File - Ms. D. Science CGPA
... The mantle is hot enough that solid rock can flow. Even though solid- the rock acts like a fluid. As the rock gets hotter, its density decreases and it rises. As the rock rises, it gets cooler and its density increases and it sinks. This process of heat transfer is called convection and is the force ...
... The mantle is hot enough that solid rock can flow. Even though solid- the rock acts like a fluid. As the rock gets hotter, its density decreases and it rises. As the rock rises, it gets cooler and its density increases and it sinks. This process of heat transfer is called convection and is the force ...
Vocabulary Quiz
... C. result of Wegener’s hypothesis that the lithosphere is made up of huge tectonic plates that move over Earth’s surface ...
... C. result of Wegener’s hypothesis that the lithosphere is made up of huge tectonic plates that move over Earth’s surface ...
Plate Tectonics
... • ________________ is heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid. During convection, heated particles of fluid begin to flow. This flow transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. • Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection _____________ in the mantle. • Many ...
... • ________________ is heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid. During convection, heated particles of fluid begin to flow. This flow transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. • Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection _____________ in the mantle. • Many ...
Rocks and Minerals
... • New “younger” sea floor pushes the existing “older” sea floor out (laterally) explaining why continents move. –Evidence that supports the theory of ...
... • New “younger” sea floor pushes the existing “older” sea floor out (laterally) explaining why continents move. –Evidence that supports the theory of ...
Section: Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... ______25. The rising of Earth’s crust to higher elevations is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. rebound. ...
... ______25. The rising of Earth’s crust to higher elevations is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. rebound. ...
Ch - saddlespace.org
... Ch. 15 Earthquake Notes 1. An Earthquake is movement of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy. 2. Elastic Rebound is when the rock snaps back to its shape when the built up stress is released. 3. Where the rock actually breaks is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the ...
... Ch. 15 Earthquake Notes 1. An Earthquake is movement of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy. 2. Elastic Rebound is when the rock snaps back to its shape when the built up stress is released. 3. Where the rock actually breaks is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the ...
Problem Sheet 1
... 5. Two large plane surfaces are 2.4cm apart. The space between the surfaces is filled with glycerine. What force is required to drag a very thin plate of surface area 0.5m2 between the two large plate surfaces at a speed of 0.6m/s, if: (i) the thin plate is in the middle of the two plane surfaces. ( ...
... 5. Two large plane surfaces are 2.4cm apart. The space between the surfaces is filled with glycerine. What force is required to drag a very thin plate of surface area 0.5m2 between the two large plate surfaces at a speed of 0.6m/s, if: (i) the thin plate is in the middle of the two plane surfaces. ( ...
Earth as a planet
... The Earth’s magnetic field reaches far beyond the planet itself, and traps the charged particles which are emitted in the solar wind. The particles become trapped in the magnetic field, in the Van Allen belts. The influence of the magnetic field reaches out even further, for many hundreds of Earth r ...
... The Earth’s magnetic field reaches far beyond the planet itself, and traps the charged particles which are emitted in the solar wind. The particles become trapped in the magnetic field, in the Van Allen belts. The influence of the magnetic field reaches out even further, for many hundreds of Earth r ...
chapter 15B - plate tectonics 2
... •At irregular time intervals, the “magnet turns around”, due to changes in the inner and outer core. •Lava that solidified during these reversals allows us to determine the date of these reversals. •Volcanic rocks dated to 760,000 years ago in several locations, including the ski area up at Mammoth ...
... •At irregular time intervals, the “magnet turns around”, due to changes in the inner and outer core. •Lava that solidified during these reversals allows us to determine the date of these reversals. •Volcanic rocks dated to 760,000 years ago in several locations, including the ski area up at Mammoth ...
Deadly quakes help renew the planet
... loss of life. Even so, scientists argue that in the very long view, the global process behind great earthquakes is quite advantageous for life on Earth — especially human life. Powerful jolts like the one off Sumatra on Dec. 26 that sent massive waves racing across the Indian Ocean are the inevitabl ...
