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... – Volcanism can cause a temporary global cooling with secondary effects on the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. • Describe the Earth’s principal sources of internal and external energy (e.g., radioactive decay, gravity, solar energy). – In the earliest stage of Earth’s history, internal therma ...
... – Volcanism can cause a temporary global cooling with secondary effects on the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. • Describe the Earth’s principal sources of internal and external energy (e.g., radioactive decay, gravity, solar energy). – In the earliest stage of Earth’s history, internal therma ...
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... o Plates: a section of the lithosphere that slowly ___________________ over the Asthenosphere ___________________ pieces of the continental and oceanic crust Combined continental drift and sea floor spreading into a ___________________ theory o Scientific Theory: well ___________________ concept t ...
... o Plates: a section of the lithosphere that slowly ___________________ over the Asthenosphere ___________________ pieces of the continental and oceanic crust Combined continental drift and sea floor spreading into a ___________________ theory o Scientific Theory: well ___________________ concept t ...
Inside Earth WebQuest: Worksheet
... A Webquest is a way for you to explore a topic, such as “The Layers of the Earth” and find useful information to help you understand the topic. In this webquest, you will be visiting web sites that will help you better understand the Earth's interior, continental drift, plate tectonics and how these ...
... A Webquest is a way for you to explore a topic, such as “The Layers of the Earth” and find useful information to help you understand the topic. In this webquest, you will be visiting web sites that will help you better understand the Earth's interior, continental drift, plate tectonics and how these ...
Essential Questions - Thomas C. Cario Middle School
... opposite side of the Earth, where no waves are detected by a seismograph. 6. What causes an earthquake to occur? An EQ occurs due to the breaking and/or shifting of rock beneath the Earth’s surface. 7. Can Earthquakes be predicted? Why or why not? No, there is no way to know exactly when the rock w ...
... opposite side of the Earth, where no waves are detected by a seismograph. 6. What causes an earthquake to occur? An EQ occurs due to the breaking and/or shifting of rock beneath the Earth’s surface. 7. Can Earthquakes be predicted? Why or why not? No, there is no way to know exactly when the rock w ...
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... Volcanoes are found at places in the earth's crust where hot, molten rock (magma) wells up to the surface; found at tectonic plate boundaries and hot spots ...
... Volcanoes are found at places in the earth's crust where hot, molten rock (magma) wells up to the surface; found at tectonic plate boundaries and hot spots ...
Name - Cedar Hill ISD
... 6. What happens to temperature and density uppermost part of CRUST as you go from the surface of the Earth to mantle and crust the core? IT INCREASES ASTHENOSPHERE Somewhat soft part of mantle on which the plates float ...
... 6. What happens to temperature and density uppermost part of CRUST as you go from the surface of the Earth to mantle and crust the core? IT INCREASES ASTHENOSPHERE Somewhat soft part of mantle on which the plates float ...
Chapter 2 & Latin America
... cultural diffusion: spread of cultural traits from one culture to another. ...
... cultural diffusion: spread of cultural traits from one culture to another. ...
Chapter 7 Earth`s Structure What are columns of steaming hot water
... 20. Seismic Waves- waves of energy sent through Earth’s crust when plates move suddenly. 21. What does a seismograph record? The strength of seismic waves moving through Earth’s crust and along its surface. 22. What is faulting? The movement of rocks along the fault. 23. Name the 3 types of faults. ...
... 20. Seismic Waves- waves of energy sent through Earth’s crust when plates move suddenly. 21. What does a seismograph record? The strength of seismic waves moving through Earth’s crust and along its surface. 22. What is faulting? The movement of rocks along the fault. 23. Name the 3 types of faults. ...
Layers of the Earth - Endeavor Charter School
... earth. Using the data from seismic waves – the speed that they travel and the paths that they take, geologists have learned that the earth is made up of several layers. ...
... earth. Using the data from seismic waves – the speed that they travel and the paths that they take, geologists have learned that the earth is made up of several layers. ...
Our Changing Planet
... The mantle, which is approximately 5700km thick, has a mean density of about 4.5g/cm3. The mantle consists of SOLID rock which is rich in magnesium, iron and silicon. Although the mantle is solid, its high temperature means that the rocks are able to move slowly (creep). Convection currents in the m ...
... The mantle, which is approximately 5700km thick, has a mean density of about 4.5g/cm3. The mantle consists of SOLID rock which is rich in magnesium, iron and silicon. Although the mantle is solid, its high temperature means that the rocks are able to move slowly (creep). Convection currents in the m ...
The Earths Crust Quick Key
... KS4/Chemistry/C1.7-Changes in the Earth and its Atmosphere/PJMcCormack/9-6-14 ...
... KS4/Chemistry/C1.7-Changes in the Earth and its Atmosphere/PJMcCormack/9-6-14 ...
VENUS
... • Heat flows from the interior to surface via conduction, not through edges of plates as on the Earth, and no Plate Tectonics • High temperature leads to soft, thin crust • Has little or no magnetic field; surprising since iron core must be molten. Why? • Slow rotation – 243 earth days! More than th ...
