File - Coach Marker`s World of earth Science
... movement of continents away from their placements within Pangaea was labeled continental drift. The theory that explains these movements is called plate tectonics. The term plate refers to large rigid blocks of the Earth's lithosphere (crust plus uppermost mantle), which move and interact with one a ...
... movement of continents away from their placements within Pangaea was labeled continental drift. The theory that explains these movements is called plate tectonics. The term plate refers to large rigid blocks of the Earth's lithosphere (crust plus uppermost mantle), which move and interact with one a ...
The Inside of Earth: Deep-Earth Science from the Top Down
... People have wondered about the inside of Earth for a long time. Dante was the first, in his Inferno, to draw internal shells with names. As in the 700-year-old drawing below, he imagined the lightweight sinners—the lustful, the heretics— residing in the outer shells, and the heavyweight sinners—trai ...
... People have wondered about the inside of Earth for a long time. Dante was the first, in his Inferno, to draw internal shells with names. As in the 700-year-old drawing below, he imagined the lightweight sinners—the lustful, the heretics— residing in the outer shells, and the heavyweight sinners—trai ...
Directed Reading
... a. the solid outer layer of Earth, that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle ...
... a. the solid outer layer of Earth, that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle ...
Plate_Tectonics_UBD_Unit_Outline
... Activity: 1. Present expanding earth video to students, have them talk about it in their table groups for ~3 min, and then discuss as a class why it doesn’t make sense. 2. Compare/contrast points brought up by “expanding earth” and tectonic theory. Why is one “good science” and the other not? 3. (Op ...
... Activity: 1. Present expanding earth video to students, have them talk about it in their table groups for ~3 min, and then discuss as a class why it doesn’t make sense. 2. Compare/contrast points brought up by “expanding earth” and tectonic theory. Why is one “good science” and the other not? 3. (Op ...
Topic: Earth`s Features
... When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other Crustal Features: faults and earthquakes ...
... When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other Crustal Features: faults and earthquakes ...
Topic: Earth`s Features Essential Question: What
... When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other Crustal Features: faults and earthquakes ...
... When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other Crustal Features: faults and earthquakes ...
Topic: - Murchison Middle School
... When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other Crustal Features: faults and earthquakes ...
... When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other Crustal Features: faults and earthquakes ...
CHAPTER 2CROCKS AND MINERALS C A FIRST LOOK
... 6. Physical properties of minerals include color, hardness (ability to resist scratching), density (mass per unit volume), and cleavage (tendency to split along certain planes of relatively weak bonding in the crystal). 7. Minerals can be classified into two broad groups: the silicates and the nonsi ...
... 6. Physical properties of minerals include color, hardness (ability to resist scratching), density (mass per unit volume), and cleavage (tendency to split along certain planes of relatively weak bonding in the crystal). 7. Minerals can be classified into two broad groups: the silicates and the nonsi ...
CHAPTER 2CROCKS AND MINERALS C A FIRST LOOK
... 3. Ions are atoms that have lost or gained electrons. An atom that loses electrons becomes positively charged and is called a cation. An atom that gains electrons becomes negatively charged and is called an anion. 4. A compound is a chemical combination of two or more elements in specific proportion ...
... 3. Ions are atoms that have lost or gained electrons. An atom that loses electrons becomes positively charged and is called a cation. An atom that gains electrons becomes negatively charged and is called an anion. 4. A compound is a chemical combination of two or more elements in specific proportion ...
Plate Tectonics
... 1. accretion of Heavy elements 2. attraction of Light gases to dense nucleus ...
... 1. accretion of Heavy elements 2. attraction of Light gases to dense nucleus ...
RocksEarth`sMemorySticks
... Baja CA, Splits off from Mexico, moves north Plate Tectonics moves N. Baja to north with cobble – is now coastal southern CA Today: Top of conglomerated stratum exposed, ...
... Baja CA, Splits off from Mexico, moves north Plate Tectonics moves N. Baja to north with cobble – is now coastal southern CA Today: Top of conglomerated stratum exposed, ...
Earthquakes
... Energy is stored in rocks & released when they fracture, producing various types of waves that travel outward in all directions from their source. Most earthquakes (EQs) take place in well-defined zones at transform, divergent, and convergent plate boundaries. An EQ’s epicenter is found by analyzing ...
... Energy is stored in rocks & released when they fracture, producing various types of waves that travel outward in all directions from their source. Most earthquakes (EQs) take place in well-defined zones at transform, divergent, and convergent plate boundaries. An EQ’s epicenter is found by analyzing ...
Hot Spot Volcanism on Venus, Earth and Mars
... Terrestrial volcanic rises have been interpreted to form over relatively narrow, hot plumes of material originating from the core/mantle boundary. Possible plume-related features like the Hawaiian Islands exhibit characteristics consistent with the general predictions of the interaction of a mantle ...
... Terrestrial volcanic rises have been interpreted to form over relatively narrow, hot plumes of material originating from the core/mantle boundary. Possible plume-related features like the Hawaiian Islands exhibit characteristics consistent with the general predictions of the interaction of a mantle ...
