LAYERS OF THE EARTH
... 1. lithosphere – the rigid (hard) outer shell of the earth. It includes the crust and the top of the upper mantle. 2. crust – the outermost, solid layer of the earth. It is made up of land and ocean floor. It ranges in thickness from about 5 miles (oceanic crust) to 25 miles (continental crust). The ...
... 1. lithosphere – the rigid (hard) outer shell of the earth. It includes the crust and the top of the upper mantle. 2. crust – the outermost, solid layer of the earth. It is made up of land and ocean floor. It ranges in thickness from about 5 miles (oceanic crust) to 25 miles (continental crust). The ...
Layers of the Earth
... the outer core is hotter than the mantle. It is so hot that the iron and nickel that make up this layer have melted. This is the Earth’s only liquid layer. ...
... the outer core is hotter than the mantle. It is so hot that the iron and nickel that make up this layer have melted. This is the Earth’s only liquid layer. ...
1.0 Earth`s surface undergoes gradual and sudden changes
... sand, mud and gravel, called sediment. When a river becomes mature it begins to meander (curving its bed from side to side). As it slows the sediment begins to fall to the bottom. Sedimentation is the process of sediments being deposited, usually at the bottom of oceans, lakes and rivers. Landforms ...
... sand, mud and gravel, called sediment. When a river becomes mature it begins to meander (curving its bed from side to side). As it slows the sediment begins to fall to the bottom. Sedimentation is the process of sediments being deposited, usually at the bottom of oceans, lakes and rivers. Landforms ...
Layers of the Earth
... mantle is the crust, a thin, rigid layer of lighter rocks that cover earth’s surface. The depth from the surface is 0-65 km ...
... mantle is the crust, a thin, rigid layer of lighter rocks that cover earth’s surface. The depth from the surface is 0-65 km ...
The Origin of the Ocean
... The ocean is Earth’s most important feature The named oceans and seas (Pacific and Atlantic, Mediterranean and Baltic) are named for our convenience • They are only temporary features of a single world ocean • Average ocean depth is about 4½ times greater than the average height of the continents ab ...
... The ocean is Earth’s most important feature The named oceans and seas (Pacific and Atlantic, Mediterranean and Baltic) are named for our convenience • They are only temporary features of a single world ocean • Average ocean depth is about 4½ times greater than the average height of the continents ab ...
1 - Pitt County Schools
... 2. Describe the cause of earthquakes. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is an earthquake? ___________________________________________________________________________ ________ ...
... 2. Describe the cause of earthquakes. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is an earthquake? ___________________________________________________________________________ ________ ...
The Rock Cycle - WNMS8thScience
... Solid – cannot move through liquid Side-to-side motion Slower Shadow zone – told us that the Earth’s interior is liquid ...
... Solid – cannot move through liquid Side-to-side motion Slower Shadow zone – told us that the Earth’s interior is liquid ...
Layers of Earth Study Guide
... surface. The crust in some tectonic plates is mainly continental. Other plates have only oceanic crust. Still other plates include both continental and oceanic crust. Thick tectonic plates, such as those in which the crust is mainly continental, displace more asthenosphere than do thin plates, s ...
... surface. The crust in some tectonic plates is mainly continental. Other plates have only oceanic crust. Still other plates include both continental and oceanic crust. Thick tectonic plates, such as those in which the crust is mainly continental, displace more asthenosphere than do thin plates, s ...
KEY
... Both are orientations of Earth’s magnetic field. Normal fields have the same polarity as today’s field, while reversed fields have the opposite polarity. 4. Explain how an isochron map of the ocean floor supports the theory of seafloor spreading. Isochron map shows the age of the ocean-floor crust i ...
... Both are orientations of Earth’s magnetic field. Normal fields have the same polarity as today’s field, while reversed fields have the opposite polarity. 4. Explain how an isochron map of the ocean floor supports the theory of seafloor spreading. Isochron map shows the age of the ocean-floor crust i ...
Ocean Topography
... mountain range, typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate tectonics. It is usually an oceanic spreading center, which is responsible for seafloor spreading. ...
... mountain range, typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate tectonics. It is usually an oceanic spreading center, which is responsible for seafloor spreading. ...
The Earth - Humble ISD
... A glacier is a large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves because of gravity. Glaciers form in mountainous areas and in regions that are regularly covered with heavy snowfall and ice. _______________ is the changing of landforms by slowly moving glaciers. Chapter 2 Section 3: The Earth’s Water The o ...
