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... The Earth’s lithosphere is made of a number of solid pieces , called ____________ which move in relation to each other. These plates are “riding” on a more “plastic molten” layer below. This layer is called the ASTHENOSPHERE. The evidence shows that approximately _______ million years ago, the major ...
... The Earth’s lithosphere is made of a number of solid pieces , called ____________ which move in relation to each other. These plates are “riding” on a more “plastic molten” layer below. This layer is called the ASTHENOSPHERE. The evidence shows that approximately _______ million years ago, the major ...
Dynamic Earth Curriculum Final
... lithosphere is rigid. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates, areas of continental crust and/or oceanic crust, that move and shift over time. The tectonic plates of the lithosphere move and shift on the asthenosphere, which is p ...
... lithosphere is rigid. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates, areas of continental crust and/or oceanic crust, that move and shift over time. The tectonic plates of the lithosphere move and shift on the asthenosphere, which is p ...
Lecture 13.
... Isostasy (Greek ísos "equal", stásis "standstill") is a term used in geology to refer to the state of gravitational equilibrium between the earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere such that the tectonic plates "float" at an elevation which depends on their thickness and density. One interesting proper ...
... Isostasy (Greek ísos "equal", stásis "standstill") is a term used in geology to refer to the state of gravitational equilibrium between the earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere such that the tectonic plates "float" at an elevation which depends on their thickness and density. One interesting proper ...
Continental Margins and Ocean Basins
... ridges , so features of the basaltic floor start to show Plains become punctuated by abyssal hills which are small, sediment covered extinct volcanoes or intrusions of molten rock and are usually less than 650 ft tall (from basalt to tip) Associated with seafloor spreading and occur more frequen ...
... ridges , so features of the basaltic floor start to show Plains become punctuated by abyssal hills which are small, sediment covered extinct volcanoes or intrusions of molten rock and are usually less than 650 ft tall (from basalt to tip) Associated with seafloor spreading and occur more frequen ...
Important Oceanography Stuff
... sediment; eroded particles of dirt, dust, other debris scattered at ocean floor cores; a cylinder of sed material recovered past climate, geology, biology known by study of cores more than half rocks on earth surface are sedimentary rocks [lithified sediments] lithogenous sed; sed derived from weath ...
... sediment; eroded particles of dirt, dust, other debris scattered at ocean floor cores; a cylinder of sed material recovered past climate, geology, biology known by study of cores more than half rocks on earth surface are sedimentary rocks [lithified sediments] lithogenous sed; sed derived from weath ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
... describe mantle heat flow in terms of convection. Deep materials, hotter than their surroundings (and hence buoyant), would tend to flow upward. In approaching the cool surface of the Earth, the material would lose its thermal energy, cool and sink, having lost buoyancy. The motion of mantle materia ...
... describe mantle heat flow in terms of convection. Deep materials, hotter than their surroundings (and hence buoyant), would tend to flow upward. In approaching the cool surface of the Earth, the material would lose its thermal energy, cool and sink, having lost buoyancy. The motion of mantle materia ...
8 Grade Science Homework - O. Henry 8th Grade Science
... continents and ocean basins with them as they move. For example, North American and part of the Atlantic Ocean are on the North American Plate. Plates are thought to move because of convection currents in the mantle. Convection currents can cause the plates to collide, pull apart, or slide past each ...
... continents and ocean basins with them as they move. For example, North American and part of the Atlantic Ocean are on the North American Plate. Plates are thought to move because of convection currents in the mantle. Convection currents can cause the plates to collide, pull apart, or slide past each ...
Plate Tectonic Internet Activity
... 14. Next. How did he use the rock sequence as evidence for his theory? Explain. 15. Next. Which continents (5) had glaciations? 16. Look at the present day climate zones. Ice is found at _________________ latitudes. 17. What are his two possible explanations for the glaciers on these five continents ...
... 14. Next. How did he use the rock sequence as evidence for his theory? Explain. 15. Next. Which continents (5) had glaciations? 16. Look at the present day climate zones. Ice is found at _________________ latitudes. 17. What are his two possible explanations for the glaciers on these five continents ...
Tect.EQ.Oceans.S04 - SC4 Geography MainPage
... divergent plate boundaries convergent plate boundaries transform fault boundaries all of the above Mount St. Helens is associated with a: divergent plate boundary convergent plate boundary transform fault boundary all of the above When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its ...
... divergent plate boundaries convergent plate boundaries transform fault boundaries all of the above Mount St. Helens is associated with a: divergent plate boundary convergent plate boundary transform fault boundary all of the above When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its ...
Catastrophic Events End of Book Review Game Questions (unedited
... poured water all over Sally because she was being bad too. What is viscosity? What is the viscosity of the syrup Mrs. Pie poured on Johnny? What is the viscosity of the water Mrs. Pie poured on Sally? A. Viscosity is the measure of how thick or thin a liquid pours. The syrup Mrs. Pie poured on Johnn ...
... poured water all over Sally because she was being bad too. What is viscosity? What is the viscosity of the syrup Mrs. Pie poured on Johnny? What is the viscosity of the water Mrs. Pie poured on Sally? A. Viscosity is the measure of how thick or thin a liquid pours. The syrup Mrs. Pie poured on Johnn ...
Exam 1
... d. on continental margins 15. Plates move horizontally (slide) past each other along a. transform faults b. convergent plate boundaries c. divergent plate boundaries d. island arc systems 16. Seafloor spreading is continuing at a rate of approximately a. 1 to 10 cm/yr b. 1 to 10 m/yr c. 1 to 10 km/y ...
