key - Scioly.org
... 14. The San Andreas fautt cred'tes the tectonic boundary between which two plates? Pacific ...
... 14. The San Andreas fautt cred'tes the tectonic boundary between which two plates? Pacific ...
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
... ‘continental drift’ was dismissed by geologists because he could not provide a convincing explanation for how the continents were able to move. ...
... ‘continental drift’ was dismissed by geologists because he could not provide a convincing explanation for how the continents were able to move. ...
Computational Modeling of Convection in the Earth`s Mantle
... than expand linearly with temperature, rocks undergo phase changes where density varies both continuously and discontinuously as a function of temperature and pressure. The same is true for viscosity, which may vary by many orders of magnitude even over small distances where hot and co ...
... than expand linearly with temperature, rocks undergo phase changes where density varies both continuously and discontinuously as a function of temperature and pressure. The same is true for viscosity, which may vary by many orders of magnitude even over small distances where hot and co ...
Unit 4-Dynamic Crust PowerPoint
... S-waves are given off In many places on Earth, both waves are received; however, in other places, only P-Waves are received _________________________. -Since S waves cannot pass through a liquid, the conclusion is some parts of the Earth’s that _______________________ interior are liquid. __________ ...
... S-waves are given off In many places on Earth, both waves are received; however, in other places, only P-Waves are received _________________________. -Since S waves cannot pass through a liquid, the conclusion is some parts of the Earth’s that _______________________ interior are liquid. __________ ...
Notes_-_Earths_Layers
... Exists under oceans Average thickness is 7 Km Chemical composition: rocks rich in iron and magnesium silicates Common rock types: basalt, obsidian, gabbro Rocks are more dense, darker in color than continental crust Mantle Lies underneath the crust 2900 Km thick The lithosphere is a ...
... Exists under oceans Average thickness is 7 Km Chemical composition: rocks rich in iron and magnesium silicates Common rock types: basalt, obsidian, gabbro Rocks are more dense, darker in color than continental crust Mantle Lies underneath the crust 2900 Km thick The lithosphere is a ...
Earthquakes and Earth`s interior
... E. all of the above 6. In order to generate a tsunami an earthquake must _____ or trigger an undersea landslide. A. offset the seafloor laterally B. cause a volcanic eruption C. offset the seafloor vertically D. occur at the same time as a high tide E. have a magnitude of at least 9 7. Although most ...
... E. all of the above 6. In order to generate a tsunami an earthquake must _____ or trigger an undersea landslide. A. offset the seafloor laterally B. cause a volcanic eruption C. offset the seafloor vertically D. occur at the same time as a high tide E. have a magnitude of at least 9 7. Although most ...
File - South Sevier High School
... that Earth’s plates move is called ________________ _________________________. 2. ___________________ geologic activity is concentrated at plate boundaries, where plates move away, toward, or past each other. 3. In the early 1900’s, Alfred _____________________ hypothesized that Earth’s crustal plat ...
... that Earth’s plates move is called ________________ _________________________. 2. ___________________ geologic activity is concentrated at plate boundaries, where plates move away, toward, or past each other. 3. In the early 1900’s, Alfred _____________________ hypothesized that Earth’s crustal plat ...
Presentation
... 2) The continents broke apart and drifted to their present locations. Wegener’s theory was not taken seriously because no one could believe that things as large as continents could move and because Wegener could not propose a mechanism which could explain such motion. ...
... 2) The continents broke apart and drifted to their present locations. Wegener’s theory was not taken seriously because no one could believe that things as large as continents could move and because Wegener could not propose a mechanism which could explain such motion. ...
PLATE TECTONICS
... years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanations to questions that scientists had speculated upon for centuries. ...
... years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanations to questions that scientists had speculated upon for centuries. ...
plate tectonics - Trupia
... years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanations to questions that scientists had speculated upon for centuries. ...
... years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanations to questions that scientists had speculated upon for centuries. ...
Plate Tectonics 1
... The main features of plate tectonics are: • The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. • The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. • Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different d ...
... The main features of plate tectonics are: • The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. • The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. • Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different d ...
Plate Tectonics 1
... The main features of plate tectonics are: • The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. • The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. • Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different d ...
... The main features of plate tectonics are: • The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. • The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. • Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different d ...
Earthquakes - staffordscience
... year, more than 30,000 earthquakes occur worldwide that are strong enough to be felt. Only about 75 major earthquakes take place each year and often occur in remote regions Essential Question: How do we locate an earthquake’s epicenter? ...
... year, more than 30,000 earthquakes occur worldwide that are strong enough to be felt. Only about 75 major earthquakes take place each year and often occur in remote regions Essential Question: How do we locate an earthquake’s epicenter? ...
Chapter 7, Section 4 Directed Reading A
... c. subsidence. b. deformation. d. uprise. _____ 26. The sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. rebound. d. uprise. _____ 27. When the Earth’s crust slowly springs back to its original elevation, it is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. reb ...
