Plate Tectonics and the cycling of Earth materials
... the crust + the uppermost mantle. Below the lithosphere the asthenosphere behaves as a ductile layer: one that flows when stressed ...
... the crust + the uppermost mantle. Below the lithosphere the asthenosphere behaves as a ductile layer: one that flows when stressed ...
Plate Tectonics and the cycling of Earth materials
... the crust + the uppermost mantle. Below the lithosphere the asthenosphere behaves as a ductile layer: one that flows when stressed ...
... the crust + the uppermost mantle. Below the lithosphere the asthenosphere behaves as a ductile layer: one that flows when stressed ...
Plate Tectonics – Unit 8 – Study Guide
... 18. The crust is the upper part of the rigid lithosphere and has a different composition under land than it does on the ocean floor. 19. The lithosphere is divided into separate plates which move very slowly in response to the convection currents in the mantle. 20. The mantle is solid but capable of ...
... 18. The crust is the upper part of the rigid lithosphere and has a different composition under land than it does on the ocean floor. 19. The lithosphere is divided into separate plates which move very slowly in response to the convection currents in the mantle. 20. The mantle is solid but capable of ...
The Ocean Floor
... the deep ocean, sediment, derived mostly from land, settles constantly on the ocean floor. ...
... the deep ocean, sediment, derived mostly from land, settles constantly on the ocean floor. ...
Earth and Space Science Semester 2 Exam Review Part 1
... - Occurs when an oceanic crust subducts or moves underneath a continental (less dense) and into the Mantle. -Subduction can also occur between two oceanic crusts. - An oceanic trench occurs prior to the subduction. ...
... - Occurs when an oceanic crust subducts or moves underneath a continental (less dense) and into the Mantle. -Subduction can also occur between two oceanic crusts. - An oceanic trench occurs prior to the subduction. ...
Volcanic Activity
... spewing from the top of a mountain", but there are other forms as well. The first question this raises is: what exactly is this "material from the inside"? On our planet, it's magma, fluid molten rock. This material is partially liquid, partially solid and partially gaseous. To understand where it c ...
... spewing from the top of a mountain", but there are other forms as well. The first question this raises is: what exactly is this "material from the inside"? On our planet, it's magma, fluid molten rock. This material is partially liquid, partially solid and partially gaseous. To understand where it c ...
A. Shield volcanoes
... Biosphere The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. It can also be called the zone of life on Earth, a closed (apart from solar and cosmic radiation), and self-regulating system. From the broadest biophysiological point of view, the biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all ...
... Biosphere The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. It can also be called the zone of life on Earth, a closed (apart from solar and cosmic radiation), and self-regulating system. From the broadest biophysiological point of view, the biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all ...
Plate Tectonics
... • The fossil of the Glossopteris plant was found on many continents, even Antarctica, which gives evidence that Antarctica had once been at a warmer latitude than it is now. • The Mesosaurus reptile fossil was found in S. America and Africa, supporting the theory that these two continents were once ...
... • The fossil of the Glossopteris plant was found on many continents, even Antarctica, which gives evidence that Antarctica had once been at a warmer latitude than it is now. • The Mesosaurus reptile fossil was found in S. America and Africa, supporting the theory that these two continents were once ...
The Global Ecosystem
... • Earth is an open system with respect to energy, but a closed system with respect to matter. • There is a fixed amount of each element of matter, but biological, geological, and chemical processes can transform it and move it around the planet in biogeochemical cycles. • Energy from the sun and hea ...
... • Earth is an open system with respect to energy, but a closed system with respect to matter. • There is a fixed amount of each element of matter, but biological, geological, and chemical processes can transform it and move it around the planet in biogeochemical cycles. • Energy from the sun and hea ...
3 The Changing Continents
... groups of living things can be separated. For example, one group of mice might be split into two groups. The two groups will live in different environments. Over time, they may evolve, or change, into new types of living things. In this way, plate tectonics can affect life. ...
... groups of living things can be separated. For example, one group of mice might be split into two groups. The two groups will live in different environments. Over time, they may evolve, or change, into new types of living things. In this way, plate tectonics can affect life. ...
Chapter 15 Geology and Nonrenewables
... or leached by rainfall can contaminate surface water and ...
... or leached by rainfall can contaminate surface water and ...
Inside Earth: Chapter 1
... high pressure as it bores a tunnel deep into Earth’s interior. You stop several times on your trip to collect data using devices located on your vehicle’s outer hull. To see what conditions you would find at various depths on your journey, refer to Exploring Earth’s Interior on pages 22-23. Complete ...
... high pressure as it bores a tunnel deep into Earth’s interior. You stop several times on your trip to collect data using devices located on your vehicle’s outer hull. To see what conditions you would find at various depths on your journey, refer to Exploring Earth’s Interior on pages 22-23. Complete ...
