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... mantle and crust allow scientist to determine how the Earth’s interior is structured? (1) The earth is made up of 4 aligned layers: The inner and outer core, mantle and crust. The crust is the solid surface layer that is made up of tectonic plates. These plates can move and when this occurs pressure ...
... mantle and crust allow scientist to determine how the Earth’s interior is structured? (1) The earth is made up of 4 aligned layers: The inner and outer core, mantle and crust. The crust is the solid surface layer that is made up of tectonic plates. These plates can move and when this occurs pressure ...
Layers of the Earth
... creates the Earth’s main magnetic field. It is composed of _____________________and ____________________________ It is somewhere between 3700-5500 K The Inner Core: (5200-6371km) ...
... creates the Earth’s main magnetic field. It is composed of _____________________and ____________________________ It is somewhere between 3700-5500 K The Inner Core: (5200-6371km) ...
Plate tectonics - pams
... plant) located in rocks about 250 million years old in South Africa, Australia, India and Antarctica. Seeds were too large to have been carried by wind and too fragile to have survived a trip by ocean waves. ...
... plant) located in rocks about 250 million years old in South Africa, Australia, India and Antarctica. Seeds were too large to have been carried by wind and too fragile to have survived a trip by ocean waves. ...
Dynamic Earth Processes
... crust dives under the less dense continental crust) at which volcanic arcs, ocean trench, earthquakes and mountain ranges occur. 3. Transform plate boundaries: Two plates move laterally (Parallel slip) past each other. This movement cause earthquakes along such faults as the San Andreas Fault. ...
... crust dives under the less dense continental crust) at which volcanic arcs, ocean trench, earthquakes and mountain ranges occur. 3. Transform plate boundaries: Two plates move laterally (Parallel slip) past each other. This movement cause earthquakes along such faults as the San Andreas Fault. ...
Forsyth, D.W., Lay, T., Aster, R.C., and Romanowicz, B. (2009). Grand challenges for seismology
... role in the dynamics of Earth’s deep interior. How are Earth’s internal boundaries affected by dynamics? Internal boundaries in Earth (and other planets) are associated with the primary compositional layering that resulted from the chemical differentiation of the planet and with mineralogical phase ...
... role in the dynamics of Earth’s deep interior. How are Earth’s internal boundaries affected by dynamics? Internal boundaries in Earth (and other planets) are associated with the primary compositional layering that resulted from the chemical differentiation of the planet and with mineralogical phase ...
Inside the Earth
... Made up of more iron and magnesium so is very dense • Convection currents occur in the mantle ...
... Made up of more iron and magnesium so is very dense • Convection currents occur in the mantle ...
Name _____ Hour ______ Score Plate Tectonics Unit Objectives
... Identify the different layers of the Earth and their compositions Describe important milestones in geologic time eras Describe the movement of the Earth’s plates over geologic time Explain Alfred Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis and why it was not accepted in his time Explain the the ...
... Identify the different layers of the Earth and their compositions Describe important milestones in geologic time eras Describe the movement of the Earth’s plates over geologic time Explain Alfred Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis and why it was not accepted in his time Explain the the ...
topic 4 – the moving crust
... Converging plates – two plates that are pushing together 10. What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? P.390 - The theory that Earth’s crust is broken up into pieces called plates. These plates are always moving on Earth’s mantle. 11. Who is Tuzo Wilson? P.390 - A Canadian scientist that contributed to ...
... Converging plates – two plates that are pushing together 10. What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? P.390 - The theory that Earth’s crust is broken up into pieces called plates. These plates are always moving on Earth’s mantle. 11. Who is Tuzo Wilson? P.390 - A Canadian scientist that contributed to ...
General World Cultures Chapter 2- Physical Geography glacier
... the Earth. Most of the changes happen too slowly for people to notice. A volcanic eruption, however, causes sudden change. Forces deep within the Earth, then, do affect life on the surface. There is no way to stop these forces. The Earth’s Surface * Water covers 70% of the Earth. Therefore, only 30% ...