... c. subsidence. b. deformation. d. uprise. _____ 26. The sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. rebound. d. uprise. _____ 27. When the Earth’s crust slowly springs back to its original elevation, it is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. reb ...
Land & The Earth
... Crust– 1st layer is solid rock. The thinnest layer. Lithosphere – The layer that is the crust and the top of the mantle. Lithos means “rock”. Asthenosphere – The layer just below the lithosphere & is part of the upper mantle. Acts like a plastic, with low density. The layer that moves the crustal pl ...
... Crust– 1st layer is solid rock. The thinnest layer. Lithosphere – The layer that is the crust and the top of the mantle. Lithos means “rock”. Asthenosphere – The layer just below the lithosphere & is part of the upper mantle. Acts like a plastic, with low density. The layer that moves the crustal pl ...
Plate Tectonics and Climate— Episodes of Extensive Glaciation and
... midocean ridges, the holding capacity of the ocean basins decreases and some continental flooding occurs. For example, most estimates suggest that during the middle Cretaceous new sea floor was created at a rate twice as fast as it is today. The theory of lithospheric cooling and contraction suggest ...
... midocean ridges, the holding capacity of the ocean basins decreases and some continental flooding occurs. For example, most estimates suggest that during the middle Cretaceous new sea floor was created at a rate twice as fast as it is today. The theory of lithospheric cooling and contraction suggest ...
Guided Notes on the Causes of Plate Motions
... The heating of matter causes it to expand and become less dense. This warm matter rises and forces cooler matter to sink because of gravity. This matter is then warmed and rises, which causes other matter to cool and sink. The cycle continues…. ...
... The heating of matter causes it to expand and become less dense. This warm matter rises and forces cooler matter to sink because of gravity. This matter is then warmed and rises, which causes other matter to cool and sink. The cycle continues…. ...
Continental Drift Plate Tectonics
... 8.9A (Supporting) Describe the historical development of evidence that supports the plate tectonic theory. 8.9B (Readiness) Relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features. 8.9C (Readiness) Interpret t ...
... 8.9A (Supporting) Describe the historical development of evidence that supports the plate tectonic theory. 8.9B (Readiness) Relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features. 8.9C (Readiness) Interpret t ...
PDF file of Lecture 4a - Earth`s Interior and Tectonics
... Lithosphere moves over asthenosphere Subduction recycles lithosphere into Earth’s interior Seafloor spreading adds new material to plate margins (makes new lithosphere) ...
... Lithosphere moves over asthenosphere Subduction recycles lithosphere into Earth’s interior Seafloor spreading adds new material to plate margins (makes new lithosphere) ...
Study Guide - Answers
... plate move under another. b. Crack in the center of a mid-ocean ridge. c. Supercontinent formed about 300 million years ago. d. Process by which new sea floor forms. e. Layer that forms the thin outer shell of Earth. f. Cycle in which heated material rises and ...
... plate move under another. b. Crack in the center of a mid-ocean ridge. c. Supercontinent formed about 300 million years ago. d. Process by which new sea floor forms. e. Layer that forms the thin outer shell of Earth. f. Cycle in which heated material rises and ...
Forces of Change
... Creates soil and breaks down mountains Coasts Canyons Cliffs caverns Humans are both Builders AND Breakers of Landforms Islands and Mountains ...
... Creates soil and breaks down mountains Coasts Canyons Cliffs caverns Humans are both Builders AND Breakers of Landforms Islands and Mountains ...
S05_4359_Exam01
... T or F 3. Only a small fraction of the radiant heat energy generated by the Sun reaches the Earth’s surface, but it is over a hundred times the average heat flowing from the Earth’s interior to the surface. T or F 4. Each year, the Earth is shaken by several million earthquakes with Magnitude >1.0, ...
... T or F 3. Only a small fraction of the radiant heat energy generated by the Sun reaches the Earth’s surface, but it is over a hundred times the average heat flowing from the Earth’s interior to the surface. T or F 4. Each year, the Earth is shaken by several million earthquakes with Magnitude >1.0, ...
Earthquakes in Ireland David Andrews
... where plates are colliding. Ireland gets little earthquakes as it so far away from the plate boundaries. Although there are still some fault lines under the crust of Ireland. Ireland is several thousand miles from the nearest plate boundary. ...
... where plates are colliding. Ireland gets little earthquakes as it so far away from the plate boundaries. Although there are still some fault lines under the crust of Ireland. Ireland is several thousand miles from the nearest plate boundary. ...
Utah History Ch. 2
... Do you ever stop to think about the shape of the land you live on? Does it have any mountains, hills, plateaus or valleys? Has Utah ever had floods or earthquakes? Will we ever have an earthquake again, and if so, how strong will it be? Geologists are scientists who study all these questions ...
... Do you ever stop to think about the shape of the land you live on? Does it have any mountains, hills, plateaus or valleys? Has Utah ever had floods or earthquakes? Will we ever have an earthquake again, and if so, how strong will it be? Geologists are scientists who study all these questions ...
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.