The Solar System
... • constantly moving/floating (116cm/year) on the plastic part of the mantle because of convection currents in the soft rock underneath them –this is called continental drift ...
... • constantly moving/floating (116cm/year) on the plastic part of the mantle because of convection currents in the soft rock underneath them –this is called continental drift ...
Name
... Plate Movements Change Earth’s Surface 220 million years ago all of the continents were one single super continent which scientists call Pangea. Today the continents are still moving and the oceans are still changing size. If this continues the Earth’s surface will look different in another 200 ...
... Plate Movements Change Earth’s Surface 220 million years ago all of the continents were one single super continent which scientists call Pangea. Today the continents are still moving and the oceans are still changing size. If this continues the Earth’s surface will look different in another 200 ...
Slide 1
... breaking of rocks into smaller pieces. • Erosion is the movement of pieces of broken rock. Gravity causes this. • There are two types of weathering: physical weathering and chemical ...
... breaking of rocks into smaller pieces. • Erosion is the movement of pieces of broken rock. Gravity causes this. • There are two types of weathering: physical weathering and chemical ...
Inside the Earth
... •3700°C = VERY HOT! •Iron and nickel •Intense pressure keeps it from liquefying ...
... •3700°C = VERY HOT! •Iron and nickel •Intense pressure keeps it from liquefying ...
- gst boces
... wave radiation. Dangerous UV radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer. Greenhouse gases: absorb long wave radiation ex: Carbon Dioxide Global Warming: caused by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane absorbing heat. Deforestation: cutting down trees, also called logging. Increases ...
... wave radiation. Dangerous UV radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer. Greenhouse gases: absorb long wave radiation ex: Carbon Dioxide Global Warming: caused by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane absorbing heat. Deforestation: cutting down trees, also called logging. Increases ...
What Earth Scientists Do
... Geoscientists gather and interpret data about the Earth and other planets. They use their knowledge to increase our understanding of Earth processes and to improve the quality of human life. Their work and career paths vary widely because the geosciences are so broad and diverse. The National Scienc ...
... Geoscientists gather and interpret data about the Earth and other planets. They use their knowledge to increase our understanding of Earth processes and to improve the quality of human life. Their work and career paths vary widely because the geosciences are so broad and diverse. The National Scienc ...
7.1.2 Study: The Mantle and Crust
... Main Idea #3: Plate tectonics studies the movement of Earth’s layers. Depending on which way the plates move with respect to one another, they form three types of boundaries. ...
... Main Idea #3: Plate tectonics studies the movement of Earth’s layers. Depending on which way the plates move with respect to one another, they form three types of boundaries. ...
Earth - Astronomy
... In the preceding chapter, you learned how our solar system formed as a by-product of the formation of the sun. You also saw how distance from the sun determined the general composition of each planet. In this chapter, you begin your study of individual planets with Earth. You will come to see Earth ...
... In the preceding chapter, you learned how our solar system formed as a by-product of the formation of the sun. You also saw how distance from the sun determined the general composition of each planet. In this chapter, you begin your study of individual planets with Earth. You will come to see Earth ...
The Earth-Mars-Moon System - Geophysical Journal International
... a tri-partite system consisting of the Moon and the Earth and Mars (Gaskell 1967). One of the main objections to the old Darwinian theory that the Moon was thrown off the Earth when the Earth was molten has been that a body will either return to its parent or will be lost completely, but it will not ...
... a tri-partite system consisting of the Moon and the Earth and Mars (Gaskell 1967). One of the main objections to the old Darwinian theory that the Moon was thrown off the Earth when the Earth was molten has been that a body will either return to its parent or will be lost completely, but it will not ...
Life on Venus - eoi1 Zaragoza
... revealed that Venus probably has ancient continents produced by volcanic activity and which used to be surrounded by seas. It seems that for some reason Venus’s climate went out of control and became drastically hotter, and it is hoped that studying its climate change may help us understand climate ...
