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... Deep-sea trawling is widely known to be the most destructive kind of fishing in history. The scientific literature has repeatedly demonstrated that this method of fishing destroys the habitats of fishes and invertebrates, is non-selective for any species, and has long-term impact. The United Nations ...
... Deep-sea trawling is widely known to be the most destructive kind of fishing in history. The scientific literature has repeatedly demonstrated that this method of fishing destroys the habitats of fishes and invertebrates, is non-selective for any species, and has long-term impact. The United Nations ...
the Education Guide
... deep ocean. It is a world more amazing and alien than anything one can imagine. This vast environment contains the greatest diversity of life, yet we have explored surprisingly little of it. It is home to some of the strangest creatures living under some of the most inhospitable conditions on the pl ...
... deep ocean. It is a world more amazing and alien than anything one can imagine. This vast environment contains the greatest diversity of life, yet we have explored surprisingly little of it. It is home to some of the strangest creatures living under some of the most inhospitable conditions on the pl ...
Earth`s Interior
... sciences what evolution and genetics have done for the biological sciences' It has provided a unifying model to explain most, if not all, rnajor features and events of Earth's lithosphere. ...
... sciences what evolution and genetics have done for the biological sciences' It has provided a unifying model to explain most, if not all, rnajor features and events of Earth's lithosphere. ...
ESS 202 - Earthquakes
... Basics of Plate Tectonics • There are about 15 major plates. • Their boundaries are the sites of earthquakes and volcanoes. Why? • Three types of plate boundaries – convergent -> subduction -> destruction of plate (oceanic plate) – divergent -> sea-floor spreading -> creation of plate (oceanic plat ...
... Basics of Plate Tectonics • There are about 15 major plates. • Their boundaries are the sites of earthquakes and volcanoes. Why? • Three types of plate boundaries – convergent -> subduction -> destruction of plate (oceanic plate) – divergent -> sea-floor spreading -> creation of plate (oceanic plat ...
Plate tectonics
... Plate Tectonics - evidence for theory of continental drift by Hess, Heezen and Tharp (1960’s) found lithospheres plate boundaries that can be 3 types: 1) ridges (spreading centers) 2) trenches (subduction zones) 3) transform faults (plates sliding past one another) ...
... Plate Tectonics - evidence for theory of continental drift by Hess, Heezen and Tharp (1960’s) found lithospheres plate boundaries that can be 3 types: 1) ridges (spreading centers) 2) trenches (subduction zones) 3) transform faults (plates sliding past one another) ...
EAS 107, How the Earth Works Class 4, Text Page 1 of 6 The
... throughout the plate, even over thousands of kilometers. The thermal lithosphere, which is what geologists ordinarily mean by “lithosphere” in the generic sense, is comprised of the rock that is cool enough to behave in this way. Its lower limit corresponds to an isotherm (surface of equal temperatu ...
... throughout the plate, even over thousands of kilometers. The thermal lithosphere, which is what geologists ordinarily mean by “lithosphere” in the generic sense, is comprised of the rock that is cool enough to behave in this way. Its lower limit corresponds to an isotherm (surface of equal temperatu ...
pdf file - Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array
... Please send your comments and/or additions to this draft! RATIONALE Subduction zones are the most dynamic tectonic environments on earth. The fastest relative plate motions and the highest mass fluxes of sediment, magma, and related fluids into the continental crust and mantle occur at subduction zo ...
... Please send your comments and/or additions to this draft! RATIONALE Subduction zones are the most dynamic tectonic environments on earth. The fastest relative plate motions and the highest mass fluxes of sediment, magma, and related fluids into the continental crust and mantle occur at subduction zo ...
LLVSPs vs. LVAs - Do plumes exist?
... ridges are in the same places as they were when Pangea broke up & the antipodal Pacific plates reorganized & oceanic plateaus erupted. The surface expressions of ridges migrate but only within the confines of the ~2000-km wide LVAs associated with ridges at 150-200 km depth. ...
... ridges are in the same places as they were when Pangea broke up & the antipodal Pacific plates reorganized & oceanic plateaus erupted. The surface expressions of ridges migrate but only within the confines of the ~2000-km wide LVAs associated with ridges at 150-200 km depth. ...
Plate motions in the Alpine region and their correlation to the
... leads to oblique collision with the Brianconian continental mass to the north. The Adriatic plate disintegrates and, as a consequence, its northern part rotates in the opposite direction (see M A U R I T S C H and FRISCH, this vol.). The collision is responsible for intense deformation and nappe for ...
... leads to oblique collision with the Brianconian continental mass to the north. The Adriatic plate disintegrates and, as a consequence, its northern part rotates in the opposite direction (see M A U R I T S C H and FRISCH, this vol.). The collision is responsible for intense deformation and nappe for ...
