Ch 17 Reading
... Like earthquakes, volcanoes can reshape the landscape with awesome force. In 1883, an erupting volcano destroyed most of Krakatau, an island in Indonesia. People heard the explosion more than 2,000 miles away. Clouds of ash flew 20 miles or more into the air. Dust from the eruption created colorful ...
... Like earthquakes, volcanoes can reshape the landscape with awesome force. In 1883, an erupting volcano destroyed most of Krakatau, an island in Indonesia. People heard the explosion more than 2,000 miles away. Clouds of ash flew 20 miles or more into the air. Dust from the eruption created colorful ...
Layers of the Earth
... crust under oceans, and ___________________________ crust is the crust under the continents The crust can range from ____________ thick (oceanic) to _____________ thick (continental) Plate Tectonics _________________________________________ is where we find the plates. The crust is attached to the p ...
... crust under oceans, and ___________________________ crust is the crust under the continents The crust can range from ____________ thick (oceanic) to _____________ thick (continental) Plate Tectonics _________________________________________ is where we find the plates. The crust is attached to the p ...
7.3 Theory of Plate Tectonics
... Subduction- process by which ocean crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle ...
... Subduction- process by which ocean crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle ...
Review Sheet for Test
... 8.)Define Convergent Boundary- When two tectonic plates collide Describe the three types of Convergent boundaries A.) Continental- continental B.)oceanic – continental B.) – oceanic -oceanic ...
... 8.)Define Convergent Boundary- When two tectonic plates collide Describe the three types of Convergent boundaries A.) Continental- continental B.)oceanic – continental B.) – oceanic -oceanic ...
Layers of the Earth PowerPoint
... due to the fact that their energy is being converted into kinetic energy (the energy of movement). Once these molecules spread out, their volume increases causing their density to decrease. Therefore, the hot liquid floats to the top and the cooler water, which has decreased in volume and increased ...
... due to the fact that their energy is being converted into kinetic energy (the energy of movement). Once these molecules spread out, their volume increases causing their density to decrease. Therefore, the hot liquid floats to the top and the cooler water, which has decreased in volume and increased ...
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... found on separate continents • Matching mountain chains • Coal fields in Antarctica • Rock formations • Climatic conditions ...
... found on separate continents • Matching mountain chains • Coal fields in Antarctica • Rock formations • Climatic conditions ...
Chapter 2 Lesson 3 How Do Movements Of The Earth`s Crust
... Most earthquakes occur along a fault, or break in the Earth’s crust. Some faults occur in the middle of plates, but most are found near the edge of plates. Faults develop as plate movements bend and crack the crust. ...
... Most earthquakes occur along a fault, or break in the Earth’s crust. Some faults occur in the middle of plates, but most are found near the edge of plates. Faults develop as plate movements bend and crack the crust. ...
Thermal structure
... An adiabatic temperature gradient is the temperature gradient resulting from isentropic pressure changes. An isentropic pressure change involves a volume change (via compression or decompression) but no change in heat (i.e. no conductive heat transfer). • When rising mantle decompresses, it expands ...
... An adiabatic temperature gradient is the temperature gradient resulting from isentropic pressure changes. An isentropic pressure change involves a volume change (via compression or decompression) but no change in heat (i.e. no conductive heat transfer). • When rising mantle decompresses, it expands ...
Erosion - The Agents of Erosion Are Water, Wind, Ice, and Waves
... their movement, and the ways in which they interact with one another. A tectonic plate itself is defined as a rigid segment of the Earth's lithosphere that moves separately from those surrounding it. There are seven major plates (North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indo-Australian, Pacifi ...
... their movement, and the ways in which they interact with one another. A tectonic plate itself is defined as a rigid segment of the Earth's lithosphere that moves separately from those surrounding it. There are seven major plates (North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indo-Australian, Pacifi ...
Teach the Earth Layers Song to the tune of Shortnin` Bread. Inner
... The Earth is made of rocks and dust. The inner core is in the middle, the inner core is very hot! Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. The Earth is made of rocks and dust. The outer core is moving slowly all around the inner core. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. The Earth is made of rocks a ...
... The Earth is made of rocks and dust. The inner core is in the middle, the inner core is very hot! Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. The Earth is made of rocks and dust. The outer core is moving slowly all around the inner core. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. The Earth is made of rocks a ...
The Mantle
... and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move. Therefore; the inner core is a solid. The temperature in the core is nearly as hot as the surface of the SUN! ...
... and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move. Therefore; the inner core is a solid. The temperature in the core is nearly as hot as the surface of the SUN! ...
File - Science Source
... 7. Describe what happens when a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust. ...
... 7. Describe what happens when a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust. ...
Late 20th Century Tests of the Continental Drift Hypothesis
... ridge/rift lie the abyssal plains – basaltic oceanic crust that has moved away from the ridge, cooled, and subsided as far as it can. Depths on the abyssal plains run fairly consistently 4-5 km below seal level. Except for the ridge, there is generally little volcanic or seismic activity in such an ...
... ridge/rift lie the abyssal plains – basaltic oceanic crust that has moved away from the ridge, cooled, and subsided as far as it can. Depths on the abyssal plains run fairly consistently 4-5 km below seal level. Except for the ridge, there is generally little volcanic or seismic activity in such an ...
Section 11-3
... • The asthenosphere is the plastic-like layer below the lithosphere in Earth’s mantle. • The less dense lithosphere floats around on the denser asthenosphere. ...
