EXAM 3
... B. cirques C. arêtes D. U-shaped valleys E. all of the above are formed by glacial erosion 11. What type of moraine forms in the middle of a glacier where two valley glaciers joined together? A. medial moraine B. lateral moraine C. terminal moraine D. recessional moraine E. ground moraine 12. How ma ...
... B. cirques C. arêtes D. U-shaped valleys E. all of the above are formed by glacial erosion 11. What type of moraine forms in the middle of a glacier where two valley glaciers joined together? A. medial moraine B. lateral moraine C. terminal moraine D. recessional moraine E. ground moraine 12. How ma ...
A Head
... 10 Earthquakes can occur on the surface of the Earth or deep within it. The deepest earthquakes happen near the oceanic trenches. 11 The Himalaya mountains are growing taller by about 5 mm each year. 12 Surveys of the ocean floor show tat there are very long mountain ridges beneath the oceans. 13 Ro ...
... 10 Earthquakes can occur on the surface of the Earth or deep within it. The deepest earthquakes happen near the oceanic trenches. 11 The Himalaya mountains are growing taller by about 5 mm each year. 12 Surveys of the ocean floor show tat there are very long mountain ridges beneath the oceans. 13 Ro ...
Environmental geology lecture 1 Dr. jwad k. manii What is
... forming oceans such as the Atlantic Ocean, seas such as the Red Sea and lakes such as Lake Baikal. Collision of one tectonic plate with another can cause earthquakes, volcanic explosions and formation of mountains. Collision of Indian plate with Asian plate gave rise to the world’s highest mountain, ...
... forming oceans such as the Atlantic Ocean, seas such as the Red Sea and lakes such as Lake Baikal. Collision of one tectonic plate with another can cause earthquakes, volcanic explosions and formation of mountains. Collision of Indian plate with Asian plate gave rise to the world’s highest mountain, ...
Teaching Weather and Climate Paleoclimate and Climate
... – Current winter climate of central Canada features winter precipitation ~ 7.5 cm – If all falls as snow and persists through summer, it would take about 40,000 years to build an ice sheet 3 km thick ...
... – Current winter climate of central Canada features winter precipitation ~ 7.5 cm – If all falls as snow and persists through summer, it would take about 40,000 years to build an ice sheet 3 km thick ...
Plate Tectonics Chapter 1 Study Guide Section 1 Earth`s Interior In
... What is sonar used for? _________________________________________________________________ The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is called _______________________. The process by which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle is called _____________________________. ...
... What is sonar used for? _________________________________________________________________ The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is called _______________________. The process by which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle is called _____________________________. ...
1 - monicabd
... 22. Igneous rocks are formed by (1) weathering (3) volcanic activity (2) cementation (4) sedimentation ...
... 22. Igneous rocks are formed by (1) weathering (3) volcanic activity (2) cementation (4) sedimentation ...
Hypocenter
... The crust of the earth is made up of giant tectonic plates that are constantly in movement and brush against one another. ...
... The crust of the earth is made up of giant tectonic plates that are constantly in movement and brush against one another. ...
Geology * Part II - Hatboro
... 1. An earthquake is the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface 2. Earthquakes occur because of stress built up in rock. Stress is a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume. These stresses cause faults (a break or crack in Earth’s lithosph ...
... 1. An earthquake is the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface 2. Earthquakes occur because of stress built up in rock. Stress is a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume. These stresses cause faults (a break or crack in Earth’s lithosph ...
Inside Earth: Chapter 1
... • Includes soil, rock, mountains, and water • Thinner than mantle & core areas • Thinnest beneath the ocean; thickest under high mountains. Ranges from 5-40 km thick. • Oceanic crust consists of dense rock like basalt • Continental crust consists of less dense rock like granite. • At some convergent ...
... • Includes soil, rock, mountains, and water • Thinner than mantle & core areas • Thinnest beneath the ocean; thickest under high mountains. Ranges from 5-40 km thick. • Oceanic crust consists of dense rock like basalt • Continental crust consists of less dense rock like granite. • At some convergent ...
What is the Plate Tectonic Theory?
... • All of the previous evidence Wegner used to support the continental drift theory. • Earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains are most frequent along plate boundaries. **** It is unlikely for an earthquake or volcano to occur in areas like NY b/c we are far away from an actual plate boundary. ...
... • All of the previous evidence Wegner used to support the continental drift theory. • Earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains are most frequent along plate boundaries. **** It is unlikely for an earthquake or volcano to occur in areas like NY b/c we are far away from an actual plate boundary. ...
PPT
... A. Diverging Boundaries • where 2 plates are pulling apart by tension forces • mid ocean ridge has central crack called a rift zone • at times the ridge opens to release basaltic magma forming new oceanic crust • moves 2.5 cm per year • quiet volcanic activity ...
... A. Diverging Boundaries • where 2 plates are pulling apart by tension forces • mid ocean ridge has central crack called a rift zone • at times the ridge opens to release basaltic magma forming new oceanic crust • moves 2.5 cm per year • quiet volcanic activity ...
Class2atxt
... • "The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone." • Tectonic forces – Earthquakes, volcanoes – Diastrophism ...
... • "The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone." • Tectonic forces – Earthquakes, volcanoes – Diastrophism ...
Earthquakes: Tremors from Below – How Do Scientists Study
... Around five million people are affected by earthquakes every year — so it’s not surprising that people want to know when the next big one will hit. But earthquakes are unpredictable. That’s because there’s no way to tell exactly when the rocks will snap from stress that builds up as the plates mo ...
