Crust
... Movement created moves the tectonic plates in the Lithosphere Caused by hot material, deep in the Mantle, being heated by the Core to rise then cool and sink again ...
... Movement created moves the tectonic plates in the Lithosphere Caused by hot material, deep in the Mantle, being heated by the Core to rise then cool and sink again ...
February 2015
... made of rock, the crust is covered with dirt and water. The oceans and continents are located on the crust. The mantle is divided into two sections, the upper mantle pairs with the crust, forming the lithosphere. This is broken into plates, which is our next area of study. The lower mantle, also cal ...
... made of rock, the crust is covered with dirt and water. The oceans and continents are located on the crust. The mantle is divided into two sections, the upper mantle pairs with the crust, forming the lithosphere. This is broken into plates, which is our next area of study. The lower mantle, also cal ...
KS4 Earth and atmosphere Learning Objectives
... KS4 Earth and atmosphere Learning Objectives Pupils should be able to: ...
... KS4 Earth and atmosphere Learning Objectives Pupils should be able to: ...
S waves
... 38. Continenal Drift – hypothesis that states the continents were once joined. 39. Evidence that supports Wegeners hypothesis : Fossils on different continents 40. Lithosphereic plates move how fast/year in cm. 5 cm/yr 41. How does the age of sea floor change as it moves away from ocean ridge? Gets ...
... 38. Continenal Drift – hypothesis that states the continents were once joined. 39. Evidence that supports Wegeners hypothesis : Fossils on different continents 40. Lithosphereic plates move how fast/year in cm. 5 cm/yr 41. How does the age of sea floor change as it moves away from ocean ridge? Gets ...
Science Review: Land Formations (Rocks, Minerals, Soil, etc
... Example: A friend lives on Marblehead Neck and has a private beach at the water line. After a storm, the sand is not there! It is all rocks! It has been washed away- this is erosion. That sand was swept over and dumped by the water onto Devereux Beach- this is deposition. ...
... Example: A friend lives on Marblehead Neck and has a private beach at the water line. After a storm, the sand is not there! It is all rocks! It has been washed away- this is erosion. That sand was swept over and dumped by the water onto Devereux Beach- this is deposition. ...
Spheres of the Earth
... • Lithosphere is Greek for “rocky sphere” • The solid, outermost shell of a rocky planet • In Earth, the Lithosphere includes the crust and upper mantle • Is about 100 km. thick • Thickness dependent on age (older lithosphere is bigger) • Part magma ...
... • Lithosphere is Greek for “rocky sphere” • The solid, outermost shell of a rocky planet • In Earth, the Lithosphere includes the crust and upper mantle • Is about 100 km. thick • Thickness dependent on age (older lithosphere is bigger) • Part magma ...
Ossana plate tectonics
... • It's a combination of radioactivity (the radioactive materials in the Earth generate heat) and the residual heat from the formation of the Earth. When all of the matter that created the Earth fell together, it picked up kinetic energy falling in. When it stopped at the proto-Earth, the kinetic ene ...
... • It's a combination of radioactivity (the radioactive materials in the Earth generate heat) and the residual heat from the formation of the Earth. When all of the matter that created the Earth fell together, it picked up kinetic energy falling in. When it stopped at the proto-Earth, the kinetic ene ...
Study Guide
... 1. What are the four layers of Earth? What state of matter is each layer? 2. What happens to the temperature and pressure as you move toward the center of Earth? 3. What types of plates make up the crust? How are they different from one another? 4. What happens in the mantle? 5. Why is the outer cor ...
... 1. What are the four layers of Earth? What state of matter is each layer? 2. What happens to the temperature and pressure as you move toward the center of Earth? 3. What types of plates make up the crust? How are they different from one another? 4. What happens in the mantle? 5. Why is the outer cor ...
Plate Tectonics
... volcanoes along the floor of the ocean ◦ As plates move, new volcanoes are formed along the floor bottom above the hot spot ◦ Hawaii – age of features increase as you move away from the hot spot (Kilauea) ◦ Therefore: The plates are moving over the hot spot and forming new volcanic features. ...
... volcanoes along the floor of the ocean ◦ As plates move, new volcanoes are formed along the floor bottom above the hot spot ◦ Hawaii – age of features increase as you move away from the hot spot (Kilauea) ◦ Therefore: The plates are moving over the hot spot and forming new volcanic features. ...
Plate tectonics study guide blank File
... Mountain chains/ new crust very thin, solid layer, least dense, coolest, upper 67% of Earth’s mass, rock is soft (plastic/putty like), pressure, density, temperature increase as you go deeper. Convection currents here drive plate tectonics 33% of mass, deepest, densest, hottest layer. Has two parts, ...
... Mountain chains/ new crust very thin, solid layer, least dense, coolest, upper 67% of Earth’s mass, rock is soft (plastic/putty like), pressure, density, temperature increase as you go deeper. Convection currents here drive plate tectonics 33% of mass, deepest, densest, hottest layer. Has two parts, ...
angle of inclination
... the latitude on the Earth’s surface where an Fe-rich rock formed, we can use this information to determine the “paleolatitude” for an iron-rich rock. British geophysicists measured the angles of inclination of Ferich rocks of a wide range of ages. What did they find? Each rock recorded a different a ...
