Quiz Bowl Earth Terms
... Groundwater – Precipitation that soaks into and is stored in the ground, rather than running off into rivers or evaporating. Gyre – A circular water current in an ocean. Habitat – The natural and usual living space of a plant or animal. Hot spot – A site of volcanic activity in Earth’s crust created ...
... Groundwater – Precipitation that soaks into and is stored in the ground, rather than running off into rivers or evaporating. Gyre – A circular water current in an ocean. Habitat – The natural and usual living space of a plant or animal. Hot spot – A site of volcanic activity in Earth’s crust created ...
The Floods Came Up and The Rains Came Down
... apparently formed from hot magma being extruded from the earth’s crust into the ocean, cooling, and hardening into solid rock. Based on this evidence the Plate Tectonics Theory was developed. It is now routinely taught in almost all graduate programs in geology. The theory argues that the crust of t ...
... apparently formed from hot magma being extruded from the earth’s crust into the ocean, cooling, and hardening into solid rock. Based on this evidence the Plate Tectonics Theory was developed. It is now routinely taught in almost all graduate programs in geology. The theory argues that the crust of t ...
Solid-state convection in Earth`s deep interior and the origin of
... The Earth’s mantle–the region between depths of about 30 and 3,000 km–is made up of an assemblage of minerals such as peridot and garnet that deforms slowly at the temperatures of the interior of the Earth. It is this ability to deform that permits the surface tectonic plates to move and for contine ...
... The Earth’s mantle–the region between depths of about 30 and 3,000 km–is made up of an assemblage of minerals such as peridot and garnet that deforms slowly at the temperatures of the interior of the Earth. It is this ability to deform that permits the surface tectonic plates to move and for contine ...
GG 101, Spring 2006 Name_________________________ Exam 2
... 4. How do fossil plants help us understand the history of uplift of the Himalayan Mountains? (5 points) The shape of leaves can be used in the Himalayan Mountains to infer elevation. The climate of central Asia is strongly influenced by the presence of the Himalayan Mountain range and the Tibetan Pl ...
... 4. How do fossil plants help us understand the history of uplift of the Himalayan Mountains? (5 points) The shape of leaves can be used in the Himalayan Mountains to infer elevation. The climate of central Asia is strongly influenced by the presence of the Himalayan Mountain range and the Tibetan Pl ...
Sea ice review - Community Climate System Model
... Florida; h < 6 m in green region Composite satellite image taken by Landsat Thematic Mapper, 30-m resolution, supplied by the Earth Satellite Corporation. Contour analysis courtesy of Stephen Leatherman. ...
... Florida; h < 6 m in green region Composite satellite image taken by Landsat Thematic Mapper, 30-m resolution, supplied by the Earth Satellite Corporation. Contour analysis courtesy of Stephen Leatherman. ...
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... respond to wave energy that reaches the surface. Also, earthquake intensity is categorized using reports of earthquake effects into levels that can be mapped. ...
... respond to wave energy that reaches the surface. Also, earthquake intensity is categorized using reports of earthquake effects into levels that can be mapped. ...
EGU2017
... The mantle initial temperature conditions can include deviations from an adiabatic profile obtained from conversion of the UU-P07 seismic velocity anomalies to temperature anomalies using a depth-dependent scaling (Karato, 2008). We model compressible mantle flow for which material properties are ob ...
... The mantle initial temperature conditions can include deviations from an adiabatic profile obtained from conversion of the UU-P07 seismic velocity anomalies to temperature anomalies using a depth-dependent scaling (Karato, 2008). We model compressible mantle flow for which material properties are ob ...
Earth`s Interior-Study Guide
... 1. Which structural layer of Earth comprises the greatest volume of Earth? 2. Which structural layer of Earth is the thinnest and least voluminous? 3. Which structural layer of Earth is liquid? 4. What is the major source of information used in developing this model of Earth's interior? 5. Velocitie ...
... 1. Which structural layer of Earth comprises the greatest volume of Earth? 2. Which structural layer of Earth is the thinnest and least voluminous? 3. Which structural layer of Earth is liquid? 4. What is the major source of information used in developing this model of Earth's interior? 5. Velocitie ...
Quiz 9: Archean Tectonics (Ch. 11) 1. Komatiites are often found in
... 4. What geothermal gradients are characteristic of subduction zones where blueschist - eclogite facies metamorphic rocks are formed? less than 10◦ C per km. “cold” or “low gradient” not sufficient ...
... 4. What geothermal gradients are characteristic of subduction zones where blueschist - eclogite facies metamorphic rocks are formed? less than 10◦ C per km. “cold” or “low gradient” not sufficient ...
Earth Science Name Web Inquiry—Plate Tectonics/Earth`s Interior
... e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface. f. Explain the effects of physical processes (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic eruption, gravity) on geological features including oceans (composition, currents, and tides). ...
... e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface. f. Explain the effects of physical processes (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic eruption, gravity) on geological features including oceans (composition, currents, and tides). ...
