Changes to Earth`s Surface Vocabulary Builder
... 9. glacier – immense sheets of ice that cover earth’s surface 10. meteorite – rocks from space that hit earth’s surface 11. plate tectonics – the theory that the lithosphere is divided into plates that are always moving 12. mid-ocean ridge - chain of mountain that runs through the world’s oceans alo ...
... 9. glacier – immense sheets of ice that cover earth’s surface 10. meteorite – rocks from space that hit earth’s surface 11. plate tectonics – the theory that the lithosphere is divided into plates that are always moving 12. mid-ocean ridge - chain of mountain that runs through the world’s oceans alo ...
Plate Tectonics Notes
... Each plate has a name Fit together like _________________________ Float on top of mantle similar to ice cubes in a bowl of water Continental Drift ...
... Each plate has a name Fit together like _________________________ Float on top of mantle similar to ice cubes in a bowl of water Continental Drift ...
Insolation Control of Ice Sheets
... • Suggests that ice sheets were forming as some snow and ice survived during intervals of low summer ...
... • Suggests that ice sheets were forming as some snow and ice survived during intervals of low summer ...
SCI Ch2 Study Guide KEY
... Uplift is any process that moves the surface of the Earth to a higher elevation. Earth’s internal energy produces uplift. Mountains and plateaus are examples of uplift. 2. What is erosion? What are at least 3 causes of erosion? What is an example of erosion? ...
... Uplift is any process that moves the surface of the Earth to a higher elevation. Earth’s internal energy produces uplift. Mountains and plateaus are examples of uplift. 2. What is erosion? What are at least 3 causes of erosion? What is an example of erosion? ...
HNRS 227 Lecture #17 & 18 Chapters 12 and 13
... • “Reading the Rocks” – principle of uniformity – principle of original horizontality – principle of superposition – principle of crosscutting relationships – principle of faunal succession ...
... • “Reading the Rocks” – principle of uniformity – principle of original horizontality – principle of superposition – principle of crosscutting relationships – principle of faunal succession ...
File - Mr Raynes Geography
... • Glaciers, which are huge bodies of ice (begin as accumulations of ice and snow in hallows), move downhill under the influence of gravity. As they move they tear away blocks of rock off the floor and walls of valleys, and wear away rocks beneath them. This is a form of erosion. ...
... • Glaciers, which are huge bodies of ice (begin as accumulations of ice and snow in hallows), move downhill under the influence of gravity. As they move they tear away blocks of rock off the floor and walls of valleys, and wear away rocks beneath them. This is a form of erosion. ...
Our Dynamic Earth!!
... • A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or Tectonic plates. • If a Tsunami is caused by Tectonic plates, one tectonic plate overlaps another in a fast motion it creates a Tsunami. • If a Tsunami is approaching then go to high places, if you are alarmed early then go and catch a flight or oth ...
... • A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or Tectonic plates. • If a Tsunami is caused by Tectonic plates, one tectonic plate overlaps another in a fast motion it creates a Tsunami. • If a Tsunami is approaching then go to high places, if you are alarmed early then go and catch a flight or oth ...
Earth-Science-Test-Week-9
... 3. ___ The removal and transport of material by wind, water, or ice. 4. ___ Unsorted rocks and sediments left behind when a glacier melts. 5. ___ The process in which carbonic acid reacts chemically with other substances. 6. ___ The breaking down of rocks by physical processes. 7. ___ The downhill m ...
... 3. ___ The removal and transport of material by wind, water, or ice. 4. ___ Unsorted rocks and sediments left behind when a glacier melts. 5. ___ The process in which carbonic acid reacts chemically with other substances. 6. ___ The breaking down of rocks by physical processes. 7. ___ The downhill m ...
Running Water
... Subsidence: GW removed more that replaced, it can cause the ground to sink GW contamination and cleanup Point or non-point sources Subsurface mobility of chemicals Toxicity of chemicals: how are levels determined? ...
... Subsidence: GW removed more that replaced, it can cause the ground to sink GW contamination and cleanup Point or non-point sources Subsurface mobility of chemicals Toxicity of chemicals: how are levels determined? ...
Physiography of the Seafloor
... Why do we have dry land? • Solid surface of Earth is dominated by two levels: – Land with a mean elevation of +840 m (29% of Earth ...
... Why do we have dry land? • Solid surface of Earth is dominated by two levels: – Land with a mean elevation of +840 m (29% of Earth ...
SCI Ch4 Study Guide KEY
... 1. Where are the newest oceanic crusts located: Mid-ocean ridges 2. Name the ancient continent that contained all of the landmasses. Pangaea 3. According to Wegener, when did the continents originally break apart? 200 million years ago ...
... 1. Where are the newest oceanic crusts located: Mid-ocean ridges 2. Name the ancient continent that contained all of the landmasses. Pangaea 3. According to Wegener, when did the continents originally break apart? 200 million years ago ...
