History of the Earth and its structure
... The three main divisions of the Earth’s interior are __, __, and __. A long chain of submarine volcanic mountains that runs throughout the world ocean is called the ___ system. A single super continent called __ began to break up onto the present-day continents about __ years ago. The continental ma ...
... The three main divisions of the Earth’s interior are __, __, and __. A long chain of submarine volcanic mountains that runs throughout the world ocean is called the ___ system. A single super continent called __ began to break up onto the present-day continents about __ years ago. The continental ma ...
Ch 8 4 Earth_s Layered Structure
... Crust – thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth; divided into oceanic and continental crust The oceanic crust is roughly 7 kilometers thick and composed of the igneous rocks basalt and gabbro The continental crust is 8-75 kilometers thick (avg. 40 km) and consists mostly of the granitic rock granodiorite ...
... Crust – thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth; divided into oceanic and continental crust The oceanic crust is roughly 7 kilometers thick and composed of the igneous rocks basalt and gabbro The continental crust is 8-75 kilometers thick (avg. 40 km) and consists mostly of the granitic rock granodiorite ...
GeomorphReview1 - University of Colorado Denver
... Sedimentary - Deposited (strata) and buried close to Earth’s surface. ...
... Sedimentary - Deposited (strata) and buried close to Earth’s surface. ...
How did plate tectonics emerge on Earth?
... Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon) and David Bercovici from Yale University propose the first model to explain how the Earth's surface divided into plates. This model accounts for the emergence of plate tectonics as we know it today, and also explains why this phenomenon did not occur on Earth's sis ...
... Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon) and David Bercovici from Yale University propose the first model to explain how the Earth's surface divided into plates. This model accounts for the emergence of plate tectonics as we know it today, and also explains why this phenomenon did not occur on Earth's sis ...
Chapter-1-Plate
... lithospere that move around on top of the asthenosphere These plates are made up of both continental crust and oceanic crust. ...
... lithospere that move around on top of the asthenosphere These plates are made up of both continental crust and oceanic crust. ...
Chapter 14 Resource: Plate Tectonics
... upper mantle are broken into sections, which move around on a special layer of the mantle 4. area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle 5. plate boundary that occurs when two plates slide past one another 6. place where two plates move together 7. rigid layer of Earth’s surface made up of ...
... upper mantle are broken into sections, which move around on a special layer of the mantle 4. area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle 5. plate boundary that occurs when two plates slide past one another 6. place where two plates move together 7. rigid layer of Earth’s surface made up of ...
AIM: Introduce you to scientific study of the world`s oceans and seas
... All earthquakes occur in lithosphere •Intermediate & deep focus earthquakes occur where slabs of lithosphere extend to depth •Recognize lithosphere by its relatively high seismic velocity & the relatively low attenuation of seismic waves ...
... All earthquakes occur in lithosphere •Intermediate & deep focus earthquakes occur where slabs of lithosphere extend to depth •Recognize lithosphere by its relatively high seismic velocity & the relatively low attenuation of seismic waves ...
crust, mantle
... ridge, the crust carries bands that contain minerals that were aligned with Earth’s magnetic field when the crust formed. The similar sequence of bands on both sides of a mid-ocean ridge, even at a large distance from the ridge, indicates that the sea floor is spreading away from acenter point. ...
... ridge, the crust carries bands that contain minerals that were aligned with Earth’s magnetic field when the crust formed. The similar sequence of bands on both sides of a mid-ocean ridge, even at a large distance from the ridge, indicates that the sea floor is spreading away from acenter point. ...
Convection Lab
... Although the mantle is largely hidden from our view, we do see it in places where cracks open up, allowing the molten rock to escape. These are volcanos, of course, and the liquid rock we see pouring out is the same as you’d find in the mantle. The Earth’s mantle is mostly composed of silicate rocks ...
... Although the mantle is largely hidden from our view, we do see it in places where cracks open up, allowing the molten rock to escape. These are volcanos, of course, and the liquid rock we see pouring out is the same as you’d find in the mantle. The Earth’s mantle is mostly composed of silicate rocks ...
tsunami - Tull13
... wavelength ( wavelength is the distance between the crest and top of the wave and the crest of the next wave )—they can be a hundred miles long between to successive waves ( is also very long about one hour deep.) ...
... wavelength ( wavelength is the distance between the crest and top of the wave and the crest of the next wave )—they can be a hundred miles long between to successive waves ( is also very long about one hour deep.) ...
Plate Tectonics Intro- Theory and History
... was accepted that the continents sat like icebergs on the mantle and as the continents eroded they rose out of the mantle. Wegener suggested as well as moving up and down in the mantle, continents could move sideways in the mantle. -Wegener was a meteorologist and his theory was not well accepted. ( ...
