Environmental Science THE DYNAMIC EARTH Good overview with
... The Movement of Energy in the Atmosphere Air that is constantly moving upward, downward, or sideways causes the Earth’s __ weather. ___. In the troposphere, less dense air warmed by the Earth’s surface, rise into the atmosphere and currents of colder, more dense air sinks. As air current’s rise, th ...
... The Movement of Energy in the Atmosphere Air that is constantly moving upward, downward, or sideways causes the Earth’s __ weather. ___. In the troposphere, less dense air warmed by the Earth’s surface, rise into the atmosphere and currents of colder, more dense air sinks. As air current’s rise, th ...
Understanding Our Environment
... Rock Cycle - Cycle of creation, destruction, and metamorphosis. Three major rock classifications: ...
... Rock Cycle - Cycle of creation, destruction, and metamorphosis. Three major rock classifications: ...
Layers of The Earth
... The crust – the outermost layer of the Earth, comprised of 2 types of crust - continental and oceanic. The crust has a variable thickness, being 35-70 km thick in the continents and 5-10 km thick in the ocean basins. Continental crust has a varying thickness, being thickest at mountain chains, and a ...
... The crust – the outermost layer of the Earth, comprised of 2 types of crust - continental and oceanic. The crust has a variable thickness, being 35-70 km thick in the continents and 5-10 km thick in the ocean basins. Continental crust has a varying thickness, being thickest at mountain chains, and a ...
Homework #1
... 1. Eratosthenes (276-196 BC) was one of the first ancient astronomers to calculate the size of the Earth. He made a very simple model for this that involved the following assumptions: 1. The Earth is a sphere. 2. The Sun is very far away. Eratosthenes knew that at noon on June 21 (the summer solstic ...
... 1. Eratosthenes (276-196 BC) was one of the first ancient astronomers to calculate the size of the Earth. He made a very simple model for this that involved the following assumptions: 1. The Earth is a sphere. 2. The Sun is very far away. Eratosthenes knew that at noon on June 21 (the summer solstic ...
Planet Earth
... • The earth formed by accretion of dust and small objects in the early solar system. orbital motion ...
... • The earth formed by accretion of dust and small objects in the early solar system. orbital motion ...
Lecture 2 Notes: Origin and Age of the Earth
... 9. By the way, models suggest that all of this probably happened really fast, geologically speaking – perhaps as fast as 10 million years! So the Earth and the Solar system are almost the same age. The current estimate is 4.543 billion years (Gyr) (Bowring, 11th floor). There are no rocks on Earth t ...
... 9. By the way, models suggest that all of this probably happened really fast, geologically speaking – perhaps as fast as 10 million years! So the Earth and the Solar system are almost the same age. The current estimate is 4.543 billion years (Gyr) (Bowring, 11th floor). There are no rocks on Earth t ...
Plate Tectonics
... During the 20th Century, scientists developed Wegener’s ideas and came up with the theory of Plate Tectonics. The theory of plate tectonics suggested that the crust of the Earth is split up into seven large plates (or ‘slabs’ of rock) and a few smaller ones, all of which are able to slowly move arou ...
... During the 20th Century, scientists developed Wegener’s ideas and came up with the theory of Plate Tectonics. The theory of plate tectonics suggested that the crust of the Earth is split up into seven large plates (or ‘slabs’ of rock) and a few smaller ones, all of which are able to slowly move arou ...
Conduction and Convection
... Convection in the aquarium……… Heat causes warm water and molecules to move faster and faster as they expand. The cool water around the warm water squeezes the warm water up. ...
... Convection in the aquarium……… Heat causes warm water and molecules to move faster and faster as they expand. The cool water around the warm water squeezes the warm water up. ...
GeomorphReview1 - University of Colorado Denver
... Sedimentary - Deposited (strata) and buried close to Earth’s surface. ...
... Sedimentary - Deposited (strata) and buried close to Earth’s surface. ...
Earth Science - SC.7.E.6.2: First Assessment 1) Beaches and barrier
... a. It reduced the number and types of plants and animals. b. It prepared a once useless area to be used as farmland. c. It decreased the amount of land on which people could live. d. It lowered the number of disease-causing mosquitoes in the area. ...
... a. It reduced the number and types of plants and animals. b. It prepared a once useless area to be used as farmland. c. It decreased the amount of land on which people could live. d. It lowered the number of disease-causing mosquitoes in the area. ...
Earth System - Rock Cycle
... Name:___________________ Date:____________________ Class:___________________ ...
... Name:___________________ Date:____________________ Class:___________________ ...
File 8th Grade Science Vocabulary Review GAME!.
... subatomic particle that is found in all atoms ...
... subatomic particle that is found in all atoms ...
Layers of the Earth
... Definition: This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel ...
... Definition: This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel ...
Plate Tectonics Timeline
... British geologist Arthur Holmes proposed that convection in the mantle is the force driving continental drift. Although his ideas were not taken seriously at the time, Holmes’s mantle convection hypothesis later gained support. ...
... British geologist Arthur Holmes proposed that convection in the mantle is the force driving continental drift. Although his ideas were not taken seriously at the time, Holmes’s mantle convection hypothesis later gained support. ...
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... Inside Earth ESRT Practice 1. Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Table and on your knowledge of Earth Science Which statement most accurately compares Earth's crust and Earth's mantle? 1. The crust is thinner and less dense than 3. The crust is thicker and less ...
... Inside Earth ESRT Practice 1. Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Table and on your knowledge of Earth Science Which statement most accurately compares Earth's crust and Earth's mantle? 1. The crust is thinner and less dense than 3. The crust is thicker and less ...
Inside the Earth - Madison County Schools
... Center of Earth • Earth has four main layers. The crust is the outside layer. The mantle is beneath that. The outer core is below the mantle, and the inner core is the inner-most layer. ...
... Center of Earth • Earth has four main layers. The crust is the outside layer. The mantle is beneath that. The outer core is below the mantle, and the inner core is the inner-most layer. ...
Lafayette Parish School System 2013
... intense solar radiation? (during the summer months) 2. At which point would the average temperature be less in the Northern Hemisphere and why? (during the winter months, because the sun’s rays are not hitting directly, are not as concentrated, and are spread over a larger area) 3. What is the dange ...
... intense solar radiation? (during the summer months) 2. At which point would the average temperature be less in the Northern Hemisphere and why? (during the winter months, because the sun’s rays are not hitting directly, are not as concentrated, and are spread over a larger area) 3. What is the dange ...
Science Focus Unit 5 - Planet Eadh Focusing Questions: What
... What do we know about the Earth we live on -about its surface and what lies below, What evidence do we have, and how do we use this evídence in developing an understanding of the earth ...
... What do we know about the Earth we live on -about its surface and what lies below, What evidence do we have, and how do we use this evídence in developing an understanding of the earth ...
Oceans Sonar Bathymetry Powerpoint
... a. abyssal plain - flat, featureless region similar to a desert; common in Atlantic and Indian Oceans, rare in the Pacific b. abyssal hill - occur where sediment is not thick enough to cover the underlying rock completely. Usually extinct volcanoes or small formations of rock once extruded in molten ...
... a. abyssal plain - flat, featureless region similar to a desert; common in Atlantic and Indian Oceans, rare in the Pacific b. abyssal hill - occur where sediment is not thick enough to cover the underlying rock completely. Usually extinct volcanoes or small formations of rock once extruded in molten ...
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.