... • Heat flows from the interior to surface via conduction, not through edges of plates as on the Earth, and no Plate Tectonics • High temperature leads to soft, thin crust • Has little or no magnetic field; surprising since iron core must be molten. Why? • Slow rotation – 243 earth days! More than th ...
Earths Interior- Milky Way
... CRUST or LITHOSPHERE – thin, brittle, hard, cold, solid outer shell INNER CORE – hot, solid (very high pressure, contains heavy metals) OUTER CORE – so hot, even pressure can’t force it into a solid. This layer is a liquid Cut the Milky Way bar in half: Label the three layers of the bar according to ...
... CRUST or LITHOSPHERE – thin, brittle, hard, cold, solid outer shell INNER CORE – hot, solid (very high pressure, contains heavy metals) OUTER CORE – so hot, even pressure can’t force it into a solid. This layer is a liquid Cut the Milky Way bar in half: Label the three layers of the bar according to ...
INSIDE THE EARTH The Earth is made up of several layers that
... around the Earth - Prevailing winds – warm air from the Tropics moves towards Poles and colder air from the Poles moves towards the Equator Trade winds – east to west between the Tropics Westerlies – west to east between Tropics and 60 degrees latitude - Ocean currents can carry warm water to hi ...
... around the Earth - Prevailing winds – warm air from the Tropics moves towards Poles and colder air from the Poles moves towards the Equator Trade winds – east to west between the Tropics Westerlies – west to east between Tropics and 60 degrees latitude - Ocean currents can carry warm water to hi ...
BUGS Rocks Station 1 Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
... students’ attention to the plate tectonic map. Discuss how we have come to understand that the earth’s crust is broken into giant crustal plates, this theory is called plate tectonics. The plates are floating on the earth’s mantle. Giving each student a plate puzzle piece, use the metaphor that the ...
... students’ attention to the plate tectonic map. Discuss how we have come to understand that the earth’s crust is broken into giant crustal plates, this theory is called plate tectonics. The plates are floating on the earth’s mantle. Giving each student a plate puzzle piece, use the metaphor that the ...
Earth: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
... Please use your science student journal and glossary to study for your test on Thursday, April 3rd. Layers of the Earth: Refer to page 5 What are the 3 layers of the Earth? What makes up the different layers? Ex: Crust: mostly granite Earth as a Giant Magnet: Refer to pages 18-21 What causes Earth t ...
... Please use your science student journal and glossary to study for your test on Thursday, April 3rd. Layers of the Earth: Refer to page 5 What are the 3 layers of the Earth? What makes up the different layers? Ex: Crust: mostly granite Earth as a Giant Magnet: Refer to pages 18-21 What causes Earth t ...
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... all directions. These can be detected by seismic stations. On this map the seismic stations are located at points A, B and C near a large lake. The waves were detected at A after 12 minutes, B after 8 minutes and C after 6 minutes. Where is the epicentre of the earthquake likely to be? ...
... all directions. These can be detected by seismic stations. On this map the seismic stations are located at points A, B and C near a large lake. The waves were detected at A after 12 minutes, B after 8 minutes and C after 6 minutes. Where is the epicentre of the earthquake likely to be? ...
Our Dynamic Earth
... • Its hard shell, lithosphere, is made up of continental crust and mantle. • It is divided into 17 plates, which drift on the upper mantle. • Plates beneath the oceans are thin but made up of heavy material, but continental plates are made of light, thicker material. • Some plates move apart (diverg ...
... • Its hard shell, lithosphere, is made up of continental crust and mantle. • It is divided into 17 plates, which drift on the upper mantle. • Plates beneath the oceans are thin but made up of heavy material, but continental plates are made of light, thicker material. • Some plates move apart (diverg ...
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... 35 minutes to birth of Christ 1 hour+ to pyramids 3 hours to retreat of glaciers from Wisconsin 12 days = 1 million years 2 years to extinction of dinosaurs 14 years to age of Niagara Escarpment 31 years = 1 billion years ...
... 35 minutes to birth of Christ 1 hour+ to pyramids 3 hours to retreat of glaciers from Wisconsin 12 days = 1 million years 2 years to extinction of dinosaurs 14 years to age of Niagara Escarpment 31 years = 1 billion years ...
Earth`s Structure Earth`s Structure Density Density Stratification
... outer core and solid inner core. Three spheres surround the rocky portion of the Earth. Hydrosphere includes all of the “free” water of the Earth contained in the ocean, lakes, rivers, snow, ice, water vapor and groundwater. Atmosphere is the gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth and is main ...
... outer core and solid inner core. Three spheres surround the rocky portion of the Earth. Hydrosphere includes all of the “free” water of the Earth contained in the ocean, lakes, rivers, snow, ice, water vapor and groundwater. Atmosphere is the gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth and is main ...
Earthquake Vocabulary - Garnet Valley School District
... moves the ground up and down or side to side ...
... moves the ground up and down or side to side ...
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.