... was accepted that the continents sat like icebergs on the mantle and as the continents eroded they rose out of the mantle. Wegener suggested as well as moving up and down in the mantle, continents could move sideways in the mantle. -Wegener was a meteorologist and his theory was not well accepted. ( ...
ppt: Plate Tectonics Intro- Theory and History
... was accepted that the continents sat like icebergs on the mantle and as the continents eroded they rose out of the mantle. Wegener suggested as well as moving up and down in the mantle, continents could move sideways in the mantle. -Wegener was a meteorologist and his theory was not well accepted. ( ...
... was accepted that the continents sat like icebergs on the mantle and as the continents eroded they rose out of the mantle. Wegener suggested as well as moving up and down in the mantle, continents could move sideways in the mantle. -Wegener was a meteorologist and his theory was not well accepted. ( ...
Chapter 8 - reynolds study center
... that earthquake. Magnitude is recorded on the Richter Scale (1-10). 5. C: Through the Earth’s mantle and/or crust. 6. crust; mantle. 7. cannot; can. 8. fluid; mantle. situated directly above the lower mantle and directly below the upper mantle. 9. focus; epicenter. 10. l-waves (“love”/”land” waves) ...
... that earthquake. Magnitude is recorded on the Richter Scale (1-10). 5. C: Through the Earth’s mantle and/or crust. 6. crust; mantle. 7. cannot; can. 8. fluid; mantle. situated directly above the lower mantle and directly below the upper mantle. 9. focus; epicenter. 10. l-waves (“love”/”land” waves) ...
Fracking MEL - Temple University Sites
... Figure 1 above shows two of Earth’s four major layers: the mantle and crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece—it is made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of Earth. These puzzle pieces keep ...
... Figure 1 above shows two of Earth’s four major layers: the mantle and crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece—it is made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of Earth. These puzzle pieces keep ...
Earth interior
... brittle that it cracks and makes earthquakes. The underlying astenosphere flows and does not crack. The plates are created at spreading centers and consumed at trenches. They can also slide by one another at transform faults. Adapted from Isacks, Oliver & Sykes (1968) ...
... brittle that it cracks and makes earthquakes. The underlying astenosphere flows and does not crack. The plates are created at spreading centers and consumed at trenches. They can also slide by one another at transform faults. Adapted from Isacks, Oliver & Sykes (1968) ...
Physical Processes WG2b
... • Scientists cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt. • People live near volcanoes because volcanic ash is extremely fertile and good for farming. ...
... • Scientists cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt. • People live near volcanoes because volcanic ash is extremely fertile and good for farming. ...
SUMMARY KEY TERMS APPLYING THE CONCEPTS
... the continents is composed mostly of less dense granite-type rock. The crust of the ocean basins is composed mostly of the more dense basaltic rocks. Another way to consider the earth’s interior structure is to consider the weak layer in the upper mantle, the asthenosphere that extends around the en ...
... the continents is composed mostly of less dense granite-type rock. The crust of the ocean basins is composed mostly of the more dense basaltic rocks. Another way to consider the earth’s interior structure is to consider the weak layer in the upper mantle, the asthenosphere that extends around the en ...
Chapter 8 Sections 1-4
... • Thon The earTh’s e poinT surface directly above an earthquakes starting point. • The most common method by which seismologisTs find an earThquake’s epicenter is the ...
... • Thon The earTh’s e poinT surface directly above an earthquakes starting point. • The most common method by which seismologisTs find an earThquake’s epicenter is the ...
Crust - www .alexandria .k12 .mn .us
... The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates. ...
... The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates. ...
Earth’s Interior PowerPoint - Marcia's Science Teaching
... The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates. ...
... The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates. ...
The Layers of the Earth
... The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates. ...
... The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates. ...
Guided Notes – Lithospheric Plates
... It ____________________________________ and the top of the _______________. The __________________ of the lithosphere are called _______________________________ ...
... It ____________________________________ and the top of the _______________. The __________________ of the lithosphere are called _______________________________ ...
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... Identify that the sources of Earth’s internal heat (radioactive decay and heat of formation) Trace the lines of scientific evidence that lead to the inference that Earth’s core, mantle and crust are each made up of different materials Trace the lines of scientific evidence that lead to the inf ...
... Identify that the sources of Earth’s internal heat (radioactive decay and heat of formation) Trace the lines of scientific evidence that lead to the inference that Earth’s core, mantle and crust are each made up of different materials Trace the lines of scientific evidence that lead to the inf ...
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.