Virginia Standards of Learning
... The history of Earth and the ages of rocks can be investigated and understood by studying rocks and fossils. Relative time places events in a sequence without assigning any numerical ages. Fossils, superposition, and crosscutting relations are used to determine the relative ages of rocks. Ab ...
... The history of Earth and the ages of rocks can be investigated and understood by studying rocks and fossils. Relative time places events in a sequence without assigning any numerical ages. Fossils, superposition, and crosscutting relations are used to determine the relative ages of rocks. Ab ...
Name - mrspilkington
... called tectonic plates. The plates have a thin layer of crust above a layer of cool hard rocks. Most of them have both continental and oceanic crust. These tectonic plates fit together like joints made by a carpenter. There are about twelve large ...
... called tectonic plates. The plates have a thin layer of crust above a layer of cool hard rocks. Most of them have both continental and oceanic crust. These tectonic plates fit together like joints made by a carpenter. There are about twelve large ...
Plate tectonics: divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries
... Railsback's Some Fundamentals of Mineralogy and Geochemistry ...
... Railsback's Some Fundamentals of Mineralogy and Geochemistry ...
science core curriculum guide
... What does the term “relative” mean? What does it mean to be radioactive? Sample Multiple Choice Question: Geologists found rocks that contain parts of animals which lived in the sea. They were found in layers of the Earth beneath dry land. What does this tells them about the geological history of th ...
... What does the term “relative” mean? What does it mean to be radioactive? Sample Multiple Choice Question: Geologists found rocks that contain parts of animals which lived in the sea. They were found in layers of the Earth beneath dry land. What does this tells them about the geological history of th ...
The Study of Earthquakes
... a day? (That is nearly 6 earthquakes a day!) • An earthquake can cause a huge tidal wave called a ___________? • What actually causes an earthquake? ...
... a day? (That is nearly 6 earthquakes a day!) • An earthquake can cause a huge tidal wave called a ___________? • What actually causes an earthquake? ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
... Seismologists – scientists who study earthquakes. Richter scale – calculation of the strength or magnitude of an earthquake. For every 1 point rise 30 times the energy is released. Magnitude - Height of a line traced on a ...
... Seismologists – scientists who study earthquakes. Richter scale – calculation of the strength or magnitude of an earthquake. For every 1 point rise 30 times the energy is released. Magnitude - Height of a line traced on a ...
No Slide Title - NSCC NetID: Personal Web Space
... What methods will we need to succeed in geology? An innate curiosity and willingness to ask questions Good observational skills to recognize basic patterns and spatial relationships A systematic approach to documenting, analyzing, and predicting observations An ability to visualize in 3-dime ...
... What methods will we need to succeed in geology? An innate curiosity and willingness to ask questions Good observational skills to recognize basic patterns and spatial relationships A systematic approach to documenting, analyzing, and predicting observations An ability to visualize in 3-dime ...
Essential Questions: February 13-17, 2017 Name: Date: Period
... c. continental drift 4Earthquakes are a sudden motion caused by movement of tectonic plates working against a. friction b. gravity c. magnetic forces 5When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate, what is usually formed? a. continental drift b. seafloor spreading c. subduction zone 6At wha ...
... c. continental drift 4Earthquakes are a sudden motion caused by movement of tectonic plates working against a. friction b. gravity c. magnetic forces 5When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate, what is usually formed? a. continental drift b. seafloor spreading c. subduction zone 6At wha ...
Chapter_14_Notes
... b) The solution drains into storage ponds below the rocks c) After circulated a number of times, the gold is removed from the ponds 3) Cyanide is extremely toxic to birds and mammals 4) Cyanide can leak into underground drinking water supplies and poison fish and other forms of life in lakes and str ...
... b) The solution drains into storage ponds below the rocks c) After circulated a number of times, the gold is removed from the ponds 3) Cyanide is extremely toxic to birds and mammals 4) Cyanide can leak into underground drinking water supplies and poison fish and other forms of life in lakes and str ...
ES Ch 3 Test
... ______ 1. According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift, a. Earth’s surface is made up of seven major landmasses. b. the continents do not move. c. Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking. d. the continents were once joined together in a single landmass. ______ 2. What is Pangaea? a. the name ...
