6th Grade Earth Science
... Metamorphic rock - forms when heat, pressure, • _____________ or chemical reactions change one type of rock into another type of rock. • Metamorphic rock is made from ___________ Sedimentary rock Igneous rock or _________. • Example: ______ marble is a metamorphic rock made limestone (sedimentary ro ...
... Metamorphic rock - forms when heat, pressure, • _____________ or chemical reactions change one type of rock into another type of rock. • Metamorphic rock is made from ___________ Sedimentary rock Igneous rock or _________. • Example: ______ marble is a metamorphic rock made limestone (sedimentary ro ...
report - University of Dayton
... that lead the students through a series of discoveries that help them piece by piece formulate the concept of Plate Tectonics, much like the real scientists have. The target audience is 10th - 12th grade Advanced Earth and Space Science students at National Trail High School. The school district is ...
... that lead the students through a series of discoveries that help them piece by piece formulate the concept of Plate Tectonics, much like the real scientists have. The target audience is 10th - 12th grade Advanced Earth and Space Science students at National Trail High School. The school district is ...
Introduction to Plate Tectonics California Geology 20
... confirmed by observation and experimentation and has gained acceptance within the scientific community but has not yet been decisively proven. Or…… ...
... confirmed by observation and experimentation and has gained acceptance within the scientific community but has not yet been decisively proven. Or…… ...
Plate Tectonics - cloudfront.net
... Earth’s Layers The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid shell; it is broken up into huge, thick plates that drift atop the soft, underlying mantle. ...
... Earth’s Layers The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid shell; it is broken up into huge, thick plates that drift atop the soft, underlying mantle. ...
Plate Tectonics - THE SCIENCE SPOT
... Plate Tectonics Liz LaRosa for use with my 5th Grade Science Class http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2009 ...
... Plate Tectonics Liz LaRosa for use with my 5th Grade Science Class http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2009 ...
PLATE TECTONICS REVIEW (part 2) PLATE BOUNDARIES
... the greatest? INNER CORE. 4. According to the theory of plate tectonics which layer of the Earth is broken up into separate sections called plates? LITHOSPHERE. (CRUST) 5. Which layer is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material? LITHOSPHERE. ...
... the greatest? INNER CORE. 4. According to the theory of plate tectonics which layer of the Earth is broken up into separate sections called plates? LITHOSPHERE. (CRUST) 5. Which layer is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material? LITHOSPHERE. ...
... cools to create new land. For example, the Hawaiian Islands. Volcanoes also occur along boundaries between continents and oceans. Magma from below the surface explodes onto the Earth’s surface. With it comes ash, steam, rock, soil, and lava. The mountain is now different and the lava cools to ...
The layers of the Crust
... approximately 200 km thick (under continental crust) and breaks up into tectonic plates. The Lithosphere is the "plate" of the Plate Tectonic theory. The base of the Lithospheres is marked by a "low-velocity" seismic zone where seismic waves slow down as they enter the warm, plastic Asthenosphere. T ...
... approximately 200 km thick (under continental crust) and breaks up into tectonic plates. The Lithosphere is the "plate" of the Plate Tectonic theory. The base of the Lithospheres is marked by a "low-velocity" seismic zone where seismic waves slow down as they enter the warm, plastic Asthenosphere. T ...
Grade 8 Science and Health Standards and Expectations
... 7. Knows evidence that supports the idea that there is unity among organisms despite the fact that some species look very different, e.g., similarity of internal structures in different organisms, evidence of common ancestry 8. Knows that there are more than 100 known elements that combine in numero ...
... 7. Knows evidence that supports the idea that there is unity among organisms despite the fact that some species look very different, e.g., similarity of internal structures in different organisms, evidence of common ancestry 8. Knows that there are more than 100 known elements that combine in numero ...
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
... As we have learned, sediment is formed when larger rocks have broken or become worn away from a natural process known as weathering. Mechanical Weathering is defined by rocks that are physically broken up by things such as gravity, weather and erosion. ...
... As we have learned, sediment is formed when larger rocks have broken or become worn away from a natural process known as weathering. Mechanical Weathering is defined by rocks that are physically broken up by things such as gravity, weather and erosion. ...
Geography and Landforms Graffiti
... continents to geoscience. And decades later, scientists would confirm some of Wegener's ideas, such as the past existence of a supercontinent joining all the world's landmasses as one. Pangaea was a supercontinent that formed roughly 300 million years ago, and was responsible for the fossil and rock ...