Study Guide Chapter 3 – Plate Tectonics GPS: S6E5. Students will
... 10. _________________ is heat transfer by movement of currents with a fluid – which can be a liquid or a gas. 11. In Earth’s mantle, large amounts of heat from the core and the mantle are transferred by __________________ currents. 12. _________________ hypothesis was that all the continents were on ...
... 10. _________________ is heat transfer by movement of currents with a fluid – which can be a liquid or a gas. 11. In Earth’s mantle, large amounts of heat from the core and the mantle are transferred by __________________ currents. 12. _________________ hypothesis was that all the continents were on ...
NOTES Plate Tectonics
... 9. Where would you find the youngest rocks on the sea floor? At a mid-ocean ridge – spreading center. ...
... 9. Where would you find the youngest rocks on the sea floor? At a mid-ocean ridge – spreading center. ...
ch 13 PPT File
... 1. Fossils found on one continent were similar to fossils found on another continent. 2. Mountain layers seem to continue from one continent to another. 3. Glacier deposits were found at the equator where glaciers can not exist. ...
... 1. Fossils found on one continent were similar to fossils found on another continent. 2. Mountain layers seem to continue from one continent to another. 3. Glacier deposits were found at the equator where glaciers can not exist. ...
Ch 9 4 Testing Plate Tectonics
... deep-focus earthquakes and ocean trenches. Also, the absence of deep-focus earthquakes along the oceanic ridge system was shown to be consistent with the new theory Scientists have found that intermediate and deep focus earthquakes occur within the subducting plate as it goes into the mantle Sha ...
... deep-focus earthquakes and ocean trenches. Also, the absence of deep-focus earthquakes along the oceanic ridge system was shown to be consistent with the new theory Scientists have found that intermediate and deep focus earthquakes occur within the subducting plate as it goes into the mantle Sha ...
Continental drift - Red Hook Central School District
... a. Coasts of continents fit like puzzle pieces b. Fossil remains found on two separate continents c. Rock formations found on different continents would match up d. Climate change evidence. ...
... a. Coasts of continents fit like puzzle pieces b. Fossil remains found on two separate continents c. Rock formations found on different continents would match up d. Climate change evidence. ...
Questions For Review KEY
... continent sinks and denser mantle rock is displaced by less dense continental crust to compensate for the extra weight of the ice. ...
... continent sinks and denser mantle rock is displaced by less dense continental crust to compensate for the extra weight of the ice. ...
Plate Tectonics
... surface, including folds, faults, mountain belts, continents, & earthquake belts Continental Drift - movement of continental masses across the Earth’s surface Sea Floor Spreading - new lithosphere material (i.e. oceanic crust & upper mantle material) is being added along a series of mountain ranges ...
... surface, including folds, faults, mountain belts, continents, & earthquake belts Continental Drift - movement of continental masses across the Earth’s surface Sea Floor Spreading - new lithosphere material (i.e. oceanic crust & upper mantle material) is being added along a series of mountain ranges ...
Theory of Plate Tectonics
... move apart and then rejoin, sliding over the semi-fluid rock below. There are about 12 major tectonic plates and many smaller ones. Mantle convection is thermal energy transfer in the mantle where hot, light magma rises and cold, dense magma sinks. This rotation of magma cause movement of the plates ...
... move apart and then rejoin, sliding over the semi-fluid rock below. There are about 12 major tectonic plates and many smaller ones. Mantle convection is thermal energy transfer in the mantle where hot, light magma rises and cold, dense magma sinks. This rotation of magma cause movement of the plates ...
Plate Tectonics
... 12. sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle 13. largest layer of Earth's surface, composed mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron 14. outermost layer of Earth's surface 15. where rocks on opposite sides of a fauk move in opposite directions or in the ...
... 12. sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle 13. largest layer of Earth's surface, composed mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron 14. outermost layer of Earth's surface 15. where rocks on opposite sides of a fauk move in opposite directions or in the ...
WG3200 Unit 1 Term Sheet File
... ____________ - the natural and human features of the Earth’s surface. ____________ - the height of a particular point of land above sea level. ____________ - the change in elevation over a given distance. ____________ - areas of high relief with elevations no higher than 300-600 m. ____________ - ar ...
... ____________ - the natural and human features of the Earth’s surface. ____________ - the height of a particular point of land above sea level. ____________ - the change in elevation over a given distance. ____________ - areas of high relief with elevations no higher than 300-600 m. ____________ - ar ...
Plate-Study-Guide-11-12
... A. In sea floor spreading, molten material forms new rock along the midocean ridge, which was mapped by _____________in the mid-1900’s. B. In______________, the ocean floor sinks back to the mantle beneath the deep ocean trenches. C. Molten Material erupts at the _______________ ___________ ________ ...
... A. In sea floor spreading, molten material forms new rock along the midocean ridge, which was mapped by _____________in the mid-1900’s. B. In______________, the ocean floor sinks back to the mantle beneath the deep ocean trenches. C. Molten Material erupts at the _______________ ___________ ________ ...
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.