First Hour Exam, Spring, 1999
... d. that portion of the inner Earth immediately below the crust. e. all of the above f. none of the above. 3. The critical difference between the inner and outer core is that a. the inner core is composed of iron, the outer core is mostly nickel. b. the inner core is mostly nickel, while the outer co ...
... d. that portion of the inner Earth immediately below the crust. e. all of the above f. none of the above. 3. The critical difference between the inner and outer core is that a. the inner core is composed of iron, the outer core is mostly nickel. b. the inner core is mostly nickel, while the outer co ...
Earthquakes
... • Below mantle • A sphere having a radius of 3486 km (2161 miles) • Composed of an iron-nickel alloy • Average density of nearly 11 g/cm3 ...
... • Below mantle • A sphere having a radius of 3486 km (2161 miles) • Composed of an iron-nickel alloy • Average density of nearly 11 g/cm3 ...
Planet Earth - Manasquan Public Schools
... Continental Crust – thicker less dense (20-40 km, 25 miles) ...
... Continental Crust – thicker less dense (20-40 km, 25 miles) ...
millionaire 2nd version
... What is the type of rocked formed when heat and pressure change the rock into another rock entirely? A. Sedimentary ...
... What is the type of rocked formed when heat and pressure change the rock into another rock entirely? A. Sedimentary ...
Chapter 3 Understanding the `big ideas`: major concepts that
... couldn’t find, since the plates were carried by currents in the mantle beneath them. It took a few years for geologists across the world to change their ideas, but by the mid1970s most geologists believed the new theory. Soon, the theory that the whole surface of the Earth had been in sideways motio ...
... couldn’t find, since the plates were carried by currents in the mantle beneath them. It took a few years for geologists across the world to change their ideas, but by the mid1970s most geologists believed the new theory. Soon, the theory that the whole surface of the Earth had been in sideways motio ...
8. Earth`s Moving Plates
... 13. Scientists use the term plate tectonics to refer to the theory that major structural features on the earth's surface form as crustal plates move. How could convection currents of materials within the earth be related to the theory of plate tectonics? ...
... 13. Scientists use the term plate tectonics to refer to the theory that major structural features on the earth's surface form as crustal plates move. How could convection currents of materials within the earth be related to the theory of plate tectonics? ...
No Slide Title
... Area where one plate is subducting under another plate is called an oceanic__________. ...
... Area where one plate is subducting under another plate is called an oceanic__________. ...
Earth Science 12th Edition Vocabulary Chapter 15
... sea arch- an arch formed by wave erosion when caves on opposite sea stack- an isolated mass of rock standing just off shore produced by wave erosion of a head land. seawall- a barrier constructed to prevent waves from reaching the area behind the wall. its purpose is to defend property from the forc ...
... sea arch- an arch formed by wave erosion when caves on opposite sea stack- an isolated mass of rock standing just off shore produced by wave erosion of a head land. seawall- a barrier constructed to prevent waves from reaching the area behind the wall. its purpose is to defend property from the forc ...
File
... • Fossils of same species of animal & plants found on separate continents • Matching mountain chains • Coal fields in Antarctica • Rock formations • Climatic conditions ...
... • Fossils of same species of animal & plants found on separate continents • Matching mountain chains • Coal fields in Antarctica • Rock formations • Climatic conditions ...
tectonic plate boundaries
... Most earthquakes take place near the edges of tectonic plates __________ ___________. As tectonic plates push, pull, or slip past each other, stress increases along breaks in the Earth’s faults crust, or ___________. In response to this stress, rock in the plates deforms _______________. Elast ...
... Most earthquakes take place near the edges of tectonic plates __________ ___________. As tectonic plates push, pull, or slip past each other, stress increases along breaks in the Earth’s faults crust, or ___________. In response to this stress, rock in the plates deforms _______________. Elast ...
Commotion Beneath the Ocean
... • Moves back down at the continental margin • Continents are not “islands” they are parts of larger plates that move on the soft asthenosphere ...
... • Moves back down at the continental margin • Continents are not “islands” they are parts of larger plates that move on the soft asthenosphere ...
Continental Drift Powerpoint
... one time all of the continents had been joined together to form one huge continent His name was Alfred Wegener He called this supercontinent Pangaea (it means “all Earth”) And, over time (millions of years), the continents slowly drifted apart and ended up in the positions we see on Earth toda ...
... one time all of the continents had been joined together to form one huge continent His name was Alfred Wegener He called this supercontinent Pangaea (it means “all Earth”) And, over time (millions of years), the continents slowly drifted apart and ended up in the positions we see on Earth toda ...
Oceanography
... threats to the chemical and biological well being of estuaries and oceans. The stored heat in the ocean drives much of Earth’s weather. The stored heat in the ocean causes climate near the ocean to be milder than climate in the interior of continents. Features of the seafloor that are related ...
... threats to the chemical and biological well being of estuaries and oceans. The stored heat in the ocean drives much of Earth’s weather. The stored heat in the ocean causes climate near the ocean to be milder than climate in the interior of continents. Features of the seafloor that are related ...
Topography of the Ocean Floor Notes
... Submarine Canyon – A deep, eroded area in the continental slope carved out by turbidity currents ...
... Submarine Canyon – A deep, eroded area in the continental slope carved out by turbidity currents ...
Volcano Directed Reading
... 15. When magma rises through the lithosphere to Earth’s surface, a. volcanic mountains form along the tectonic plate. b. volcanic ash builds up along the tectonic plate. c. lava creates mountains along the tectonic plate. d. lava levels mountains along the tectonic plate. 16. Why don’t humans notice ...
... 15. When magma rises through the lithosphere to Earth’s surface, a. volcanic mountains form along the tectonic plate. b. volcanic ash builds up along the tectonic plate. c. lava creates mountains along the tectonic plate. d. lava levels mountains along the tectonic plate. 16. Why don’t humans notice ...
PLATE TECTONICS
... Plate tectonics is a relatively new scientific concept, introduced some 30 years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanati ...
... Plate tectonics is a relatively new scientific concept, introduced some 30 years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanati ...
plate tectonics - Trupia
... Plate tectonics is a relatively new scientific concept, introduced some 30 years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanati ...
... Plate tectonics is a relatively new scientific concept, introduced some 30 years ago, but it has revolutionized our understanding of the dynamic planet upon which we live. The theory has unified the study of the earth by drawing together many branches of the earth sciences. It has provided explanati ...
Unit VI: Circulation of the Solid Earth
... a. Divergent Margins: where Earth’s lithosphere is being pulled apart. b. Convergent Margins: where two plates are forced together (subduction/collision). c. Transform Margins: Where two plates slide past each other. Examples? Southern California and the San Andreas fault ...
... a. Divergent Margins: where Earth’s lithosphere is being pulled apart. b. Convergent Margins: where two plates are forced together (subduction/collision). c. Transform Margins: Where two plates slide past each other. Examples? Southern California and the San Andreas fault ...
Notes Rdg Guide Plate Tectonics Pw Pt 2016
... http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/science/9earth/maganimation.html ...
... http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/science/9earth/maganimation.html ...
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.