... A glacier is a large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves because of gravity. Glaciers form in mountainous areas and in regions that are regularly covered with heavy snowfall and ice. _______________ is the changing of landforms by slowly moving glaciers. Chapter 2 Section 3: The Earth’s Water The o ...
Lecture Gravity
... We will use a Lacoste and Romberg “unstable” gravimeter. It has a horizontal pendulum with a test mass pulling down and a “zero-length” spring holding it up. Holding it in place requires a balance of torques that is achieved with one setting of the spring. One measures that setting. This is not an “ ...
... We will use a Lacoste and Romberg “unstable” gravimeter. It has a horizontal pendulum with a test mass pulling down and a “zero-length” spring holding it up. Holding it in place requires a balance of torques that is achieved with one setting of the spring. One measures that setting. This is not an “ ...
LECTURE W1-L2 - Earth Structure
... The upper part of the solid Earth Crust •Oceanic •Continental ...
... The upper part of the solid Earth Crust •Oceanic •Continental ...
Earth Science SOL Review Sheet #1
... likely developed on the surface of a newly formed volcanic mountain? ...
... likely developed on the surface of a newly formed volcanic mountain? ...
Plate Tectonics - Northwest ISD Moodle
... Continental Drift -Alfred Wegener Continents were once a single land mass that drifted apart. -He called this supercontinent Pangea, Greek for “all Earth” -Could we use today’s maps 50,000 years from now? Why or Why not? ...
... Continental Drift -Alfred Wegener Continents were once a single land mass that drifted apart. -He called this supercontinent Pangea, Greek for “all Earth” -Could we use today’s maps 50,000 years from now? Why or Why not? ...
Unit 11: Plate Tectonics
... B. Theory of Plate Tectonics 1. The theory that proposes that Earth’s outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various ways and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself 2. Lithosphere – rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle ...
... B. Theory of Plate Tectonics 1. The theory that proposes that Earth’s outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various ways and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself 2. Lithosphere – rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle ...
REVIEW Earth`s Interior
... Use the following terms to label the diagram below. Then, use the terms to fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow. Terms may be used more than once. crust outer core mantle inner core mesosphere asthenosphere tectonic plate core lithosphere ...
... Use the following terms to label the diagram below. Then, use the terms to fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow. Terms may be used more than once. crust outer core mantle inner core mesosphere asthenosphere tectonic plate core lithosphere ...
Layers of The Earth - Songs for Teaching
... Coolest of them all Cuz as you get deeper The temperatures crawl Temperature could be how it feels outside Go a lil’ deeper, 1600 Fahrenheit Let me put it in perspective Boiling water is a breeze I bet you ain’t know That’s only 2-1-2 degrees The crust consists of mainly two states First oceanic, se ...
... Coolest of them all Cuz as you get deeper The temperatures crawl Temperature could be how it feels outside Go a lil’ deeper, 1600 Fahrenheit Let me put it in perspective Boiling water is a breeze I bet you ain’t know That’s only 2-1-2 degrees The crust consists of mainly two states First oceanic, se ...
Inside Earth Study Guide
... How does sea floor spreading occur? Explain how seafloor spreading causes continental drift. ...
... How does sea floor spreading occur? Explain how seafloor spreading causes continental drift. ...
Thermal isostasy —a new look at its potential to advance diluvial
... core areas of most continents, built of continental lithosphere) have been part of geological investigations and models for a long time, well before plate tectonics became the leading paradigm. Moving up and down fault lines (even if they ...
... core areas of most continents, built of continental lithosphere) have been part of geological investigations and models for a long time, well before plate tectonics became the leading paradigm. Moving up and down fault lines (even if they ...
Week 2: Huerta Climate PPT
... Earth’s long term climate history: Is any of this due to the long-term, geologic CO2 cycle? ...
... Earth’s long term climate history: Is any of this due to the long-term, geologic CO2 cycle? ...
Earth Model/Changes - Edquest Science Learning Resources
... sand, mud and gravel, called sediment. When a river becomes mature it begins to meander (curving its bed from side to side). As it slows the sediment begins to fall to the bottom. Sedimentation is the process of sediments being deposited, usually at the bottom of oceans, lakes and rivers. Landforms ...
... sand, mud and gravel, called sediment. When a river becomes mature it begins to meander (curving its bed from side to side). As it slows the sediment begins to fall to the bottom. Sedimentation is the process of sediments being deposited, usually at the bottom of oceans, lakes and rivers. Landforms ...
Post-glacial rebound
.jpg?width=300)
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.