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What Forces Change & Shape Our Planet?
... magnetic field generated by rocks on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The volcanic rocks which make up the sea floor have magnetization because, as they cool, magnetic minerals within the rock align to the Earth's magnetic field ...
... magnetic field generated by rocks on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The volcanic rocks which make up the sea floor have magnetization because, as they cool, magnetic minerals within the rock align to the Earth's magnetic field ...
Kusky Tim
... oceanic substratum, and accretion at convergent margins has been a major Earth process since at least 3.8 Ga ago. There have been some secular changes in the rock types in OPS, such as changes in carbonates and radiolarian cherts whose sources were in the biota in existence in Phanerozoic times but ...
... oceanic substratum, and accretion at convergent margins has been a major Earth process since at least 3.8 Ga ago. There have been some secular changes in the rock types in OPS, such as changes in carbonates and radiolarian cherts whose sources were in the biota in existence in Phanerozoic times but ...
REVISED EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE – PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
... Lithospheric Plate Boundaries: Volcanism? Earthquakes? Which boundary type? Convergent: (# of types? Give examples and description of landforms possible) Subduction Zone surface/topographic Features Divergent ( # of types? Description/Examples) Topographic features? ...
... Lithospheric Plate Boundaries: Volcanism? Earthquakes? Which boundary type? Convergent: (# of types? Give examples and description of landforms possible) Subduction Zone surface/topographic Features Divergent ( # of types? Description/Examples) Topographic features? ...
There are 4 main layers – the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and
... •84% of the Earth's mass, making it the thickest layer of the earth - 2900km thick •500 degrees Celsius at the crust and 4,000 degrees near the outer core. •That means that the coolest part of the mantle is more ...
... •84% of the Earth's mass, making it the thickest layer of the earth - 2900km thick •500 degrees Celsius at the crust and 4,000 degrees near the outer core. •That means that the coolest part of the mantle is more ...
2007 Exam 1 - MSU Billings
... A) They formed after all the gas had been used up. B) They are so cold that all their gases have frozen into deposits below their surface. C) They formed before the solar nebula had captured any gas. D) They are so small that their gravity is too weak to retain an atmosphere. 2. Felsic rocks … A) ar ...
... A) They formed after all the gas had been used up. B) They are so cold that all their gases have frozen into deposits below their surface. C) They formed before the solar nebula had captured any gas. D) They are so small that their gravity is too weak to retain an atmosphere. 2. Felsic rocks … A) ar ...
`I. True/False Questions: circle a “T” for true or “F” for false (10% total
... 3. The Columbia River basalt flows are associated with a: a) Fissure eruption b) Mt. St. Helens eruption c) Shield Volcano d) Divergent plate boundary 4. An atom that consists of 8 protons and 8 neutrons would have a: a) atomic mass = 8 b) atomic number of 16 c) 8 electrons d) all of the above 5. Th ...
... 3. The Columbia River basalt flows are associated with a: a) Fissure eruption b) Mt. St. Helens eruption c) Shield Volcano d) Divergent plate boundary 4. An atom that consists of 8 protons and 8 neutrons would have a: a) atomic mass = 8 b) atomic number of 16 c) 8 electrons d) all of the above 5. Th ...
EESC1163 Environmental Resources and Issues Final Exam_July
... 57. ______________ is the driving force or mechanism that causes seafloor spreading and continental drift. 58. The Himalaya Mountains are the result of ____________ __________. 59. The amount of energy released by an earthquake is described as its ___________. 60. _______________If you were building ...
... 57. ______________ is the driving force or mechanism that causes seafloor spreading and continental drift. 58. The Himalaya Mountains are the result of ____________ __________. 59. The amount of energy released by an earthquake is described as its ___________. 60. _______________If you were building ...
Rock cycle and Igneous rocks
... Obsidian is usually black in color though it can also be red or have a greenish tint. It is a dense volcanic glass, usually composed of rhyolite, rich in iron and magnesium. Obsidian is formed when the lava cools so quickly that crystals do not have time to grow. Obsidian fractures with very sharp e ...
... Obsidian is usually black in color though it can also be red or have a greenish tint. It is a dense volcanic glass, usually composed of rhyolite, rich in iron and magnesium. Obsidian is formed when the lava cools so quickly that crystals do not have time to grow. Obsidian fractures with very sharp e ...
Types of Volcanoes- Class Notes
... Two plates push together with one subducting under the other. ...
... Two plates push together with one subducting under the other. ...
