Earth Study Guide– SOL 5
... Metamorphic rock – hard matter formed by extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth Outer core – the layer of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel just below the mantle Pangaea – an ancient landmass believed to have broken up into today’s continents Plate tectonics- a theory that the Earth’ ...
... Metamorphic rock – hard matter formed by extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth Outer core – the layer of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel just below the mantle Pangaea – an ancient landmass believed to have broken up into today’s continents Plate tectonics- a theory that the Earth’ ...
RESTLESS EARTH
... - The outermost layer of the Earth. It is also the thinnest layer of the Earth. mantle - This is the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is extremely thick and contains most of the Earth’s mass. core - The core extends from the bottom of the mantle to the center of the Earth. It ...
... - The outermost layer of the Earth. It is also the thinnest layer of the Earth. mantle - This is the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is extremely thick and contains most of the Earth’s mass. core - The core extends from the bottom of the mantle to the center of the Earth. It ...
The age of the Solar system
... structures; also through accretion of small rocks from the asteroid belt that were never incorporated into planets. Due to accretion of meteorites the Earth grew larger and more spherical in shape. 4. Describe the early Earth shortly (less than ½ billion years) after it was formed. - Early Earth – i ...
... structures; also through accretion of small rocks from the asteroid belt that were never incorporated into planets. Due to accretion of meteorites the Earth grew larger and more spherical in shape. 4. Describe the early Earth shortly (less than ½ billion years) after it was formed. - Early Earth – i ...
Earth Study Guide– SOL 5
... Metamorphic rock – hard matter formed by extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth Outer core – the layer of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel just below the mantle Pangaea – an ancient landmass believed to have broken up into today’s continents Plate tectonics- a theory that the Earth’ ...
... Metamorphic rock – hard matter formed by extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth Outer core – the layer of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel just below the mantle Pangaea – an ancient landmass believed to have broken up into today’s continents Plate tectonics- a theory that the Earth’ ...
Branches of Science
... Earth along with its rocks, minerals, and land forms, and of the history of the changes these have undergone. • The structure of a specific region of the Earth, including its rocks, soils, mountaines, fossils, and other features. ...
... Earth along with its rocks, minerals, and land forms, and of the history of the changes these have undergone. • The structure of a specific region of the Earth, including its rocks, soils, mountaines, fossils, and other features. ...
Core
... oceans rest. These “ride” over molten mantle. • Crust is part of the lithosphere. • Two types of Crust: Oceanic and Continental ...
... oceans rest. These “ride” over molten mantle. • Crust is part of the lithosphere. • Two types of Crust: Oceanic and Continental ...
Earth`s Interior
... There are three ways that heat is transferred they are: 16. Radiation- ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 17. Conduction- __________________________________________________________________ _ ...
... There are three ways that heat is transferred they are: 16. Radiation- ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 17. Conduction- __________________________________________________________________ _ ...
Power Point format
... • Geology - the science that pursues an understanding of planet Earth • GEO=earth OLOGY = study of • Physical geology - examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface ...
... • Geology - the science that pursues an understanding of planet Earth • GEO=earth OLOGY = study of • Physical geology - examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface ...
Earth Movements
... further away) warning of the arrival of the more damaging surface waves. When next? Scientists can’t predict earthquakes but they know in which regions earthquakes are most likely to occur. Taking into account the speed and direction of th e ...
... further away) warning of the arrival of the more damaging surface waves. When next? Scientists can’t predict earthquakes but they know in which regions earthquakes are most likely to occur. Taking into account the speed and direction of th e ...
The History of Life on Earth
... Scientists use a type of calendar to divide the Earth’s long history Calendar is divided into very long units of time since the Earth formed so long ago Geologic Time Scale: the standard method used to divide the Earth’s long natural history into manageable parts ...
... Scientists use a type of calendar to divide the Earth’s long history Calendar is divided into very long units of time since the Earth formed so long ago Geologic Time Scale: the standard method used to divide the Earth’s long natural history into manageable parts ...
Land & The Earth
... that starts in the British Isles and then picks up in Scandinavia, Mts. in South America that begin again in Africa. Ancient Climates – Glacial deposits were found in South America & Africa that were identical; Evidence of lush forests in the Northern Hemisphere such as in E. United States, Siberia, ...
... that starts in the British Isles and then picks up in Scandinavia, Mts. in South America that begin again in Africa. Ancient Climates – Glacial deposits were found in South America & Africa that were identical; Evidence of lush forests in the Northern Hemisphere such as in E. United States, Siberia, ...
File
... As Earth heated it became partially molten. 30 – 65% of the Earth formed an outer magma ocean hundreds of kilometers ...
... As Earth heated it became partially molten. 30 – 65% of the Earth formed an outer magma ocean hundreds of kilometers ...
Chapter 7 Earth
... A plate colliding with another can also raise it, resulting in very high mountains ...