... the Earth. Most of the changes happen too slowly for people to notice. A volcanic eruption, however, causes sudden change. Forces deep within the Earth, then, do affect life on the surface. There is no way to stop these forces. The Earth’s Surface * Water covers 70% of the Earth. Therefore, only 30% ...
The Police Ombudsman
... The History of Friends of the Earth Since 1971, Friends of the Earth have been working to find solutions to environmental problems It is the most famous and influential environmental NGO in the UK Friends of the Earth has 1 million supporters across five continents with over 70 national organ ...
... The History of Friends of the Earth Since 1971, Friends of the Earth have been working to find solutions to environmental problems It is the most famous and influential environmental NGO in the UK Friends of the Earth has 1 million supporters across five continents with over 70 national organ ...
Geology of Connecticut
... Convergence: When an Oceanic Crust collides with a Continental Crust the Oceanic Crust, which is denser and thinner, gets pushed down and heats up forming magma that moves up through cracks in the Continental Crust forming a line of volcanoes, mountains and giving rise to an Earthquake zone. This is ...
... Convergence: When an Oceanic Crust collides with a Continental Crust the Oceanic Crust, which is denser and thinner, gets pushed down and heats up forming magma that moves up through cracks in the Continental Crust forming a line of volcanoes, mountains and giving rise to an Earthquake zone. This is ...
Earthquakes
... seismograph to record the waves of energy released in the quake. A seismograph can determine what kinds of waves were produced, and how strong those waves are. Scientists take the results from a seismograph and compare it to the Richter Scale. Using the scale, scientists can assign the earthquake a ...
... seismograph to record the waves of energy released in the quake. A seismograph can determine what kinds of waves were produced, and how strong those waves are. Scientists take the results from a seismograph and compare it to the Richter Scale. Using the scale, scientists can assign the earthquake a ...
Seafloor Spreading
... • Compared to continental crust, ocean crust is thinner and denser. New ocean crust continues to form at mid-ocean ridges. 2.1m Many processes of the rock cycle are consequences of plate dynamics. These include the production of magma (and subsequent igneous rock formation and contact metamorphism) ...
... • Compared to continental crust, ocean crust is thinner and denser. New ocean crust continues to form at mid-ocean ridges. 2.1m Many processes of the rock cycle are consequences of plate dynamics. These include the production of magma (and subsequent igneous rock formation and contact metamorphism) ...
7a earthquakes
... A strike-slip fault is formed where two parts of the earth’s crust (plates) slide past each other. ...
... A strike-slip fault is formed where two parts of the earth’s crust (plates) slide past each other. ...
Tectonic Plates
... As the seafloor spreads apart, ______________ moves up and flows from the cracks, cools, and forms new seafloor. ...
... As the seafloor spreads apart, ______________ moves up and flows from the cracks, cools, and forms new seafloor. ...
Structure of the Earth
... Wegener noticed that fossils of the same animals could be found on different continents, for example: Avalon Peninsula and Wales (in Britain) are 4000km away from each other but the same animals have been founding both ...
... Wegener noticed that fossils of the same animals could be found on different continents, for example: Avalon Peninsula and Wales (in Britain) are 4000km away from each other but the same animals have been founding both ...
Seismic Waves - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... • The fact that P-waves pass through the core, but are refracted along the way, indicates that the inner core is denser than the outer core and solid. • When pressure dominates, atoms are squeezed together tightly and exist in the solid state. • If temperatures are high enough, atoms move apart enou ...
... • The fact that P-waves pass through the core, but are refracted along the way, indicates that the inner core is denser than the outer core and solid. • When pressure dominates, atoms are squeezed together tightly and exist in the solid state. • If temperatures are high enough, atoms move apart enou ...
Earth Shaping
... earth is constantly changing. In addition to the effects of weathering and erosion, there are much larger scale changes occurring due to the movement of large plates in the lithosphere. ...
... earth is constantly changing. In addition to the effects of weathering and erosion, there are much larger scale changes occurring due to the movement of large plates in the lithosphere. ...
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.