Power Point - Fort Bend ISD
... earth’s surface -broken into more than a dozen slabs of rock called plates that rest on layer of the upper mantle -these plates carry earth’s oceans & continents ...
... earth’s surface -broken into more than a dozen slabs of rock called plates that rest on layer of the upper mantle -these plates carry earth’s oceans & continents ...
Chapter 6 – Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
... b. Focus- point below Earth’s surface where rocks break and move c. Epicenter- point above Earth’s surface directly above the focus ...
... b. Focus- point below Earth’s surface where rocks break and move c. Epicenter- point above Earth’s surface directly above the focus ...
Quick Review
... Igneous rocks: Magma cools deep below the earth’s surface to form crystalline granite. Lava flows out onto the surface of the Earth to create fine-grained basalt. ...
... Igneous rocks: Magma cools deep below the earth’s surface to form crystalline granite. Lava flows out onto the surface of the Earth to create fine-grained basalt. ...
Earth Science Reference Tables
... Energy gained during melting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 calories/gram Energy released during freezing ...
... Energy gained during melting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 calories/gram Energy released during freezing ...
Greatest Discoveries With Bill Nye: Earth Science
... Q: What do you think causes an ice age to occur? ...
... Q: What do you think causes an ice age to occur? ...
Our Dynamic Earth!!
... mantle, outer core and inner core. • The inner core is made out of iron and Nickel with temperatures up to 5,500 c • The outer core is made out of liquid and also made out of iron and nickel. • Mantle is approximately 2900km thick and made out of iron and nickel. • The crust is a thin layer between ...
... mantle, outer core and inner core. • The inner core is made out of iron and Nickel with temperatures up to 5,500 c • The outer core is made out of liquid and also made out of iron and nickel. • Mantle is approximately 2900km thick and made out of iron and nickel. • The crust is a thin layer between ...
How Old Is It? How Do We Know? A Review of Dating Methods
... Similarly, a stone tool, pot, or figurine is generally older than the sediment layer that was deposited on and around it unless it can be demonstrated that it was subsequently buried in a lower layer. The principle of cross-cutting relationships is especially important in deciphering temporal relati ...
... Similarly, a stone tool, pot, or figurine is generally older than the sediment layer that was deposited on and around it unless it can be demonstrated that it was subsequently buried in a lower layer. The principle of cross-cutting relationships is especially important in deciphering temporal relati ...
Chapter 2.1
... a) The earth’s interior is made up of three major zones: the crust, mantle, and core. b)The Earth’s Crust i) The crust is the outermost zone of the earth. ii)It is a thin and solid and makes up only 1% of the earth’s mass. iii)Oceanic crust is found beneath the oceans and is only 5 km to 10 km thick ...
... a) The earth’s interior is made up of three major zones: the crust, mantle, and core. b)The Earth’s Crust i) The crust is the outermost zone of the earth. ii)It is a thin and solid and makes up only 1% of the earth’s mass. iii)Oceanic crust is found beneath the oceans and is only 5 km to 10 km thick ...
NICKEL - upmc impmc
... melting. Ni concentrations in the crust are correspondingly quite low. The worldwide distribution of Ni in different rock types is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 2 provides more detail on its distribution in mantle rocks. The variability shown in Fig. 2 is easily understood in terms of the relative ab ...
... melting. Ni concentrations in the crust are correspondingly quite low. The worldwide distribution of Ni in different rock types is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 2 provides more detail on its distribution in mantle rocks. The variability shown in Fig. 2 is easily understood in terms of the relative ab ...
1-5 Review and Reinforce
... Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 4. Describe what happens when a. two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, b. two plates carrying continental crust collide, and c. a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust. 5. Explain what force cau ...
... Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 4. Describe what happens when a. two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, b. two plates carrying continental crust collide, and c. a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust. 5. Explain what force cau ...
SPHERES
... space, protects us from solar winds and suns radiation Asthenosphere is the nonrigid layer below the lithosphere, convection currents within move the tectonic plates Geosphere is the densest parts of Earth, which consist mostly of rock and a heterogenous mixture. The dense geosphere is also subdivid ...
... space, protects us from solar winds and suns radiation Asthenosphere is the nonrigid layer below the lithosphere, convection currents within move the tectonic plates Geosphere is the densest parts of Earth, which consist mostly of rock and a heterogenous mixture. The dense geosphere is also subdivid ...
Physics 105 TEST II part II questions
... Part II MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) How do astronomers think Jupiter generates its internal heat? 1) _______ A) internal friction due to its high rotation rate B) nuclear fusion in the core C) chemical processes D) radioac ...
... Part II MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) How do astronomers think Jupiter generates its internal heat? 1) _______ A) internal friction due to its high rotation rate B) nuclear fusion in the core C) chemical processes D) radioac ...