... revealed that Venus probably has ancient continents produced by volcanic activity and which used to be surrounded by seas. It seems that for some reason Venus’s climate went out of control and became drastically hotter, and it is hoped that studying its climate change may help us understand climate ...
Wind Patterns
... We don’t feel this, therefore, the atmosphere must move with the Earth. Different parts of the earth travel at different speeds (because it is a sphere). ...
... We don’t feel this, therefore, the atmosphere must move with the Earth. Different parts of the earth travel at different speeds (because it is a sphere). ...
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... • Melting temperature increases with pressure • Pressure in core is so high that it may be solid material ...
... • Melting temperature increases with pressure • Pressure in core is so high that it may be solid material ...
Biogeochemical cycles – Geological, Chemical
... • Migration is possible if the plates are close together – as for Europe when there was a land-bridge between the British Isles and the European Continent allowing plants, animals and insects to move freely between the two. • Isolation is possible if the plates are far apart – this is seen in the ca ...
... • Migration is possible if the plates are close together – as for Europe when there was a land-bridge between the British Isles and the European Continent allowing plants, animals and insects to move freely between the two. • Isolation is possible if the plates are far apart – this is seen in the ca ...
EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW
... 76. Identify the three major types of rock, and explain how each type forms. 77. Summarize three factors that affect whether rock melts. 78. What determines the texture of igneous rock? 79. Igneous rocks are divided into three families based on their mineral composition. These families are _________ ...
... 76. Identify the three major types of rock, and explain how each type forms. 77. Summarize three factors that affect whether rock melts. 78. What determines the texture of igneous rock? 79. Igneous rocks are divided into three families based on their mineral composition. These families are _________ ...
Introduction to Oceanography and Earth System Science
... accumulation/ponding on the continental surfaces (will subsequently be subject to high rates of evaporation). surface runoff: in form of streams and rivers, eventually being subject to partial evaporation and final emptying back to sea. Infiltration into the ground and uppermost strata comprising th ...
... accumulation/ponding on the continental surfaces (will subsequently be subject to high rates of evaporation). surface runoff: in form of streams and rivers, eventually being subject to partial evaporation and final emptying back to sea. Infiltration into the ground and uppermost strata comprising th ...
Part 2, E
... The Earth’s solid surface and the oceans get deformed by the gravity of the moon and the sun. Geologists __have__ (1) long wondered whether this can _cause / trigger__ (2) earthquakes, and finally they have an answer. __Besides__ (3) causing ocean tides, the sun and the moon also pull at __the___ (4 ...
... The Earth’s solid surface and the oceans get deformed by the gravity of the moon and the sun. Geologists __have__ (1) long wondered whether this can _cause / trigger__ (2) earthquakes, and finally they have an answer. __Besides__ (3) causing ocean tides, the sun and the moon also pull at __the___ (4 ...
Earth Science Study Guide - Darlington Middle School
... Landforms of Earth can be created or changed by volcanic eruptions and mountainbuilding forces. o Volcanic Eruptions Volcanic eruptions are constructive in that they add new rock to existing land and form new islands. Volcanic eruptions can be destructive when an eruption is explosive and change ...
... Landforms of Earth can be created or changed by volcanic eruptions and mountainbuilding forces. o Volcanic Eruptions Volcanic eruptions are constructive in that they add new rock to existing land and form new islands. Volcanic eruptions can be destructive when an eruption is explosive and change ...
relative age dating
... • The elements that are present on Earth today are the same elements that were present 4.6 billion years ago. • Earth’s processes, driven by energy transfer, provide the mechanisms that allow for the circulation of these elements that exist in relatively fixed quantities. Biogeochemical cycles descr ...
... • The elements that are present on Earth today are the same elements that were present 4.6 billion years ago. • Earth’s processes, driven by energy transfer, provide the mechanisms that allow for the circulation of these elements that exist in relatively fixed quantities. Biogeochemical cycles descr ...
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.