... d. on continental margins 15. Plates move horizontally (slide) past each other along a. transform faults b. convergent plate boundaries c. divergent plate boundaries d. island arc systems 16. Seafloor spreading is continuing at a rate of approximately a. 1 to 10 cm/yr b. 1 to 10 m/yr c. 1 to 10 km/y ...
Aquatic Science Where do Oceans come from?
... – Mid-Atlantic Ridge – Ring of Fire. – On your paper, answer the following… • What is an island arc? How is it formed? What kind of boundary does it occur along? • What side of which oceans contain island arcs? • How many island arcs are located in the Pacific? In the Atlantic? ...
... – Mid-Atlantic Ridge – Ring of Fire. – On your paper, answer the following… • What is an island arc? How is it formed? What kind of boundary does it occur along? • What side of which oceans contain island arcs? • How many island arcs are located in the Pacific? In the Atlantic? ...
Earth`s Layers Unit Study Guide 1) List Earth`s layers in order from
... OXYGEN, SILICON, a higher amount of MAGNESIUM than the crust, and small amounts of IRON and NICKEL. The rock in the mantle is hot enough to flow like a “semi-liquid”. 8) What is the outer core made up of? Mostly IRON and NICKEL in a molten liquid state. ...
... OXYGEN, SILICON, a higher amount of MAGNESIUM than the crust, and small amounts of IRON and NICKEL. The rock in the mantle is hot enough to flow like a “semi-liquid”. 8) What is the outer core made up of? Mostly IRON and NICKEL in a molten liquid state. ...
Evidence of continental drift
... landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift. Wegner called the supercontinent Pangaea which means “all the earth” in Greek. Pangaea broke up 200 mya. The northern half of Pangaea was referred to as Laurasia and the southern portion is known as Gondwanaland. ...
... landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift. Wegner called the supercontinent Pangaea which means “all the earth” in Greek. Pangaea broke up 200 mya. The northern half of Pangaea was referred to as Laurasia and the southern portion is known as Gondwanaland. ...
Plate Tectonics Review
... This is the record of the past orientation and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field recorded in rocks containing the mineral magnetite. ...
... This is the record of the past orientation and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field recorded in rocks containing the mineral magnetite. ...
theory in ms word format
... B) Changes of the level and temperature of underground waters. C) Sulphurous smells and, if in the area of the foreseen epicentre there are seas or lakes, death of fishes or change in their behaviour are caused to the water because of these components' dissolution. D) Electromagnetic alterations etc ...
... B) Changes of the level and temperature of underground waters. C) Sulphurous smells and, if in the area of the foreseen epicentre there are seas or lakes, death of fishes or change in their behaviour are caused to the water because of these components' dissolution. D) Electromagnetic alterations etc ...
Chapter 3 Plate Tectonics Theory & Evolution
... A Theory of Earth • What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? – Earth crust divided into plates, move independently • In response to? – HEAT FLOW thru crust ...
... A Theory of Earth • What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? – Earth crust divided into plates, move independently • In response to? – HEAT FLOW thru crust ...
3.0 Landforms provide evidence of change
... Geological Evidence of Climate - coal provided more evidence, because in order for it to form, a rich tropical plant environment must have been present - coal is found in moderate to cold climates - evidence of even greater climatic changes were found in places likely covered by glaciers (these plac ...
... Geological Evidence of Climate - coal provided more evidence, because in order for it to form, a rich tropical plant environment must have been present - coal is found in moderate to cold climates - evidence of even greater climatic changes were found in places likely covered by glaciers (these plac ...
Earthquake destruction and seismic waves Page 1 of 3 I. Factors
... a. due to increased pressure enhancing elastic properties of rock b. results in curved paths of seismic waves through Earth 2.abrupt velocity changes of waves at particular depths—causes refraction of waves a. S waves travel only through solids b. allows us to model Earth’s interior based on seismic ...
... a. due to increased pressure enhancing elastic properties of rock b. results in curved paths of seismic waves through Earth 2.abrupt velocity changes of waves at particular depths—causes refraction of waves a. S waves travel only through solids b. allows us to model Earth’s interior based on seismic ...
File
... Objective 16: I can identify folding and the types of folding. Folding: bends in rock that form when compression shortens and thickens part of Earth’s crust. Anticline: a fold in rock that bends upward into an arch. (horizontal stress) Syncline: a fold in rock that bends downward in the middle to f ...
... Objective 16: I can identify folding and the types of folding. Folding: bends in rock that form when compression shortens and thickens part of Earth’s crust. Anticline: a fold in rock that bends upward into an arch. (horizontal stress) Syncline: a fold in rock that bends downward in the middle to f ...
APES Unit 6 Biogeography
... • Places where plates are coming apart are called divergent boundaries. • When Earth's brittle surface layer (the lithosphere) is pulled apart, it typically breaks along parallel faults that tilt slightly outward from each other. As the plates separate along the boundary, the block between the fault ...
... • Places where plates are coming apart are called divergent boundaries. • When Earth's brittle surface layer (the lithosphere) is pulled apart, it typically breaks along parallel faults that tilt slightly outward from each other. As the plates separate along the boundary, the block between the fault ...
chapter 5 section 1
... • Is a continuous range of mountains that winds around Earth, much as the line of stitches winds around a baseball. • Has 2 parallel chains of mountains separated by valley and trenches ...
... • Is a continuous range of mountains that winds around Earth, much as the line of stitches winds around a baseball. • Has 2 parallel chains of mountains separated by valley and trenches ...
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.