Dynamic Earth Assessment Test Results
... b. Mountain formation c. Volcanic eruption d. Rift formation You answered correctly! 12. Which of these statements is correct? a. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust. b. Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust. c. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust. d. Continental an ...
... b. Mountain formation c. Volcanic eruption d. Rift formation You answered correctly! 12. Which of these statements is correct? a. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust. b. Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust. c. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust. d. Continental an ...
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... years. South of it the convergence rate at the margin has decreased frwn 5.5 cmlyrat ninemy. to3.6 cmlyr (perpendicular subduction of 3.2 cmlyr) in the past one million years, a result which is Similar to that of Chase etal. (1975). However, to the north of it (the Explorer plate) convergence at the ...
... years. South of it the convergence rate at the margin has decreased frwn 5.5 cmlyrat ninemy. to3.6 cmlyr (perpendicular subduction of 3.2 cmlyr) in the past one million years, a result which is Similar to that of Chase etal. (1975). However, to the north of it (the Explorer plate) convergence at the ...
plate boundary
... up on the projector and ready to use. Students should be split into six groups, since there are six different boundaries the class will explore. During step one, zoom into one or two of the flagged plate boundaries on the map that students will not explore further and briefly talk about them with th ...
... up on the projector and ready to use. Students should be split into six groups, since there are six different boundaries the class will explore. During step one, zoom into one or two of the flagged plate boundaries on the map that students will not explore further and briefly talk about them with th ...
Drilling at sea: Hydrocarbon Exploration
... take place without extensive uplift; in such cases it may be the convective processes in the underlying asthenosphere which are causing the extension. To rift a continent apart it needs the rifts associated with various possible thermal domes to link together. Morgan (1981, 1983) has suggested that ...
... take place without extensive uplift; in such cases it may be the convective processes in the underlying asthenosphere which are causing the extension. To rift a continent apart it needs the rifts associated with various possible thermal domes to link together. Morgan (1981, 1983) has suggested that ...
Practical 2: Isostasy and Gravitational forces
... compensation level" under which the pressure is lithostatic (i.e. isotropic pressure) and therefore that the pressure at a given depth only relates to the weight of the rock column above that d ...
... compensation level" under which the pressure is lithostatic (i.e. isotropic pressure) and therefore that the pressure at a given depth only relates to the weight of the rock column above that d ...
Test Bank Questions 6th Edition
... become more dense. As its density increases, it sinks, and returns to the original level where it will eventually become heated again. ...
... become more dense. As its density increases, it sinks, and returns to the original level where it will eventually become heated again. ...
Nature of the Vrancea seismic zone (Eastern Carpathians) – New
... Several geodynamic models have been proposed for this area. They can be split into two main categories, in terms of the nature of the high-velocity anomaly, which may (a) be associated with descending relic oceanic lithosphere beneath the bending zone of the SE-Carpathians, either attached or alread ...
... Several geodynamic models have been proposed for this area. They can be split into two main categories, in terms of the nature of the high-velocity anomaly, which may (a) be associated with descending relic oceanic lithosphere beneath the bending zone of the SE-Carpathians, either attached or alread ...
Sample
... through thinner oceanic crust, much like ice breakers cut through ice b. Most of the scientific community, particularly in North America, either categorically rejected continental drift or treated it with considerable skepticism The Theory of Plate Tectonics a. New technology post-WWII gave science ...
... through thinner oceanic crust, much like ice breakers cut through ice b. Most of the scientific community, particularly in North America, either categorically rejected continental drift or treated it with considerable skepticism The Theory of Plate Tectonics a. New technology post-WWII gave science ...
4. Structure of the Peru Forearc from Multichannel Seismic
... The midslope region lies between approximately 1330 and 1130 UTC on line 14. The basement reflector in this region is poorly defined, and the overlying sedimentary section is strongly disrupted by several prominent seaward-dipping normal faults. These faults extend almost to the seafloor and separat ...
... The midslope region lies between approximately 1330 and 1130 UTC on line 14. The basement reflector in this region is poorly defined, and the overlying sedimentary section is strongly disrupted by several prominent seaward-dipping normal faults. These faults extend almost to the seafloor and separat ...
Seafloor Destruction by Bottom Trawls
... bottom trawling – most of the once-abundant habitat now looks like the barren rubble pictured on the right, and has been granted some protection since 1984. The area was expanded in 2000 when it was designated a Habitat Area of Particular Concern. ...
... bottom trawling – most of the once-abundant habitat now looks like the barren rubble pictured on the right, and has been granted some protection since 1984. The area was expanded in 2000 when it was designated a Habitat Area of Particular Concern. ...
