca ...
(ground) wave propagation
... •Space wave propagation of EM energy includes radiated energy that travels in the lower few miles of earth’s atmosphere. •Space wave include both direct and ground reflected waves. Direct waves travel essentially in a straight line between transmit and receive antennas. •Space wave propagation with ...
... •Space wave propagation of EM energy includes radiated energy that travels in the lower few miles of earth’s atmosphere. •Space wave include both direct and ground reflected waves. Direct waves travel essentially in a straight line between transmit and receive antennas. •Space wave propagation with ...
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.