... ______ 1. According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift, a. Earth’s surface is made up of seven major landmasses. b. the continents do not move. c. Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking. d. the continents were once joined together in a single landmass. ______ 2. What is Pangaea? a. the name ...
LANDFORMS
... The rocks of Gros Morne National Park and adjacent parts of western Newfoundland are world-renowned for the light they shed on the geological evolution of ancient mountain belts. The geology of the park illustrates the concept of plate tectonics, one of the most important ideas in modern science. ...
... The rocks of Gros Morne National Park and adjacent parts of western Newfoundland are world-renowned for the light they shed on the geological evolution of ancient mountain belts. The geology of the park illustrates the concept of plate tectonics, one of the most important ideas in modern science. ...
Portraying the Earth
... The old crust moves outward from the mid-ocean ridge As this happens, the new crust pushes the lighter continental plates over the asthenosphere The continental plate moves until it hits another plate Depending on the kind of plate, there will be a subduction or a ...
... The old crust moves outward from the mid-ocean ridge As this happens, the new crust pushes the lighter continental plates over the asthenosphere The continental plate moves until it hits another plate Depending on the kind of plate, there will be a subduction or a ...
Bell Ringer - Hart County Schools
... Plate Tectonics • Asthenosphere- hot, plastic portion of the mantle • Hypothesis 1- the plates of the lithosphere float on top of the asthenosphere • Hypothesis 2- the plates are driven by the force of gravity acting on their own massive weight. ...
... Plate Tectonics • Asthenosphere- hot, plastic portion of the mantle • Hypothesis 1- the plates of the lithosphere float on top of the asthenosphere • Hypothesis 2- the plates are driven by the force of gravity acting on their own massive weight. ...
Slide 1
... Convection currents result from heat flow – Mantle material moves at only about 10 cm/yr; – Material takes about 2×108 yr for a full cycle; – Comparatively light rock (lithosphere) rides on top. ...
... Convection currents result from heat flow – Mantle material moves at only about 10 cm/yr; – Material takes about 2×108 yr for a full cycle; – Comparatively light rock (lithosphere) rides on top. ...
(comprised of the continental crust and oceanic crust).
... Geologists use the term lithosphere to mean an outer Earth zone, or shell, of rigid, brittle rock. It includes not only the crust, but also the cooler, upper part of the mantle that is composed of brittle rock. The rigid, brittle lithosphere rests on top of a soft, plastic underlayer named the asthe ...
... Geologists use the term lithosphere to mean an outer Earth zone, or shell, of rigid, brittle rock. It includes not only the crust, but also the cooler, upper part of the mantle that is composed of brittle rock. The rigid, brittle lithosphere rests on top of a soft, plastic underlayer named the asthe ...
Name
... 11. What type of landform can form where two continental plates diverge? Name one actual place on Earth where this occurs. ...
... 11. What type of landform can form where two continental plates diverge? Name one actual place on Earth where this occurs. ...
Name
... Planet Earth is organized into layers of varying thickness. This solid, rocky planet becomes denser as one travels into its interior. Gravity has caused the planet to differentiate, meaning the denser material has been pulled towards Earth’s center and less dense material mitigates to the surface. W ...
... Planet Earth is organized into layers of varying thickness. This solid, rocky planet becomes denser as one travels into its interior. Gravity has caused the planet to differentiate, meaning the denser material has been pulled towards Earth’s center and less dense material mitigates to the surface. W ...
Geology Test08
... X and Y are locations in the bedrock that have been diverging at the same rate. The movement of the North American Plate and Eurasian Plate is shown by the two arrows. 32. Which statements best describe the age and magnetic orientation of the basalts found at locations X and Y? a. The basalt at loca ...
... X and Y are locations in the bedrock that have been diverging at the same rate. The movement of the North American Plate and Eurasian Plate is shown by the two arrows. 32. Which statements best describe the age and magnetic orientation of the basalts found at locations X and Y? a. The basalt at loca ...
Spinning Spirals – Teachers` Notes File
... incredibly slowly perhaps taking millions of years. The tectonic plate that Australia lies within is An initiative supported by Woodside and ESWA ...
... incredibly slowly perhaps taking millions of years. The tectonic plate that Australia lies within is An initiative supported by Woodside and ESWA ...
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.