Study Guide – Earth`s Changing Crust
... through wind, rain, ice or biological things (plants, animals, people) 18) What is erosion? Sediments or soil moving from one place to another through wind, water, or ice. 19) What are some causes of erosion? Wind, water, ice 20) What is deposition? Dropping of weathered rock by wind, moving water, ...
... through wind, rain, ice or biological things (plants, animals, people) 18) What is erosion? Sediments or soil moving from one place to another through wind, water, or ice. 19) What are some causes of erosion? Wind, water, ice 20) What is deposition? Dropping of weathered rock by wind, moving water, ...
Magma Supply Vs Magma Plumbing
... •Either steady state ‘plate tectonics’ stopped then or Venus undergoes episodic bursts of volcanism •Venus has lost its water. •Water in the mantle may be critical for plate tectonics because it weakens the mantle and lubricates the motion of the plates. •In the absence of lubrication the heat from ...
... •Either steady state ‘plate tectonics’ stopped then or Venus undergoes episodic bursts of volcanism •Venus has lost its water. •Water in the mantle may be critical for plate tectonics because it weakens the mantle and lubricates the motion of the plates. •In the absence of lubrication the heat from ...
Chapter 6-Study Questions
... ___7. The rigid layer of Earth, which includes the crust as well as the uppermost mantle, is the _____. a. lithosphere b. hydrosphere c. shadow zone d. asthenosphere e. outer core ___8. Dip-slip faults in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall are called _____ faults. a. strike- ...
... ___7. The rigid layer of Earth, which includes the crust as well as the uppermost mantle, is the _____. a. lithosphere b. hydrosphere c. shadow zone d. asthenosphere e. outer core ___8. Dip-slip faults in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall are called _____ faults. a. strike- ...
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... some interactions between plates are so extreme that they completely change the way the earth’s surface looks. Earthquakes are created along where plates meet and rub against each other. This movement cause the Earth to tremble and sometimes break away into the mantle! ...
... some interactions between plates are so extreme that they completely change the way the earth’s surface looks. Earthquakes are created along where plates meet and rub against each other. This movement cause the Earth to tremble and sometimes break away into the mantle! ...
Extreme Earth - Introduction
... Volcano: A mound of material that is extruded to the Earth’s surface from a vent that is connected to a magma chamber via a feeder conduit. SiO2 content controls viscosity of the magma which in turn controls the amount of gas in the magma and its ...
... Volcano: A mound of material that is extruded to the Earth’s surface from a vent that is connected to a magma chamber via a feeder conduit. SiO2 content controls viscosity of the magma which in turn controls the amount of gas in the magma and its ...
Changes Within the Earth
... 1. theory that suggests the earth is not one solid sheet of rock 2. instead, it’s broken into a number of moving plates 3. the plates vary in size and thickness 4. the earth’s oceans and continents ride atop the plates as they move in different directions 5. most earthquakes, volcanoes, & other geol ...
... 1. theory that suggests the earth is not one solid sheet of rock 2. instead, it’s broken into a number of moving plates 3. the plates vary in size and thickness 4. the earth’s oceans and continents ride atop the plates as they move in different directions 5. most earthquakes, volcanoes, & other geol ...
Exam #2 - MSU Billings
... 32. Where does most tectonic activity occur? a. At the boundaries between crustal plates b. In mountain ranges c. At hot spots d. At seamounts and volcanoes 33. What was the paleontological evidence for continental drift? a. All of the continents had the same plants and animals b. The climates of h ...
... 32. Where does most tectonic activity occur? a. At the boundaries between crustal plates b. In mountain ranges c. At hot spots d. At seamounts and volcanoes 33. What was the paleontological evidence for continental drift? a. All of the continents had the same plants and animals b. The climates of h ...
Name Date Pd _____ VIDEO: EARTHQUAKES (Bill Nye) 1. ha
... 1. ______________________ happen when the big pieces of the earth’s crust move . 2. The earth’s surface is made of ________________________ plates that are floating on molten rock. 3. The cracks are called __________________. 4. Scientists measure the movement of the earth’s crust with a ___________ ...
... 1. ______________________ happen when the big pieces of the earth’s crust move . 2. The earth’s surface is made of ________________________ plates that are floating on molten rock. 3. The cracks are called __________________. 4. Scientists measure the movement of the earth’s crust with a ___________ ...
Lesson Assessment: Plate Tectonics
... 6. Kauai, the farthest northwest of the Hawaiian islands, is the oldest, and each island is younger as one moves to the southeast. How do geologists explain the formation of this volcanic island chain? a) The Hawaiian chain is the visible portion of a long mid ocean ridge that is producing new oce ...
... 6. Kauai, the farthest northwest of the Hawaiian islands, is the oldest, and each island is younger as one moves to the southeast. How do geologists explain the formation of this volcanic island chain? a) The Hawaiian chain is the visible portion of a long mid ocean ridge that is producing new oce ...
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.