... Around five million people are affected by earthquakes every year — so it’s not surprising that people want to know when the next big one will hit. But earthquakes are unpredictable. That’s because there’s no way to tell exactly when the rocks will snap from stress that builds up as the plates mo ...
glaciation_nan
... How Glaciers Form 1) Fresh snow is fluffy and porous. The delicate crystal points evaporate; their vapor fills pore spaces. 2) The ice crystals gradually become smaller, rounder, denser. 3) Successive snowfalls bury and compact the ice crystals until they recrystallize into a metamorphic rock - gla ...
... How Glaciers Form 1) Fresh snow is fluffy and porous. The delicate crystal points evaporate; their vapor fills pore spaces. 2) The ice crystals gradually become smaller, rounder, denser. 3) Successive snowfalls bury and compact the ice crystals until they recrystallize into a metamorphic rock - gla ...
Landforms
... – Divergent, Convergent, Transform • Divergent (Spreading): crust stretches until it breaks; creating rift valleys and oceanic ridges • Convergent (Collide): Found on ocean floors and continental edges; On ocean floors colliding creates trenches. On continental boundaries, colliding creates folds an ...
... – Divergent, Convergent, Transform • Divergent (Spreading): crust stretches until it breaks; creating rift valleys and oceanic ridges • Convergent (Collide): Found on ocean floors and continental edges; On ocean floors colliding creates trenches. On continental boundaries, colliding creates folds an ...
Earthquakes occur along faults.
... Rocks move along faults. Sometimes when you pull on a drawer, it opens smoothly. At other times, the drawer sticks shut. If you pull hard enough, the drawer suddenly flies open. Rocks along faults behave in a similar way. A fault is a fracture, or break, in Earth’s lithosphere, along which blocks of ...
... Rocks move along faults. Sometimes when you pull on a drawer, it opens smoothly. At other times, the drawer sticks shut. If you pull hard enough, the drawer suddenly flies open. Rocks along faults behave in a similar way. A fault is a fracture, or break, in Earth’s lithosphere, along which blocks of ...
Plate Tectonics Powerpoint by jnb 160
... The outermost part of the Earth is made of two layers • Lithosphere – the crust and mantle • Asthenosphere – the viscous part of the mantle ...
... The outermost part of the Earth is made of two layers • Lithosphere – the crust and mantle • Asthenosphere – the viscous part of the mantle ...
Goal-directed Instructional Design Plan
... pulling apart. The internal energy of the Earth drives the movement of the plates. The slow movement of materials within Earth results from heat flowing out from the deep interior and the action of gravity on regions of different density. Evidence for plate tectonics includes the spreading of the se ...
... pulling apart. The internal energy of the Earth drives the movement of the plates. The slow movement of materials within Earth results from heat flowing out from the deep interior and the action of gravity on regions of different density. Evidence for plate tectonics includes the spreading of the se ...
Plate tectonics: Metamorphic myth
... plate tectonics on an earlier Earth2,3. Writing in Nature Geoscience, Palin and White4 use thermodynamic calculations to show that ancient plate tectonics could not form blueschist-facies rocks to begin with. There is abundant evidence for plate tectonics during the Phanerozoic, up to 540 million ye ...
... plate tectonics on an earlier Earth2,3. Writing in Nature Geoscience, Palin and White4 use thermodynamic calculations to show that ancient plate tectonics could not form blueschist-facies rocks to begin with. There is abundant evidence for plate tectonics during the Phanerozoic, up to 540 million ye ...
the Earth`s interior must be much greater than 2.8 g/cm3 for the
... the Earth’s interior must be much greater than 2.8 g/cm3 for the entire Earth to average 5.5 g/cm3.This is partly due to the effect of compression, but also partly because the material in the Earth’s core is mostly iron, which is much more dense than rocks, even when it is not under great pressure. ...
... the Earth’s interior must be much greater than 2.8 g/cm3 for the entire Earth to average 5.5 g/cm3.This is partly due to the effect of compression, but also partly because the material in the Earth’s core is mostly iron, which is much more dense than rocks, even when it is not under great pressure. ...
Notes-Plate-tectonics-fall
... PLATE TECTONICS- the Earth’s crust is broken up into chunks that move around on the surface. This movement is responsible for: Volcanoes Earthquakes At some point in the 1500’s, a map maker noticed that it looked like South America and Africa fit together. In the 1800’s, a geologist said all the ...
... PLATE TECTONICS- the Earth’s crust is broken up into chunks that move around on the surface. This movement is responsible for: Volcanoes Earthquakes At some point in the 1500’s, a map maker noticed that it looked like South America and Africa fit together. In the 1800’s, a geologist said all the ...
Constructive and Destructive Forces Study Guide
... A. GPS – helps seismologists measure movement of __faults_________ B. Seismographs – records movement of the Earth’s crust C. Beach restoration – replacing sand on the beach D. Jetty – prevents the current from carrying away ___sand________ E. Levee – keeps rising water within channels F. Coral reef ...
... A. GPS – helps seismologists measure movement of __faults_________ B. Seismographs – records movement of the Earth’s crust C. Beach restoration – replacing sand on the beach D. Jetty – prevents the current from carrying away ___sand________ E. Levee – keeps rising water within channels F. Coral reef ...
INV 12B MOTION WITH CHANGING SPEED DRY LAB DATA
... b. semicircle that runs pole to pole ______ 3. parallel c. angular distance north or south of the equator ______ 4. meridian d. a list of map symbols and their meanings ______ 5. latitude e. angular distance east or west of the prime meridian ______ 6. Where does a compass needle point? a. to the No ...
... b. semicircle that runs pole to pole ______ 3. parallel c. angular distance north or south of the equator ______ 4. meridian d. a list of map symbols and their meanings ______ 5. latitude e. angular distance east or west of the prime meridian ______ 6. Where does a compass needle point? a. to the No ...
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.