Plate Tectonics Lab Questions Plate Tectonics Lab Questions
... 1. What happened to the frosting between the crackers? 2. What do the graham crackers represent? 3. What does the frosting represent? 4. Name a specific location on the Earth where this kind of boundary activity takes place. 5. What type of feature is produced by this movement? 6. What is the proces ...
... 1. What happened to the frosting between the crackers? 2. What do the graham crackers represent? 3. What does the frosting represent? 4. Name a specific location on the Earth where this kind of boundary activity takes place. 5. What type of feature is produced by this movement? 6. What is the proces ...
Geosphere - Ashley Wolski`s Teaching Portfolio
... 1) The thickest parts of the crust are known as _________________, where people live.! 2) The thinnest part of the crust is found under the _____________.! 3) How many km is the mantle below the surface? ____________________________.! 4) Draw some different landforms from pg.22-23! ...
... 1) The thickest parts of the crust are known as _________________, where people live.! 2) The thinnest part of the crust is found under the _____________.! 3) How many km is the mantle below the surface? ____________________________.! 4) Draw some different landforms from pg.22-23! ...
Chapter 8 Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
... ocean floor shifts suddenly during an earthquake Earthquake pushes up a slab of ocean floor along a fault or and underwater landslide/eruption occurs This displaces a large amount of water Wave begins very small, but increases in size the closer it gets to land ...
... ocean floor shifts suddenly during an earthquake Earthquake pushes up a slab of ocean floor along a fault or and underwater landslide/eruption occurs This displaces a large amount of water Wave begins very small, but increases in size the closer it gets to land ...
The Earth`s Layers Foldable
... Challenge: Perhaps you have imagined digging a tunnel through the earth that comes out the other side. Figure it out ... How many kilometers would you have to dig? Show your work! ...
... Challenge: Perhaps you have imagined digging a tunnel through the earth that comes out the other side. Figure it out ... How many kilometers would you have to dig? Show your work! ...
4. Seafloor Spreading Notes
... • Earth’s magnetic field has reversed many times since its creation ...
... • Earth’s magnetic field has reversed many times since its creation ...
Slide 1
... Warm material is less dense, so it rises. Cooler material is more dense, so it sinks. ...
... Warm material is less dense, so it rises. Cooler material is more dense, so it sinks. ...
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
... Sedimentary Rocks are made from sediments which are loose materials such as bits of minerals, rock and plant and animals remains. The sediment becomes packed and cemented together Sedimentary Rocks make up about 75% of the rocks on the Earth’s Surface because Igneous Rocks mostly occur below the Ear ...
... Sedimentary Rocks are made from sediments which are loose materials such as bits of minerals, rock and plant and animals remains. The sediment becomes packed and cemented together Sedimentary Rocks make up about 75% of the rocks on the Earth’s Surface because Igneous Rocks mostly occur below the Ear ...
Mr. Handerson - WordPress.com
... Meltivern’s body can get damaged by the sources of the mantel or Crust because the men that prepared Mr. Meltivern’s body said “We did every single protections for being buried in the Outer Core but we didn’t have enough time so we did the most important protections for the crust, and Mantel.” Which ...
... Meltivern’s body can get damaged by the sources of the mantel or Crust because the men that prepared Mr. Meltivern’s body said “We did every single protections for being buried in the Outer Core but we didn’t have enough time so we did the most important protections for the crust, and Mantel.” Which ...
Terms and Definitions 2017 File
... Where liquid rock rises up through a crack in the crust. Igneous rock Rock formed from cooled molten rock eg basalt. Sedimentary rock Rock formed from grains of eroded rock, plant and animal material, that has been pressed together eg limestone. Metamorphic rock Rock formed when sedimentary rock is ...
... Where liquid rock rises up through a crack in the crust. Igneous rock Rock formed from cooled molten rock eg basalt. Sedimentary rock Rock formed from grains of eroded rock, plant and animal material, that has been pressed together eg limestone. Metamorphic rock Rock formed when sedimentary rock is ...
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe. ""Nature"" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large part of science. Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena.The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, or ""essential qualities, innate disposition"", and in ancient times, literally meant ""birth"". Natura is a Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις), which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord. The concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe, is one of several expansions of the original notion; it began with certain core applications of the word φύσις by pre-Socratic philosophers, and has steadily gained currency ever since. This usage continued during the advent of modern scientific method in the last several centuries.Within the various uses of the word today, ""nature"" often refers to geology and wildlife. Nature can refer to the general realm of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes associated with inanimate objects – the way that particular types of things exist and change of their own accord, such as the weather and geology of the Earth. It is often taken to mean the ""natural environment"" or wilderness–wild animals, rocks, forest, and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention. For example, manufactured objects and human interaction generally are not considered part of nature, unless qualified as, for example, ""human nature"" or ""the whole of nature"". This more traditional concept of natural things which can still be found today implies a distinction between the natural and the artificial, with the artificial being understood as that which has been brought into being by a human consciousness or a human mind. Depending on the particular context, the term ""natural"" might also be distinguished from the unnatural or the supernatural.