PowerPoint Presentation - Oceanic
... that move about the surface of the asthenosphere. Lithosphere- The rigid outer layer of the earth, including the curst and uppermost mantle. Asthenosphere- A layer of hot, weak material located in the mantle between a depth of 100 and 350 kilometers. The rock within this zone is easily deformed. ...
... that move about the surface of the asthenosphere. Lithosphere- The rigid outer layer of the earth, including the curst and uppermost mantle. Asthenosphere- A layer of hot, weak material located in the mantle between a depth of 100 and 350 kilometers. The rock within this zone is easily deformed. ...
Chapter 4 lesson 1
... Two normal faults cause the hanging walls to fall downward creating valleys. The block in between now stands higher, creating fault-block mountains. Forces in Earth’s crust can also push up large, flat blocks of rock. Plateau- A large landform that has a high elevation and a more or less flat ...
... Two normal faults cause the hanging walls to fall downward creating valleys. The block in between now stands higher, creating fault-block mountains. Forces in Earth’s crust can also push up large, flat blocks of rock. Plateau- A large landform that has a high elevation and a more or less flat ...
plate tectonics
... hypothesized that the continents were once joined into a single continent called Pangaea (meaning “all land”). He further suggested that this supercontinent later broke into smaller pieces and drifted to their present positions. ...
... hypothesized that the continents were once joined into a single continent called Pangaea (meaning “all land”). He further suggested that this supercontinent later broke into smaller pieces and drifted to their present positions. ...
Crust
... the skin of an apple. It is very thin in comparison to the other three layers. The crust is only about 3-5 miles (10 kilometers) thick under the oceans (oceanic crust) and about 25 miles (30 kilometers) thick under the continents (continental crust). The average temperature in the crust is 0° C. ...
... the skin of an apple. It is very thin in comparison to the other three layers. The crust is only about 3-5 miles (10 kilometers) thick under the oceans (oceanic crust) and about 25 miles (30 kilometers) thick under the continents (continental crust). The average temperature in the crust is 0° C. ...
Warm- up Question Summarize: What you know about Continental
... 2. What type of formation is formed at the mid-ocean ridge? (Ridges and valleys are formed.) 3. Where is the youngest rock located on the ocean floor? (The youngest rock will be located closed to the mid-ocean ridge. The rock gets progressively older as you move farther from the ridge ...
... 2. What type of formation is formed at the mid-ocean ridge? (Ridges and valleys are formed.) 3. Where is the youngest rock located on the ocean floor? (The youngest rock will be located closed to the mid-ocean ridge. The rock gets progressively older as you move farther from the ridge ...
While watching the movie video Asteroids, answer the follow
... What rock clues did they find that implied the metals in the rock at Sudbury, Canada were caused by a meteor impact? What mineral do they find that is rare on Earth but abundant in space and associated with meteors? Where might pieces of the Sudbury impact be found? ...
... What rock clues did they find that implied the metals in the rock at Sudbury, Canada were caused by a meteor impact? What mineral do they find that is rare on Earth but abundant in space and associated with meteors? Where might pieces of the Sudbury impact be found? ...
WS5: Continental Drift
... changed their positions through time. However, to fit all the data, this explanation would require that Earth have had two magnetic north poles in the past. Another possible explanation—and one that is better supported by the data—is that the continents, and not the magnetic poles, have changed thei ...
... changed their positions through time. However, to fit all the data, this explanation would require that Earth have had two magnetic north poles in the past. Another possible explanation—and one that is better supported by the data—is that the continents, and not the magnetic poles, have changed thei ...
Lab: Plate Tectonic and Earthquake Extravaganza
... Earth. Earthquakes are also important because the violent motions of the earth associated with them are not typical strains on constructed buildings. Unless structures are constructed especially for the violent shaking, they can collapse during an earthquake. The two main aspects of an earthquake th ...
... Earth. Earthquakes are also important because the violent motions of the earth associated with them are not typical strains on constructed buildings. Unless structures are constructed especially for the violent shaking, they can collapse during an earthquake. The two main aspects of an earthquake th ...
Convergent, divergent and transformational (lateral
... Earthquakes often occur at where plates slide past one another e.g San Andreas, Wellington Fault lines = weakness in crust. Define focus vs epicentre Case study: Banda Aceh earthquake and resultant tsunami. ...
... Earthquakes often occur at where plates slide past one another e.g San Andreas, Wellington Fault lines = weakness in crust. Define focus vs epicentre Case study: Banda Aceh earthquake and resultant tsunami. ...
Section 1: The Geosphere
... • The smallest magnitude that can be felt is 2.0, and the largest magnitude ever recorded is 9.5. Magnitudes greater than 7.0 cause widespread damage. • Each increase of magnitude by one whole number indicates the release of 31.7 times more energy than the whole number below it. ...
... • The smallest magnitude that can be felt is 2.0, and the largest magnitude ever recorded is 9.5. Magnitudes greater than 7.0 cause widespread damage. • Each increase of magnitude by one whole number indicates the release of 31.7 times more energy than the whole number below it. ...
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... • The smallest magnitude that can be felt is 2.0, and the largest magnitude ever recorded is 9.5. Magnitudes greater than 7.0 cause widespread damage. • Each increase of magnitude by one whole number indicates the release of 31.7 times more energy than the whole number below it. ...