... the latitude on the Earth’s surface where an Fe-rich rock formed, we can use this information to determine the “paleolatitude” for an iron-rich rock. British geophysicists measured the angles of inclination of Ferich rocks of a wide range of ages. What did they find? Each rock recorded a different a ...
Chapter 4 Plate tectonics Review Game
... molten material? Pillow lava and other forms of hardened lava are scattered across the ocean floor, this is evidence that molten material constantly erupts from the mid-ocean ridge ...
... molten material? Pillow lava and other forms of hardened lava are scattered across the ocean floor, this is evidence that molten material constantly erupts from the mid-ocean ridge ...
Layers of the Earth Study Guide
... 1. The first layer of the earth is called the crust. 2. It is the layer of the Earth where we live. 3. It is the outer most (outside) layer of the Earth. 4. It is a solid and is up to 100 kilometers thick. 5. It is the coolest in temperature of all the ...
... 1. The first layer of the earth is called the crust. 2. It is the layer of the Earth where we live. 3. It is the outer most (outside) layer of the Earth. 4. It is a solid and is up to 100 kilometers thick. 5. It is the coolest in temperature of all the ...
File - Science 10 Enriched
... ______________ are openings in Earth’s surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock. An ________________ is a sudden, ground-shaking release of built-up energy at or under Earth’s surface. Mapping of the ocean floor revealed the _____-__________ ________, a long ...
... ______________ are openings in Earth’s surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock. An ________________ is a sudden, ground-shaking release of built-up energy at or under Earth’s surface. Mapping of the ocean floor revealed the _____-__________ ________, a long ...
The four layers of the Earth
... The Earth’s Mantle • The mantle is made up of rock materials and is sandwiched between the core and the crust. • It consists of mainly solid rocks, but the upper mantle (closer to the crust) is actually a layer of semi-liquid molten rock called magma. This magma flows slowly underneath the crust li ...
... The Earth’s Mantle • The mantle is made up of rock materials and is sandwiched between the core and the crust. • It consists of mainly solid rocks, but the upper mantle (closer to the crust) is actually a layer of semi-liquid molten rock called magma. This magma flows slowly underneath the crust li ...
Solutions 3
... Plate tectonics is the movement of large portions of the crust. These plates ride on the semi-molten asthenosphere. The movement is caused by magma squeezing out along mid-oceanic ridges pushing the plates apart in a process called sea-floor spreading. Where these plates collide they can cause appre ...
... Plate tectonics is the movement of large portions of the crust. These plates ride on the semi-molten asthenosphere. The movement is caused by magma squeezing out along mid-oceanic ridges pushing the plates apart in a process called sea-floor spreading. Where these plates collide they can cause appre ...
Study Guide – Earth`s Changing Crust
... Physical or mechanical weathering: is the wearing away of rocks through wind, rain, ice or biological things (plants, animals, people) 18) What is erosion? Sediments or soil moving from one place to another through wind, water, or ice. 19) What are some causes of erosion? Wind, water, ice 20) What ...
... Physical or mechanical weathering: is the wearing away of rocks through wind, rain, ice or biological things (plants, animals, people) 18) What is erosion? Sediments or soil moving from one place to another through wind, water, or ice. 19) What are some causes of erosion? Wind, water, ice 20) What ...
Chapter 7, Section 1 - Answer Key
... while the densest compounds make up the core? Heavier elements are pulled to the center of the Earth by gravity. The elements with less mass are further from the center. 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical composition. Crust, mantle, core (outer and inner) 5. Complete Sent ...
... while the densest compounds make up the core? Heavier elements are pulled to the center of the Earth by gravity. The elements with less mass are further from the center. 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical composition. Crust, mantle, core (outer and inner) 5. Complete Sent ...
Earth Science: Tectonic Plates Section 1-1
... rocks are found and describe landforms. And study how structures have been shaped (changed) by the environment. 2) Geologist studied seismic waves produced by earthquakes to learn about the Earth's interior. They discover there were 3 main sections crust, mantle, and core. Seismic waves travel at di ...
... rocks are found and describe landforms. And study how structures have been shaped (changed) by the environment. 2) Geologist studied seismic waves produced by earthquakes to learn about the Earth's interior. They discover there were 3 main sections crust, mantle, and core. Seismic waves travel at di ...
Week 3 (Norton), part c (pdf, 4.5 MB)
... Again, many important details, both scientific, and all other influences—political, economic, military, etc. contribute variously to the overall story of Earth Sciences’ greatest paradigm shift of the 20th century. Here, President Kennedy signs the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. That treaty ...
... Again, many important details, both scientific, and all other influences—political, economic, military, etc. contribute variously to the overall story of Earth Sciences’ greatest paradigm shift of the 20th century. Here, President Kennedy signs the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. That treaty ...
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.