Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary
... Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle - broken into plates that move around on the lower mantle 2. mantle – largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies below the crust - although solid, it flows slowly like putty 3. igneous rock – ro ...
... Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle - broken into plates that move around on the lower mantle 2. mantle – largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies below the crust - although solid, it flows slowly like putty 3. igneous rock – ro ...
Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth
... Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle - broken into plates that move around on the lower mantle 2. mantle – largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies below the crust - although solid, it flows slowly like putty 3. igneous rock – ro ...
... Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle - broken into plates that move around on the lower mantle 2. mantle – largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies below the crust - although solid, it flows slowly like putty 3. igneous rock – ro ...
6.B Formative Assessment #1
... 1. How does the density bottle model the layers of the earth? Use all the terms in word bank above. This model is like the earth because the inner core is most dense and the crust least dense. Earth layers in order of density are inner core, outer core, mantle with two parts asthenosphere and lithos ...
... 1. How does the density bottle model the layers of the earth? Use all the terms in word bank above. This model is like the earth because the inner core is most dense and the crust least dense. Earth layers in order of density are inner core, outer core, mantle with two parts asthenosphere and lithos ...
Interior Crust Hydrosphere Atmosphere Magnetosphere Tides
... The number of protons (atomic number) in an atom’s nucleus determines which element it is. However, there may be different isotopes of the same element, with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. ...
... The number of protons (atomic number) in an atom’s nucleus determines which element it is. However, there may be different isotopes of the same element, with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. ...
Rocks and The Earth`s Interior
... • Lower mantle region between the asthenosphere and the outer core • It is the largest layer of the earth • This region, also called the lower mantle, is named in order to differentiate from the lithosphere and asthenosphere portions of the mantle • Higher pressure makes the mesosphere more solid th ...
... • Lower mantle region between the asthenosphere and the outer core • It is the largest layer of the earth • This region, also called the lower mantle, is named in order to differentiate from the lithosphere and asthenosphere portions of the mantle • Higher pressure makes the mesosphere more solid th ...
Lecture 6 - Rocks and The Earth`s Interior
... • Lower mantle region between the asthenosphere and the outer core • It is the largest layer of the earth • This region, also called the lower mantle, is named in order to differentiate from the lithosphere and asthenosphere portions of the mantle • Higher pressure makes the mesosphere more solid th ...
... • Lower mantle region between the asthenosphere and the outer core • It is the largest layer of the earth • This region, also called the lower mantle, is named in order to differentiate from the lithosphere and asthenosphere portions of the mantle • Higher pressure makes the mesosphere more solid th ...
rocks and the earth`s interior - FAU
... • Lower mantle region between the asthenosphere and the outer core • It is the largest layer of the earth • This region, also called the lower mantle, is named in order to differentiate from the lithosphere and asthenosphere portions of the mantle • Higher pressure makes the mesosphere more solid th ...
... • Lower mantle region between the asthenosphere and the outer core • It is the largest layer of the earth • This region, also called the lower mantle, is named in order to differentiate from the lithosphere and asthenosphere portions of the mantle • Higher pressure makes the mesosphere more solid th ...
Metamorphic Rock WS - Science with Mr. Grimes
... Fill in the blanks in the flowchart below. Collisions between Earth’s plates push rock down toward the heat of Earth’s (1) ____________________. As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, (2) _________________ increases in the rock. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the (3) _____________________ ...
... Fill in the blanks in the flowchart below. Collisions between Earth’s plates push rock down toward the heat of Earth’s (1) ____________________. As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, (2) _________________ increases in the rock. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the (3) _____________________ ...
Geology Introduction Assessment Give questions at beginning of
... C. Ocean basins form as continents move D. The ocean basins formed in cracks that were created as the whole Earth cooled after its formation 16. It is thought that there was once a single continent on earth. Which of the following statements best describes what happened to this continent? A. The Ear ...
