AP Chapter 5 Study Guide - Bennatti
... Runoff-water running over the surface of the ground Watershed- all the land drained by a body of water Groundwater- water occupying cracks and pores in the ground Photochemical smog- brownish orange haze formed by chemical reactions involving sunlight, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons. Some of the ...
... Runoff-water running over the surface of the ground Watershed- all the land drained by a body of water Groundwater- water occupying cracks and pores in the ground Photochemical smog- brownish orange haze formed by chemical reactions involving sunlight, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons. Some of the ...
Plate Tectonics
... built almost entirely of fluid lava flows gently sloping cone of flat, domical shape, with a profile much like that of a warrior's shield They are built up slowly by the accretion of thousands of highly fluid lava flows called basalt lava that spread widely over great distances, and then cool as thi ...
... built almost entirely of fluid lava flows gently sloping cone of flat, domical shape, with a profile much like that of a warrior's shield They are built up slowly by the accretion of thousands of highly fluid lava flows called basalt lava that spread widely over great distances, and then cool as thi ...
Seismology (a very short indroduction)
... Given the arrival times and amplitudes of several seismic phases on a number of stations, compute distribution of velocity, density and attenuation coefficient with depth, and positions of all discontinuities. ...
... Given the arrival times and amplitudes of several seismic phases on a number of stations, compute distribution of velocity, density and attenuation coefficient with depth, and positions of all discontinuities. ...
Radioactive Dating Vocabulary
... Isotope: one variety of an element with the same atomic number, but different atomic mass and physical properties. Example: Carbon12 and Carbon14 Radioactive Decay: when unstable atoms of an element breakdown into stable atoms. The stable atom may be the same element or a different element. Half-lif ...
... Isotope: one variety of an element with the same atomic number, but different atomic mass and physical properties. Example: Carbon12 and Carbon14 Radioactive Decay: when unstable atoms of an element breakdown into stable atoms. The stable atom may be the same element or a different element. Half-lif ...
Soil and Rapid Changes Review
... Which of the following forces would most likely cause the surface of the Earth to change the quickest? A. Formation of soil from the weathering of rocks B. An earthquake that cause a mountain to topple or crumble C. The widening of a river bank from ...
... Which of the following forces would most likely cause the surface of the Earth to change the quickest? A. Formation of soil from the weathering of rocks B. An earthquake that cause a mountain to topple or crumble C. The widening of a river bank from ...
Volcanoes: teachers booklet - GeoBus
... (devices that can measure how much light is blocked by the gas in question). Tiltmeters – an instrument designed to measure changes in angles from the horizontal. GPS – Global Positioning System. A network of satellites orbiting the Earth transmitting signals that are used to calculate their time an ...
... (devices that can measure how much light is blocked by the gas in question). Tiltmeters – an instrument designed to measure changes in angles from the horizontal. GPS – Global Positioning System. A network of satellites orbiting the Earth transmitting signals that are used to calculate their time an ...
Unit 11 vocabulary
... 6) Ocean Basins: Movement of plates create dense oceanic crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust, resulting in depressions on Earth’s surface that fill with water. ...
... 6) Ocean Basins: Movement of plates create dense oceanic crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust, resulting in depressions on Earth’s surface that fill with water. ...
Word format
... 30. Seismic waves are recorded by an instrument called a (1) _________ and the record that the instrument generates is called a (2) ____________. A. (1) seismograph; (2) seismometer B. (1) seismograph; (2) seismogram C. (1) seismometer; (2) seismograph D. (1) seismogram; (2) seismograph E. (1) seism ...
... 30. Seismic waves are recorded by an instrument called a (1) _________ and the record that the instrument generates is called a (2) ____________. A. (1) seismograph; (2) seismometer B. (1) seismograph; (2) seismogram C. (1) seismometer; (2) seismograph D. (1) seismogram; (2) seismograph E. (1) seism ...
EXAM 3
... C. tsunami waves D. lahars E. landslides 39. The bending of waves through different rock layers is called (1) ___________ whereas the bouncing of waves off of layer boundaries is called (2) ______________. A. (1) wave refraction; (2) wave interference B. (1) wave refraction; (2) wave reflection C. ( ...
... C. tsunami waves D. lahars E. landslides 39. The bending of waves through different rock layers is called (1) ___________ whereas the bouncing of waves off of layer boundaries is called (2) ______________. A. (1) wave refraction; (2) wave interference B. (1) wave refraction; (2) wave reflection C. ( ...
G2S15Lesson8 Tectoni..
... Part II - Background information for using rock magnetism to determine paleogeography and the history of plate motion When rocks form they can acquire and record the current state of the Earth’s magnetic field at the location of their formation. Minerals of igneous rocks align with the prevailing m ...
... Part II - Background information for using rock magnetism to determine paleogeography and the history of plate motion When rocks form they can acquire and record the current state of the Earth’s magnetic field at the location of their formation. Minerals of igneous rocks align with the prevailing m ...
EXAM 1: ANSWER KEY
... 5. When the interior of the earth cooled early in its history, different layers formed inside the Earth. Which of the following combinations defines the entire thickness of the Earth's interior? A. the core, mantle, and crust B. the core, asthenosphere, and crust C. the inner core, outer core, and m ...
... 5. When the interior of the earth cooled early in its history, different layers formed inside the Earth. Which of the following combinations defines the entire thickness of the Earth's interior? A. the core, mantle, and crust B. the core, asthenosphere, and crust C. the inner core, outer core, and m ...
Word98 format
... 5. When the interior of the earth cooled early in its history, different layers formed inside the Earth. Which of the following combinations defines the entire thickness of the Earth's interior? A. the core, mantle, and crust B. the core, asthenosphere, and crust C. the inner core, outer core, and m ...