... A plate colliding with another can also raise it, resulting in very high mountains ...
“I Can” – Plate Tectonics Objectives – Learning Target Analysis
... and where the magnetic field of the Earth is generated - section 6.1 (also know how these items relate to the causes of convergent and divergent plate boundaries) E 3.2C Describe the differences between oceanic and continental crust (including density, thickness, age, composition – what it’s made of ...
... and where the magnetic field of the Earth is generated - section 6.1 (also know how these items relate to the causes of convergent and divergent plate boundaries) E 3.2C Describe the differences between oceanic and continental crust (including density, thickness, age, composition – what it’s made of ...
Environmental Geology – Fall 2005
... What lines of evidence did Wegener use to support his continental drift hypothesis? Why wasn’t his hypothesis widely accepted by the scientific community? What is apparent polar wander? How is it used to further support ‘drifting continents’? What lines of evidence support the seafloor spreadi ...
... What lines of evidence did Wegener use to support his continental drift hypothesis? Why wasn’t his hypothesis widely accepted by the scientific community? What is apparent polar wander? How is it used to further support ‘drifting continents’? What lines of evidence support the seafloor spreadi ...
“HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS INSIDE THE EARTH” The deepest
... The deepest hole ever drilled in the Earth was only about 12 km deep, yet scientists are confident that they understand the internal structure of the Earth thousands of kilometers below the surface. How is this possible? This is another example of the importance of observations and inference for det ...
... The deepest hole ever drilled in the Earth was only about 12 km deep, yet scientists are confident that they understand the internal structure of the Earth thousands of kilometers below the surface. How is this possible? This is another example of the importance of observations and inference for det ...
Earth*s Layers notes Part 2
... moving in opposite directions or away from each other. Two main things that occur at this type of plate boundary is sea floor spreading and rift valleys. Sea floor spreading creates new sea floor and rift valleys make huge valleys in the earth that will sometimes fill up with water to create large l ...
... moving in opposite directions or away from each other. Two main things that occur at this type of plate boundary is sea floor spreading and rift valleys. Sea floor spreading creates new sea floor and rift valleys make huge valleys in the earth that will sometimes fill up with water to create large l ...
Document
... Recognize that lithospheric plates on the scale of continents and oceans continually move at rates of centimeters per year. SPI 0707.7.6 Describe the relationship between plate movements and earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading. ...
... Recognize that lithospheric plates on the scale of continents and oceans continually move at rates of centimeters per year. SPI 0707.7.6 Describe the relationship between plate movements and earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading. ...
Environmental Science
... • Scientists cannot predicts when earthquakes will take place. However, they can help provide information about where earthquakes are likely to occur helping people prepare. • An area’s earthquake-hazard level is determined by past and present seismic activity. • Earthquake-resistant buildings, buil ...
... • Scientists cannot predicts when earthquakes will take place. However, they can help provide information about where earthquakes are likely to occur helping people prepare. • An area’s earthquake-hazard level is determined by past and present seismic activity. • Earthquake-resistant buildings, buil ...
landforms!!!!!!!
... pushes up towards the surface of the Earth’s crust. If the magma does not break through but rises a section of the crust and creates a plateau. Another way plateaus are formed is when lava breaks through the Earth’s crust and builds on itself over and over to form a raised area of land. Plateaus are ...
... pushes up towards the surface of the Earth’s crust. If the magma does not break through but rises a section of the crust and creates a plateau. Another way plateaus are formed is when lava breaks through the Earth’s crust and builds on itself over and over to form a raised area of land. Plateaus are ...
Chapter 22.1: Earth`s Structure
... How do we know about Earth’s interior if we can’t see it? - Interpret seismic (earthquake) waves - Waves travel at different speeds in different mediums and materials ...
... How do we know about Earth’s interior if we can’t see it? - Interpret seismic (earthquake) waves - Waves travel at different speeds in different mediums and materials ...
landform
... that the Earth’s surface is made up of several large slow moving slabs or plates. 2. Scientists believe that long ago all of Earth’s land masses formed one huge supercontinent known as Pangaea. 3. When continental plates move and drift apart it is called continental drift. ...
... that the Earth’s surface is made up of several large slow moving slabs or plates. 2. Scientists believe that long ago all of Earth’s land masses formed one huge supercontinent known as Pangaea. 3. When continental plates move and drift apart it is called continental drift. ...
Second Half of Chapter 5
... Most of the energy produced by the sun never reaches the Earth. 31% reflected into outer space. 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere. 49% is absorbed by the ground and helps the hydrologic cycle to run. Less than 1% drives the wind and the ocean currents. ...
... Most of the energy produced by the sun never reaches the Earth. 31% reflected into outer space. 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere. 49% is absorbed by the ground and helps the hydrologic cycle to run. Less than 1% drives the wind and the ocean currents. ...
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.