Photosynthesis Jeopardy - River Vale Public Schools
... -You will not lose points for wrong answers. -If an answer needs to be more specific, we will ask you. -There is one magic square on the board. If a team gets it, they can wager as many points as they have. They can wager up to 300, if they have no points. -There will be a final jeopardy at the end. ...
... -You will not lose points for wrong answers. -If an answer needs to be more specific, we will ask you. -There is one magic square on the board. If a team gets it, they can wager as many points as they have. They can wager up to 300, if they have no points. -There will be a final jeopardy at the end. ...
Heimaey
... Figure 1 is a map of Heimaey, a volcanic island to the south of Iceland. It shows the impact of the 1973 eruption on the fishing port of Vestmannaeyjar. ...
... Figure 1 is a map of Heimaey, a volcanic island to the south of Iceland. It shows the impact of the 1973 eruption on the fishing port of Vestmannaeyjar. ...
IGNEOUS ROCKS
... grain size, and mineralogy. But, keep in mind they are process-oriented. Coarse grained are plutonic, fine grained are volcanic. See Figure below that depicts a typical classification. Stress similar mineralogy of granite vs. rhyolite, just differ in grain size. Compare granite to gabbro which have ...
... grain size, and mineralogy. But, keep in mind they are process-oriented. Coarse grained are plutonic, fine grained are volcanic. See Figure below that depicts a typical classification. Stress similar mineralogy of granite vs. rhyolite, just differ in grain size. Compare granite to gabbro which have ...
SEES Midterm
... possible, Tuesday of midterm week. I may be available after school or during LRC on other days; make an appointment w/ me. Other questions of your own? __Where? Room 123 __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ...
... possible, Tuesday of midterm week. I may be available after school or during LRC on other days; make an appointment w/ me. Other questions of your own? __Where? Room 123 __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ...
Geology Test08
... 17. The diagrams below show the crystals of four different rocks viewed through the same hand lens. Which crystals most likely formed from molten material that cooled and solidified most rapidly? ...
... 17. The diagrams below show the crystals of four different rocks viewed through the same hand lens. Which crystals most likely formed from molten material that cooled and solidified most rapidly? ...
Pixelgost`s Dynamic Planet test
... 2. What are the three types of lava and their other names? 3. What Lava gives effusive eruptions? 4. What Lava gives of exploding eruptions? 5. What Lava is high in Potassium and Sodium? 6. What Lava has low amounts of Potassium and Sodium? 7. What Lava has Medium amounts of potassium and Sodium? Ea ...
... 2. What are the three types of lava and their other names? 3. What Lava gives effusive eruptions? 4. What Lava gives of exploding eruptions? 5. What Lava is high in Potassium and Sodium? 6. What Lava has low amounts of Potassium and Sodium? 7. What Lava has Medium amounts of potassium and Sodium? Ea ...
Virtual Lab Igneous Rock ID
... 1. Determine the overall color of the sample: some examples include pink, light grey, dark grey, black, white, etc. 2. What is the composition of the sample? mafic, intermediate, or felsic are your options 3. What is the texture of the sample? Aphanitic, phaneritic, vesicular, glassy, porphyritic, a ...
... 1. Determine the overall color of the sample: some examples include pink, light grey, dark grey, black, white, etc. 2. What is the composition of the sample? mafic, intermediate, or felsic are your options 3. What is the texture of the sample? Aphanitic, phaneritic, vesicular, glassy, porphyritic, a ...
Unit 3 Crossword
... Rocks deform and store energy, then the energy is released as rocks snap back into their pre-stressed shape. This is called ... We know the outer core is liquid because _______ are stopped. First to arrive at any seismic station during an earthquake. The location on the surface directly above the fo ...
... Rocks deform and store energy, then the energy is released as rocks snap back into their pre-stressed shape. This is called ... We know the outer core is liquid because _______ are stopped. First to arrive at any seismic station during an earthquake. The location on the surface directly above the fo ...
The Earth`s Interior
... proportion of evolved liquids (magmas erupted slightly off the axis of ridges are more evolved than those at the axis itself) Incompatible-rich and incompatible-poor mantle source regions for MORB magmas N-MORB (normal MORB) taps the depleted upper mantle source ...
... proportion of evolved liquids (magmas erupted slightly off the axis of ridges are more evolved than those at the axis itself) Incompatible-rich and incompatible-poor mantle source regions for MORB magmas N-MORB (normal MORB) taps the depleted upper mantle source ...
Basalt
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Basalt (pronounced /bəˈsɔːlt/, /ˈbæsɒlt/, /ˈbæsɔːlt/, or /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/)is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation in a series of lava basalt flows.