EAS 102 / BIO G 170 Lecture 10, Page 1 of 6 PLATE TECTONICS
... crust, is less strongly differentiated in this way than continental lithosphere, with its relatively thick (3040 km) crust, which is granitic on top and mafic, like oceanic crust,, on the bottom. Cooler and thus more dense than the underlying rock, lithospheric mantle is gravitationally unstable. Th ...
... crust, is less strongly differentiated in this way than continental lithosphere, with its relatively thick (3040 km) crust, which is granitic on top and mafic, like oceanic crust,, on the bottom. Cooler and thus more dense than the underlying rock, lithospheric mantle is gravitationally unstable. Th ...
Imaging the seismic lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary of the
... 1. Introduction [2] Oceanic tectonic plates form at mid‐oceanic ...
... 1. Introduction [2] Oceanic tectonic plates form at mid‐oceanic ...
Lecture Test 2 Spring 2013 - Tarleton State University
... shelves C.all of the above D.none of the above 2. Evidence for evolution includes A.anatomy B.artificial selection C.geographic distribution of organisms D.genetics E.all of the above 3. The Earth's magnetic field is probably due to motions of the A.crust B.mantle C.core D.all of the above E.none of ...
... shelves C.all of the above D.none of the above 2. Evidence for evolution includes A.anatomy B.artificial selection C.geographic distribution of organisms D.genetics E.all of the above 3. The Earth's magnetic field is probably due to motions of the A.crust B.mantle C.core D.all of the above E.none of ...
pptx - Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations
... • Found in hydrothermal vents • Archaea not bacteria • Capable of living in near boiling water (up to 110°C) • Makes methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide • Considered the most divergent methanogens (makes Methane) based on its genetics (16s rRNA sequence) • Uniqueness believed to be determined b ...
... • Found in hydrothermal vents • Archaea not bacteria • Capable of living in near boiling water (up to 110°C) • Makes methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide • Considered the most divergent methanogens (makes Methane) based on its genetics (16s rRNA sequence) • Uniqueness believed to be determined b ...
Compositional and density stratification in oceanic lithosphere
... consequence of seafloor spreading, that the mantle material which directly underlies oceanic crust has undergone partial melting and basalt loss beneath the midocean ridge at which the structure was formed. There is therefore a three-fold chemical zonation of the igneous part of the oceanic lithosph ...
... consequence of seafloor spreading, that the mantle material which directly underlies oceanic crust has undergone partial melting and basalt loss beneath the midocean ridge at which the structure was formed. There is therefore a three-fold chemical zonation of the igneous part of the oceanic lithosph ...
Abyssal plain
An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3000 and 6000 m. Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earth’s surface. They are among the flattest, smoothest and least explored regions on Earth. Abyssal plains are key geologic elements of oceanic basins (the other elements being an elevated mid-ocean ridge and flanking abyssal hills). In addition to these elements, active oceanic basins (those that are associated with a moving plate tectonic boundary) also typically include an oceanic trench and a subduction zone.Abyssal plains were not recognized as distinct physiographic features of the sea floor until the late 1940s and, until very recently, none had been studied on a systematic basis. They are poorly preserved in the sedimentary record, because they tend to be consumed by the subduction process. The creation of the abyssal plain is the end result of spreading of the seafloor (plate tectonics) and melting of the lower oceanic crust. Magma rises from above the asthenosphere (a layer of the upper mantle) and as this basaltic material reaches the surface at mid-ocean ridges it forms new oceanic crust. This is constantly pulled sideways by spreading of the seafloor. Abyssal plains result from the blanketing of an originally uneven surface of oceanic crust by fine-grained sediments, mainly clay and silt. Much of this sediment is deposited by turbidity currents that have been channelled from the continental margins along submarine canyons down into deeper water. The remainder of the sediment is composed chiefly of pelagic sediments. Metallic nodules are common in some areas of the plains, with varying concentrations of metals, including manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and copper. These nodules may provide a significant resource for future mining ventures.Owing in part to their vast size, abyssal plains are currently believed to be a major reservoir of biodiversity. The abyss also exerts significant influence upon ocean carbon cycling, dissolution of calcium carbonate, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations over timescales of 100–1000 years. The structure and function of abyssal ecosystems are strongly influenced by the rate of flux of food to the seafloor and the composition of the material that settles. Factors such as climate change, fishing practices, and ocean fertilization are expected to have a substantial effect on patterns of primary production in the euphotic zone. This will undoubtedly impact the flux of organic material to the abyss in a similar manner and thus have a profound effect on the structure, function and diversity of abyssal ecosystems.