... C. Ocean basins form as continents move D. The ocean basins formed in cracks that were created as the whole Earth cooled after its formation 16. It is thought that there was once a single continent on earth. Which of the following statements best describes what happened to this continent? A. The Ear ...
Review Around the Room Questions
... 1. What is Pangaea? 2. The core is mainly made of what element? 3. What are the three compositional layers of the Earth? 4. What layer do tectonic plates “float” on? 5. Scientists use ______ _______ to study the Earth’s interior? 6. What layer makes up most of Earth’s mass? 7. Which type of crust is ...
... 1. What is Pangaea? 2. The core is mainly made of what element? 3. What are the three compositional layers of the Earth? 4. What layer do tectonic plates “float” on? 5. Scientists use ______ _______ to study the Earth’s interior? 6. What layer makes up most of Earth’s mass? 7. Which type of crust is ...
MYSTERIES OF PLANET EARTH
... Mass; Pressure >3 Million atmosph.; Temp.~4,700ºC; Composition: IRON-NICKEL, Consistent with Seismic data, meteorite data, and mathematical model ...
... Mass; Pressure >3 Million atmosph.; Temp.~4,700ºC; Composition: IRON-NICKEL, Consistent with Seismic data, meteorite data, and mathematical model ...
CCA 26 Plate Tectonics
... 6. Why does it occur in this layer and not the inner core? 7. Which of the Earth’s layers am I referring to when I say plates? 8. When continental plates collide, mountains can form. When continental and oceanic plates collide, volcanoes can form. What makes oceanic crust different for this event to ...
... 6. Why does it occur in this layer and not the inner core? 7. Which of the Earth’s layers am I referring to when I say plates? 8. When continental plates collide, mountains can form. When continental and oceanic plates collide, volcanoes can form. What makes oceanic crust different for this event to ...
OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL VOC (#1 – Test)
... 8. (Pg 6) ROCK – a non-living (abiotic) material composed of one or more minerals (a) “3” types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic 9. (Pg 7; 195) MINERAL – an inorganic (non-living/abiotic) substance found in nature (not human made) which forms rocks (a) has a definite chemical compositi ...
... 8. (Pg 6) ROCK – a non-living (abiotic) material composed of one or more minerals (a) “3” types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic 9. (Pg 7; 195) MINERAL – an inorganic (non-living/abiotic) substance found in nature (not human made) which forms rocks (a) has a definite chemical compositi ...
Earth`s Interior and Plate Tectonics
... The layers of the Earth are the crust, mantle, and core Earth’s outer layer, (lithosphere), is broken into several pieces called plates The plates ride on top of the soft, liquid mantle, (asthenosphere), beneath the plates Plates spread apart at divergent boundaries, collide at convergent boun ...
... The layers of the Earth are the crust, mantle, and core Earth’s outer layer, (lithosphere), is broken into several pieces called plates The plates ride on top of the soft, liquid mantle, (asthenosphere), beneath the plates Plates spread apart at divergent boundaries, collide at convergent boun ...
Sedimentary rocks - s3.amazonaws.com
... break down into other materials at known rates. This is known as radioactive decay. 2. If a substance is radioactive it is unstable and has lost or gained electrons. 3. Each radioactive isotope has its own unique half-life. A half-life is the time it takes for half of the parent radioactive element ...
... break down into other materials at known rates. This is known as radioactive decay. 2. If a substance is radioactive it is unstable and has lost or gained electrons. 3. Each radioactive isotope has its own unique half-life. A half-life is the time it takes for half of the parent radioactive element ...
Chapter 3 Notes
... with a higher temperature to one with a lower temperature Conduction – direct contact, fast moving molecules to slow moving molecules Convection – density differences, air is warmed, the air molecules move apart which increases the volume of air which reduces its density thus the air raises and ...
... with a higher temperature to one with a lower temperature Conduction – direct contact, fast moving molecules to slow moving molecules Convection – density differences, air is warmed, the air molecules move apart which increases the volume of air which reduces its density thus the air raises and ...
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.