... • The smallest magnitude that can be felt is 2.0, and the largest magnitude ever recorded is 9.5. Magnitudes greater than 7.0 cause widespread damage. • Each increase of magnitude by one whole number indicates the release of 31.7 times more energy than the whole number below it. ...
Global Energy Balance
... created, this CO2 is released to the atmosphere. When seafloor sediments are subducted (subjected to heat and pressure), some CO2 from CaCO3 is released back into the atmosphere. SiO2 + CaCO3 -> CaSiO3 + CO2 This reaction will proceed faster when plate tectonics moves faster. Stabilizing mechanism: ...
... created, this CO2 is released to the atmosphere. When seafloor sediments are subducted (subjected to heat and pressure), some CO2 from CaCO3 is released back into the atmosphere. SiO2 + CaCO3 -> CaSiO3 + CO2 This reaction will proceed faster when plate tectonics moves faster. Stabilizing mechanism: ...
The Earth`s layers
... The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust. These plates usually move along smoothly but sometimes they stick and build up pressure. The pressure builds and the rock bends until it snaps. When this ...
... The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust. These plates usually move along smoothly but sometimes they stick and build up pressure. The pressure builds and the rock bends until it snaps. When this ...
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... other, with little to no vertical movement. Both the San Andreas and Anatolian Faults are strike-slip. Normal faults create space. Two blocks of crust pull apart, extending the crust. The Basin and Range Province in North America and the East African Rift Zone are two well-known regions where normal ...
... other, with little to no vertical movement. Both the San Andreas and Anatolian Faults are strike-slip. Normal faults create space. Two blocks of crust pull apart, extending the crust. The Basin and Range Province in North America and the East African Rift Zone are two well-known regions where normal ...
Chapter 11 Environmental Geology and Earth Resources
... agents slowly breaks them down in a process called weathering. Mechanical weathering is the physical breakup of rocks into smaller particles without a change in chemical composition of the constituent minerals. You have probably seen mountain valleys scraped by glaciers, or river and shoreline pebbl ...
... agents slowly breaks them down in a process called weathering. Mechanical weathering is the physical breakup of rocks into smaller particles without a change in chemical composition of the constituent minerals. You have probably seen mountain valleys scraped by glaciers, or river and shoreline pebbl ...
An Introduction to the Seafloor and Plate Tectonics
... 3) Compare the different types of lithosphere (oceanic & continental). 4) Compare and contrast the differences among the major ocean basins with respect to the types of plates found in each. Introduction: The Layers of the Earth Approximately 70% of the Earth’s surface (covering 361 million square k ...
... 3) Compare the different types of lithosphere (oceanic & continental). 4) Compare and contrast the differences among the major ocean basins with respect to the types of plates found in each. Introduction: The Layers of the Earth Approximately 70% of the Earth’s surface (covering 361 million square k ...
Earth Space Science - Laconia School District
... in their leaves. This is the plant’s way of getting rid of waste, just like people and animals sweat when they’re hot! This water vapor evaporates into the air and is stored in the atmosphere until it becomes clouds or precipitation. ...
... in their leaves. This is the plant’s way of getting rid of waste, just like people and animals sweat when they’re hot! This water vapor evaporates into the air and is stored in the atmosphere until it becomes clouds or precipitation. ...
Earthquakes
... Forces In Earth’s Crust • How does stress in earth’s crust change earth’s surface? ...
... Forces In Earth’s Crust • How does stress in earth’s crust change earth’s surface? ...
Evidence for Plate Tectonics
... • Coastline _______ is what started the thinking on plate tectonics. • The Appalachian Mts. Match mountains found in _________ when the plates are put back together. • The ____________________ is diverging at a rate of 2.5 to 3cm per year. • _________________ is credited for discovering Plate Tecton ...
... • Coastline _______ is what started the thinking on plate tectonics. • The Appalachian Mts. Match mountains found in _________ when the plates are put back together. • The ____________________ is diverging at a rate of 2.5 to 3cm per year. • _________________ is credited for discovering Plate Tecton ...
Topic/Objective: ______ _____ Full Name: __________ Class: __
... This point is of most importance to all but scientists since this is where the most damage is done and where emergency response needs to be sent. Energy from earthquakes radiates in all _______________ from its source, the focus. Energy propagates in the form of seismic ____________. There are t ...
... This point is of most importance to all but scientists since this is where the most damage is done and where emergency response needs to be sent. Energy from earthquakes radiates in all _______________ from its source, the focus. Energy propagates in the form of seismic ____________. There are t ...
Chapter 1 Introduction
... rheological subdivisions on the right. After Kearey and Vine (1990), Global Tectonics. © Blackwell Scientific. Oxford. ...
... rheological subdivisions on the right. After Kearey and Vine (1990), Global Tectonics. © Blackwell Scientific. Oxford. ...
File - Leaving Certificate Geography
... Hess was an American professor who furthered the study of plate tectonics with his theory of Sea Floor Spreading and the creation of new crust and volcanic ridges. ...
... Hess was an American professor who furthered the study of plate tectonics with his theory of Sea Floor Spreading and the creation of new crust and volcanic ridges. ...
History of geology
The history of geology is concerned with the development of the natural science of geology. Geology is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth. Throughout the ages geology provides essential theories and data that shape how society conceptualizes the Earth.