... continents to geoscience. And decades later, scientists would confirm some of Wegener's ideas, such as the past existence of a supercontinent joining all the world's landmasses as one. Pangaea was a supercontinent that formed roughly 300 million years ago, and was responsible for the fossil and rock ...
Unit 5_Lesson 109_Review
... Impacts from asteroids, comets, and meteors are an important part of Earth’s history. They are responsible for the creation of the Moon, the delivery of water to Earth, and the extinction of the dinosaurs. An impact from any of these objects creates a crater. Comets are balls of ice and rock (dirty ...
... Impacts from asteroids, comets, and meteors are an important part of Earth’s history. They are responsible for the creation of the Moon, the delivery of water to Earth, and the extinction of the dinosaurs. An impact from any of these objects creates a crater. Comets are balls of ice and rock (dirty ...
Plate tectonics: Metamorphic myth
... or so rigid tectonic plates. Movement and subduction of these plates into the mantle governs nearly all geological processes, such as earthquakes, mountain building and even atmospheric composition. However, it is unclear when plate tectonics began. Today, subduction forms blueschistfacies metamorph ...
... or so rigid tectonic plates. Movement and subduction of these plates into the mantle governs nearly all geological processes, such as earthquakes, mountain building and even atmospheric composition. However, it is unclear when plate tectonics began. Today, subduction forms blueschistfacies metamorph ...
Slide 1
... • I can explain how the internal energy of the Earth causes matter to cycle through the magma and the solid earth. • I can differentiate between the 3 different types of rocks. ...
... • I can explain how the internal energy of the Earth causes matter to cycle through the magma and the solid earth. • I can differentiate between the 3 different types of rocks. ...
Prentice Hall
... 13. Circle the sentences that are true about the theory of plate tectonics. a. The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle at subduction zones. b. The heat that drives convection currents comes from solar energy. c. Hot rock rises at mid-ocean ridges, cools and spreads out as ocean sea floor. d. Plat ...
... 13. Circle the sentences that are true about the theory of plate tectonics. a. The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle at subduction zones. b. The heat that drives convection currents comes from solar energy. c. Hot rock rises at mid-ocean ridges, cools and spreads out as ocean sea floor. d. Plat ...
File
... 19. Evidence suggests that Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, even though no Earth rocks have been found that can be dated at more than 4 billion years old. This discrepancy is most likely caused by earth’s original crust being a. Difficult to date so precisely b. Subject to extensive erosion c. ...
... 19. Evidence suggests that Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, even though no Earth rocks have been found that can be dated at more than 4 billion years old. This discrepancy is most likely caused by earth’s original crust being a. Difficult to date so precisely b. Subject to extensive erosion c. ...
final exam study guide KEY
... size, small, taste, acidity, magnetism, density…. Which properties are good for identifying minerals? Which properties are not as useful? Hardness and density are good properties but they are more specific measurements. Color is not useful because a mineral can come in a variety of colors AND many ...
... size, small, taste, acidity, magnetism, density…. Which properties are good for identifying minerals? Which properties are not as useful? Hardness and density are good properties but they are more specific measurements. Color is not useful because a mineral can come in a variety of colors AND many ...
Earth Science EOC - Wayne Early/Middle College High School
... Sunspots—dark, cool area that occur in pairs. Solar flares and sunspot activity are increased every 11 years. Produces disruptions in electrical service on earth. Corona—largest layer that is only visible during a solar eclipse Photosphere—produces light ...
... Sunspots—dark, cool area that occur in pairs. Solar flares and sunspot activity are increased every 11 years. Produces disruptions in electrical service on earth. Corona—largest layer that is only visible during a solar eclipse Photosphere—produces light ...
Section 4 Sea-Floor Spreading
... spreading ocean floor pushes the continents further away from each other. Over time, the whole ocean gets wider. ...
... spreading ocean floor pushes the continents further away from each other. Over time, the whole ocean gets wider. ...
Review for CFE-answers
... Existence of cosmic background radiation, expanding and cooling still happening, Doppler Effect in light waves rather than sound waves 2. Identify instruments used to gather data that led to the development of the big bang theory Satellite telescopes collecting various waves on the EM spectrum, radi ...
... Existence of cosmic background radiation, expanding and cooling still happening, Doppler Effect in light waves rather than sound waves 2. Identify instruments used to gather data that led to the development of the big bang theory Satellite telescopes collecting various waves on the EM spectrum, radi ...
The Four Layers
... the Earth has high temperatures and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move about like a liquid, but are forced to vibrate in place like a solid. ...
... the Earth has high temperatures and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move about like a liquid, but are forced to vibrate in place like a solid. ...
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.