... loss of life. Even so, scientists argue that in the very long view, the global process behind great earthquakes is quite advantageous for life on Earth — especially human life. Powerful jolts like the one off Sumatra on Dec. 26 that sent massive waves racing across the Indian Ocean are the inevitabl ...
27 - Cal State LA - Instructional Web Server
... • Seismic waves – Surface waves • Travel along the surface ...
... • Seismic waves – Surface waves • Travel along the surface ...
Earth Crust in Motion Vocbaulary (Aca).doc
... Divergent Boundary – a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other Convergent Boundary – a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other Transform Boundary – a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions Continental Drift – the hypothesis that a ...
... Divergent Boundary – a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other Convergent Boundary – a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other Transform Boundary – a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions Continental Drift – the hypothesis that a ...
1 - kleung
... 17. The name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago was ____________________________. 18. Many scientists believe that the movement of lithospheric plates is caused by ____________________________. 19. One example of a continental-continental plate convergence is the ________ ...
... 17. The name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago was ____________________________. 18. Many scientists believe that the movement of lithospheric plates is caused by ____________________________. 19. One example of a continental-continental plate convergence is the ________ ...
Continental Drift – hypothesis that states the continents were once
... c) Mountain chains and rock type – (Appalachian) ...
... c) Mountain chains and rock type – (Appalachian) ...
Plate Tectonics Review
... • As plates move, pressure is put on them and cracks or faults form • These faults can become stuck for a long time, and as rock deforms, the pressure becomes too great and the rock suddenly moves, releasing the energy in wavesknown as isostatic rebound • Earthquakes can also be caused by undergroun ...
... • As plates move, pressure is put on them and cracks or faults form • These faults can become stuck for a long time, and as rock deforms, the pressure becomes too great and the rock suddenly moves, releasing the energy in wavesknown as isostatic rebound • Earthquakes can also be caused by undergroun ...
Forsyth, D.W., Lay, T., Aster, R.C., and Romanowicz, B. (2009). Grand challenges for seismology
... structure as data accumulate and as new analysis methods are developed will help reveal the patterns of flow. Recent observational studies, combined with mineral physics experiment and theory, have shown that large- scale chemical heterogeneity is present in the mantle and that the interaction of com ...
... structure as data accumulate and as new analysis methods are developed will help reveal the patterns of flow. Recent observational studies, combined with mineral physics experiment and theory, have shown that large- scale chemical heterogeneity is present in the mantle and that the interaction of com ...
Name
... 2. Why can’t a trench form when two continental plates collide? Use what you know about plate collisions and density to support your answer. ...
... 2. Why can’t a trench form when two continental plates collide? Use what you know about plate collisions and density to support your answer. ...
The Planet Oceanus
... The behavior of seismic waves generated by earthquakes give scientists some of the best evidence about the structure of Earth. (above-left) S waves cannot penetrate Earth’s liquid core. (above-right) P waves are bent as they pass through the liquid outer core. ...
... The behavior of seismic waves generated by earthquakes give scientists some of the best evidence about the structure of Earth. (above-left) S waves cannot penetrate Earth’s liquid core. (above-right) P waves are bent as they pass through the liquid outer core. ...
benchmark 3 study guide with answers
... 13. What geological features are created at convergent boundaries? Mountains (2 continental plates), trenches (oceanic and oceanic plate), volcanoes (continental and oceanic plate) 14. What geological features are created at divergent boundaries? Sea floor spreading- makes mid ocean ridges (2 oceani ...
... 13. What geological features are created at convergent boundaries? Mountains (2 continental plates), trenches (oceanic and oceanic plate), volcanoes (continental and oceanic plate) 14. What geological features are created at divergent boundaries? Sea floor spreading- makes mid ocean ridges (2 oceani ...
Continental drift - La Salle Elementary School
... Pangaea that has since broken up into large pieces that drifted apart. Evidence from fossils – preserved remains of ancient organisms support theory o Identical types of fossils found in Africa and ...
... Pangaea that has since broken up into large pieces that drifted apart. Evidence from fossils – preserved remains of ancient organisms support theory o Identical types of fossils found in Africa and ...
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.