GEOLOGY EXAM IS ___Weds. 11/28
... _________________ 3. Formed in the mantle, molten material called lava cools to form minerals below Earth’s surface. _________________ 4. Narrow bands of mineral called veins form underground from solutions. _________________ 5. The repeating pattern of atoms in a mineral form a solid known as a fra ...
... _________________ 3. Formed in the mantle, molten material called lava cools to form minerals below Earth’s surface. _________________ 4. Narrow bands of mineral called veins form underground from solutions. _________________ 5. The repeating pattern of atoms in a mineral form a solid known as a fra ...
Terms and Definitions 2017 File
... Where liquid rock rises up through a crack in the crust. Igneous rock Rock formed from cooled molten rock eg basalt. Sedimentary rock Rock formed from grains of eroded rock, plant and animal material, that has been pressed together eg limestone. Metamorphic rock Rock formed when sedimentary rock is ...
... Where liquid rock rises up through a crack in the crust. Igneous rock Rock formed from cooled molten rock eg basalt. Sedimentary rock Rock formed from grains of eroded rock, plant and animal material, that has been pressed together eg limestone. Metamorphic rock Rock formed when sedimentary rock is ...
Dynamic Crust
... OPPOSITE THE FOCUS OF THE EARTHQUAKE. SEISMIC STATIONS RECEIVE NEITHER P NOR S WAVES. THE CAUSE OF THE SHADOW ZONE IS THE EARTH’S OUTER CORE. S-WAVES CAN NOT TRAVEL THROUGH THE LIQUID OUTER CORE. WHILE P WAVES ARE REFRACTED (BENT) IN A SMOOTH ARC BACK TO THE SURFACE. ...
... OPPOSITE THE FOCUS OF THE EARTHQUAKE. SEISMIC STATIONS RECEIVE NEITHER P NOR S WAVES. THE CAUSE OF THE SHADOW ZONE IS THE EARTH’S OUTER CORE. S-WAVES CAN NOT TRAVEL THROUGH THE LIQUID OUTER CORE. WHILE P WAVES ARE REFRACTED (BENT) IN A SMOOTH ARC BACK TO THE SURFACE. ...
Sample High School Earth Science Unit Plan
... earth's surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated, and often recrystallized into new rock. Eventually, those new rocks may be brought to the surface by the forces that drive plate motions, and the rock cycle continues. EARTH'S HISTORY o The earth processes we see tod ...
... earth's surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated, and often recrystallized into new rock. Eventually, those new rocks may be brought to the surface by the forces that drive plate motions, and the rock cycle continues. EARTH'S HISTORY o The earth processes we see tod ...
Midterm Review Answers
... composed of granite. C) The cracks become wider because of chemical reactions between water and the rock. D) This type of weathering is common in regions of primarily warm and humid climates. ...
... composed of granite. C) The cracks become wider because of chemical reactions between water and the rock. D) This type of weathering is common in regions of primarily warm and humid climates. ...
Review Plate Tectonics
... Which one of the following assumptions is made by biologists considering the fossils found in various layers? a. Fossil communities had the same physical environment as the present living community b. Each layer contains fossils that are older as you from layer I to layer VI c. Each layer contains f ...
... Which one of the following assumptions is made by biologists considering the fossils found in various layers? a. Fossil communities had the same physical environment as the present living community b. Each layer contains fossils that are older as you from layer I to layer VI c. Each layer contains f ...
Landforms and Waterways
... you live. The sun is a major producer of the heat we experience on earth. Latitudes that experience less sunlight have a colder climate. Latitudes that experience more direct sunlight have a warmer climate. ...
... you live. The sun is a major producer of the heat we experience on earth. Latitudes that experience less sunlight have a colder climate. Latitudes that experience more direct sunlight have a warmer climate. ...
Age of the Earth
The age of the Earth is 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years (4.54 × 109 years ± 1%). This age is based on evidence from radiometric age dating of meteorite material and is consistent with the radiometric ages of the oldest-known terrestrial and lunar samples.Following the development of radiometric age dating in the early 20th century, measurements of lead in uranium-rich minerals showed that some were in excess of a billion years old.The oldest such minerals analyzed to date—small crystals of zircon from the Jack Hills of Western Australia—are at least 4.404 billion years old. Comparing the mass and luminosity of the Sun to those of other stars, it appears that the Solar System cannot be much older than those rocks. Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusions – the oldest known solid constituents within meteorites that are formed within the Solar System – are 4.567 billion years old, giving an age for the solar system and an upper limit for the age of Earth.It is hypothesised that the accretion of Earth began soon after the formation of the calcium-aluminium-rich inclusions and the meteorites. Because the exact amount of time this accretion process took is not yet known, and the predictions from different accretion models range from a few millions up to about 100 million years, the exact age of Earth is difficult to determine. It is also difficult to determine the exact age of the oldest rocks on Earth, exposed at the surface, as they are aggregates of minerals of possibly different ages.