Plate Tectonics Simulation Assignment
... bolstered his theory between 1912 and his death in 1930 with fossil evidence that showed that the same species of plants and animals had existed in both South America and Africa. He also noted the occurrence of fossils and rock types in North America that matched those in Europe, and in Madagascar t ...
... bolstered his theory between 1912 and his death in 1930 with fossil evidence that showed that the same species of plants and animals had existed in both South America and Africa. He also noted the occurrence of fossils and rock types in North America that matched those in Europe, and in Madagascar t ...
Oceanography Chapter 11
... separate plates. The plates are rigid and float on the asthenosphere. At a spreading or divergent boundary, two plates are moving apart. As this happens, the crust pulls apart and forms valleys. Magma flows up through the rift valleys creating new crust and widening the seafloor. Mid-ocean ridge ...
... separate plates. The plates are rigid and float on the asthenosphere. At a spreading or divergent boundary, two plates are moving apart. As this happens, the crust pulls apart and forms valleys. Magma flows up through the rift valleys creating new crust and widening the seafloor. Mid-ocean ridge ...
Malakhova_081211 - Geological Society of America
... The president of the Commission Crust of the Earth was not elected in Pretoria. But on request of H. Stille D. Mushketov was empowered to coordinate work before the next meeting (Geological Institute…,1929-1934, p. 22). There were 11 trips abroad in his schedule 1922-1933. He attended geological mee ...
... The president of the Commission Crust of the Earth was not elected in Pretoria. But on request of H. Stille D. Mushketov was empowered to coordinate work before the next meeting (Geological Institute…,1929-1934, p. 22). There were 11 trips abroad in his schedule 1922-1933. He attended geological mee ...
NH_4e_CRS_Ch14
... All of these are characteristics If there are any survivors How large the volcanic eruption is How much the climate changes within a period Sudden loss of large numbers of plants and animals relative to the number of new species being added ...
... All of these are characteristics If there are any survivors How large the volcanic eruption is How much the climate changes within a period Sudden loss of large numbers of plants and animals relative to the number of new species being added ...
Mountain Building Forces and Faults
... of landforms that have occurred through geologic processes (including volcanic eruptions and mountainbuilding forces). ...
... of landforms that have occurred through geologic processes (including volcanic eruptions and mountainbuilding forces). ...
UNIT 6 Time Geologic
... Mesozoic (mez uh ZOH ihk) —is known for the emergence of dinosaurs, but many other organisms also appeared during the Mesozoic. Large predatory reptiles ruled the oceans, and corals closely related to today’s corals built huge reef systems. Water-dwelling amphibians began adapting to terrestrial env ...
... Mesozoic (mez uh ZOH ihk) —is known for the emergence of dinosaurs, but many other organisms also appeared during the Mesozoic. Large predatory reptiles ruled the oceans, and corals closely related to today’s corals built huge reef systems. Water-dwelling amphibians began adapting to terrestrial env ...
NAME: CONOR A NIXON - Solutions
... (d) Mercury has a weak magnetic field about 1% as strong as that of the Earth’s, and is due to surface rocks having become permanently magnetized in the past. a partially molten metal core (e) Mantle plumes are thought to be responsible for both Venusian Coronae, and the Tharsis Uplift on Mars. ...
... (d) Mercury has a weak magnetic field about 1% as strong as that of the Earth’s, and is due to surface rocks having become permanently magnetized in the past. a partially molten metal core (e) Mantle plumes are thought to be responsible for both Venusian Coronae, and the Tharsis Uplift on Mars. ...
PBIS “Ever-Changing Earth” Unit Plan
... processes that shape it through models, data collection, analysis, and information sharing throughout the Unit. They look at earthquake and volcano data in real time, using the Internet and firsthand descriptions of the events. Students use data to explain the processes making the plates move and ch ...
... processes that shape it through models, data collection, analysis, and information sharing throughout the Unit. They look at earthquake and volcano data in real time, using the Internet and firsthand descriptions of the events. Students use data to explain the processes making the plates move and ch ...
Chapter 11 Notes: Section 1 How Rock Deforms
... • Most plateaus form when thick, horizontal layers of rock are slowly uplifted so that the layers remain flat instead of faulting and folding. • Most plateaus are located near mountain ranges. • Plateaus can also form when layers of molten rock harden and pile up on Earth’s surface or when large are ...
... • Most plateaus form when thick, horizontal layers of rock are slowly uplifted so that the layers remain flat instead of faulting and folding. • Most plateaus are located near mountain ranges. • Plateaus can also form when layers of molten rock harden and pile up on Earth’s surface or when large are ...
Geology - Bradford Woods
... for each source of erosion they see they will receive a point, and see who can get the most points by the end of the lesson. **Note: A good location would be any area near a ravine or steep hill (Sunshine Trail), possibly with exposed bedrock and/or Sycamore Creek or an intermittent streambed. It al ...
... for each source of erosion they see they will receive a point, and see who can get the most points by the end of the lesson. **Note: A good location would be any area near a ravine or steep hill (Sunshine Trail), possibly with exposed bedrock and/or Sycamore Creek or an intermittent streambed. It al ...
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.