... 5. When the interior of the earth cooled early in its history, different layers formed inside the Earth. Which of the following combinations defines the entire thickness of the Earth's interior? A. the core, mantle, and crust B. the core, asthenosphere, and crust C. the inner core, outer core, and m ...
Spring 2007 Earth Science
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Name Date LabWrite for Middle School
... The Earth's surface is covered by a crust. The crust, together with the rigid upper portion of the mantle that lies just below the crust, makes up the lithosphere. The lithosphere is broken into 15 pieces of varying sizes. These pieces are called plates. ...
... The Earth's surface is covered by a crust. The crust, together with the rigid upper portion of the mantle that lies just below the crust, makes up the lithosphere. The lithosphere is broken into 15 pieces of varying sizes. These pieces are called plates. ...
Worksheet: The movement of tectonic plates
... Possibly the best known example is the mountain shrimp (Anaspides tasmaniae) which is very similar to Triassic (230 million year old) fossils. Currently, its closest relatives are found in New Zealand and South America. The Tasmanian cave spider is considered to be one of the most primitive spiders ...
... Possibly the best known example is the mountain shrimp (Anaspides tasmaniae) which is very similar to Triassic (230 million year old) fossils. Currently, its closest relatives are found in New Zealand and South America. The Tasmanian cave spider is considered to be one of the most primitive spiders ...
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
... Three characteristics can be used to identify terranes. • Contains rocks and fossils that differ from those of surrounding terranes • Major faults at the boundaries of a terrane • Magnetic properties of a terrane are generally different from those surrounding it ...
... Three characteristics can be used to identify terranes. • Contains rocks and fossils that differ from those of surrounding terranes • Major faults at the boundaries of a terrane • Magnetic properties of a terrane are generally different from those surrounding it ...
Chapter 14 Geology and nonrenewable Minerals
... Recycled or sold toxic chemical outputs Began making nonpolluting products Company saved $1.2 billion Sparked cleaner production movement Three Big Ideas Dynamic forces that move matter within the earth and on its surface recycle the earth’s rocks, form deposits of mineral resources, and cause volca ...
... Recycled or sold toxic chemical outputs Began making nonpolluting products Company saved $1.2 billion Sparked cleaner production movement Three Big Ideas Dynamic forces that move matter within the earth and on its surface recycle the earth’s rocks, form deposits of mineral resources, and cause volca ...
Concept Review
... In the space provided, write the letter of the pair of terms or phrases that best complete the analogy shown. An analogy is a relationship between two pairs of words or phrases written as a:b::c:d. The symbol : is read is to, and the symbol :: is ...
... In the space provided, write the letter of the pair of terms or phrases that best complete the analogy shown. An analogy is a relationship between two pairs of words or phrases written as a:b::c:d. The symbol : is read is to, and the symbol :: is ...
Chemistry: Atoms First, McMurry and Fay, 1st Edition
... field generated? - Electrical currents in the (liquid Iron) outer core probably generate Earth's magnetic field. The lines of magnetic field surrounding Earth resemble those of a bar magnet. ...
... field generated? - Electrical currents in the (liquid Iron) outer core probably generate Earth's magnetic field. The lines of magnetic field surrounding Earth resemble those of a bar magnet. ...
IM_chapter1 Intro
... climate has changed in Earth’s past and has been warmer than even the most dire predictions for how temperatures will increase over the next few centuries, it is human systems that depend on climate being more-or-less constant and predictable. Some of the systems we depend on that could change inclu ...
... climate has changed in Earth’s past and has been warmer than even the most dire predictions for how temperatures will increase over the next few centuries, it is human systems that depend on climate being more-or-less constant and predictable. Some of the systems we depend on that could change inclu ...
Plate Tectonics
... Transform faults are places where two plates are sliding past each other. No new rock is made and no rock is destroyed so they are called conservative boundaries. Transform faults are huge fractures which run down through the lithospheres, at times the fault "locks", the two plates become stuck and ...
... Transform faults are places where two plates are sliding past each other. No new rock is made and no rock is destroyed so they are called conservative boundaries. Transform faults are huge fractures which run down through the lithospheres, at times the fault "locks", the two plates become stuck and ...
CHANGING LANDFORMS
... A: Earth has three primary layers: the core, the mantle, and the crust. The core is in the center of Earth. The other layers of Earth are squeezing it tightly, so it is under extreme pressure. It is also intensely hot—as hot as the surface of the Sun! The inner core has so much pressure that it cann ...
... A: Earth has three primary layers: the core, the mantle, and the crust. The core is in the center of Earth. The other layers of Earth are squeezing it tightly, so it is under extreme pressure. It is also intensely hot—as hot as the surface of the Sun! The inner core has so much pressure that it cann ...
Earthquakes
... destroyed. Dams are seriously damaged. Large landslides occur. Water is thrown on the banks of canals, rivers, lakes. The ground cracks in large areas. Railroad tracks are bent slightly. XI. Most buildings collapse. Some bridges are destroyed. Large cracks appear in the ground.. Railroad tracks are ...
... destroyed. Dams are seriously damaged. Large landslides occur. Water is thrown on the banks of canals, rivers, lakes. The ground cracks in large areas. Railroad tracks are bent slightly. XI. Most buildings collapse. Some bridges are destroyed. Large cracks appear in the ground.. Railroad tracks are ...
The Rock Cycle
... rocks, crystallize when the magma reaches the earth’s surface cooling quickly. Plutonic or intrusive rocks crystallize within the crust of the earth, and as a result plutonic rocks cool at a much slower pace then volcanic rocks ...
... rocks, crystallize when the magma reaches the earth’s surface cooling quickly. Plutonic or intrusive rocks crystallize within the crust of the earth, and as a result plutonic rocks cool at a much slower pace then volcanic rocks ...
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.