... • The asthenosphere is the plastic-like layer below the lithosphere in Earth’s mantle. • The less dense lithosphere floats around on the denser asthenosphere. ...
When did the Andes mountains form?
... highest mountain chain in the world after the Himalayas already near their present elevation 14 million years ago. Dr Evenstar said: "It seems highly likely that the The Andes have been a mountain chain for much Andes have gone up slowly over at least the last 30 longer than previously thought, new ...
... highest mountain chain in the world after the Himalayas already near their present elevation 14 million years ago. Dr Evenstar said: "It seems highly likely that the The Andes have been a mountain chain for much Andes have gone up slowly over at least the last 30 longer than previously thought, new ...
Ch 4 Plate Tectonics
... evidence. For example, the Grand Canyon cuts through layers of different kinds of rock, such as the Coconino sandstone, Hermit shale, and Redwall limestone. These rock layers often contain fossils that are found only in certain layers. Those are the facts. • Scientific Law: This is a statement of fa ...
... evidence. For example, the Grand Canyon cuts through layers of different kinds of rock, such as the Coconino sandstone, Hermit shale, and Redwall limestone. These rock layers often contain fossils that are found only in certain layers. Those are the facts. • Scientific Law: This is a statement of fa ...
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... How are Sea-floor Spreading and Subduction affecting our oceans? • The Atlantic Ocean has very few trenches. As a result, the Atlantic Ocean is getting wider. As it spreads, it pushes the continents further away. • The Pacific Ocean covers almost 1/3 of the planet, yet it’s shrinking! The Pacific i ...
... How are Sea-floor Spreading and Subduction affecting our oceans? • The Atlantic Ocean has very few trenches. As a result, the Atlantic Ocean is getting wider. As it spreads, it pushes the continents further away. • The Pacific Ocean covers almost 1/3 of the planet, yet it’s shrinking! The Pacific i ...
Study Guide: Earth has Several Layers: (Test on Tuesday 20, 2011)
... Study Guide: Earth has Several Layers: (Test on Tuesday 20, 2011) 8. Define all of the following vocabulary words: inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, lithosphere, anthenosphere, and tectonic plate. 9. Be able to draw the earth and its many layers along with labeling them. 10. Know the characteri ...
... Study Guide: Earth has Several Layers: (Test on Tuesday 20, 2011) 8. Define all of the following vocabulary words: inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, lithosphere, anthenosphere, and tectonic plate. 9. Be able to draw the earth and its many layers along with labeling them. 10. Know the characteri ...
Unit 6.2 Notes File
... • When the leading edge of a plate near a ______________________________ _______________ cools it becomes _______________ and eventually begins to _______________ back into the _______________. As this leading edge is _______________ (sinking), it pulls the rest of the plate behind it downward into ...
... • When the leading edge of a plate near a ______________________________ _______________ cools it becomes _______________ and eventually begins to _______________ back into the _______________. As this leading edge is _______________ (sinking), it pulls the rest of the plate behind it downward into ...
Introduction to Engineering Seismology
... Extensive geologic surveying has to be done to identify all active faults, including hidden faults. Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Enact building codes to design and build earthquakeresistant ...
... Extensive geologic surveying has to be done to identify all active faults, including hidden faults. Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Enact building codes to design and build earthquakeresistant ...
Earthquakes PowerPoint
... each other up and form mountains. That's how the Himalayas and other great mountain ranges (including the Rockies, long ago) were created. ...
... each other up and form mountains. That's how the Himalayas and other great mountain ranges (including the Rockies, long ago) were created. ...
Durham Research Online
... Ice sheets have played a major role in mid to high-latitude landscape evolution throughout the Quaternary. The geomorphological features of these regions develop due to spatially variable ice sheet erosion and deposition over multiple glaciations. This glacial erosion creates a patchwork of differen ...
... Ice sheets have played a major role in mid to high-latitude landscape evolution throughout the Quaternary. The geomorphological features of these regions develop due to spatially variable ice sheet erosion and deposition over multiple glaciations. This glacial erosion creates a patchwork of differen ...
Plate Tectonic Quiz Review
... • Heat transfers by movement of currents in liquids and gasses. This is caused by differences in temperature and density. An example of this type of heat transfer occurs when mantle rock moves from near the core, towards the crust, and back again. A. Radiation B. Conduction C. Convection D. Compact ...
... • Heat transfers by movement of currents in liquids and gasses. This is caused by differences in temperature and density. An example of this type of heat transfer occurs when mantle rock moves from near the core, towards the crust, and back again. A. Radiation B. Conduction C. Convection D. Compact ...
Post-glacial rebound
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Post-glacial rebound (sometimes called continental rebound) is the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, through a process known as isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound and isostatic depression are different parts of a process known as either glacial isostasy, glacial isostatic adjustment, or glacioisostasy. Glacioisostasy is the solid Earth deformation associated with changes in ice mass distribution. The most obvious and direct affects of post-glacial rebound are readily apparent in northern Europe (especially Scotland, Estonia, Latvia, Fennoscandia, and northern Denmark), Siberia, Canada, the Great Lakes of Canada and the United States, the coastal region of the US state of Maine, parts of Patagonia, and Antarctica. However, through processes known as ocean siphoning and continental levering, the effects of post-glacial rebound on sea-level are felt globally far from the locations of current and former ice sheets.