Earth Science Essential Knowledge and Skills
... neap tide – low tide that occurs when the sun, Earth and the moon form a right angle; characterized by a lower than normal tidal range oil – a liquid formed as ancient plants and animals decayed; burned as a fossil fuel and used to make lubricants and plastics oil spill – a form of pollution in whic ...
... neap tide – low tide that occurs when the sun, Earth and the moon form a right angle; characterized by a lower than normal tidal range oil – a liquid formed as ancient plants and animals decayed; burned as a fossil fuel and used to make lubricants and plastics oil spill – a form of pollution in whic ...
3.1 Reading Guide
... 10. When did the supercontinent, Pangaea, exist? 11. How are the Earth’s layers divided? 12. What is the lithosphere? ...
... 10. When did the supercontinent, Pangaea, exist? 11. How are the Earth’s layers divided? 12. What is the lithosphere? ...
Ecology
... Examples: Limestone (most common) and Sandstone Fossils are commonly found in these types of rocks Erosion and weathering break up the Earth to form sediments Metamorphic Rocks are rocks that have changed from one form to another by heat, pressure, and/or chemical processes Igneous to Metamo ...
... Examples: Limestone (most common) and Sandstone Fossils are commonly found in these types of rocks Erosion and weathering break up the Earth to form sediments Metamorphic Rocks are rocks that have changed from one form to another by heat, pressure, and/or chemical processes Igneous to Metamo ...
Environmental problems
... Environmental science vs. Environmentalism Environmental science – is how all the natural processes ...
... Environmental science vs. Environmentalism Environmental science – is how all the natural processes ...
Study Help Science 8
... 2.Volcanic action- Water trapped in volcanic materials were released as vapour. It cooled, condensed and fell back to the earth. This water collected in the lowest parts of the Earth’s surface... The ocean basins. 3.Erosion- Has aided the further development of continental drainage systems as materi ...
... 2.Volcanic action- Water trapped in volcanic materials were released as vapour. It cooled, condensed and fell back to the earth. This water collected in the lowest parts of the Earth’s surface... The ocean basins. 3.Erosion- Has aided the further development of continental drainage systems as materi ...
Natural Causes of Climate Change
... •Three months after the June 1991 eruption of this Philippine volcano, much of the 20 million tons of ejected sulfur dioxide had been directed by zonal stratospheric winds and inundated the equatorial region. •Recorded changes in air temperature indicate the volcanic eruptions on climate. •“The year ...
... •Three months after the June 1991 eruption of this Philippine volcano, much of the 20 million tons of ejected sulfur dioxide had been directed by zonal stratospheric winds and inundated the equatorial region. •Recorded changes in air temperature indicate the volcanic eruptions on climate. •“The year ...
ch 13 PPT File
... 1. Fossils found on one continent were similar to fossils found on another continent. 2. Mountain layers seem to continue from one continent to another. 3. Glacier deposits were found at the equator where glaciers can not exist. ...
... 1. Fossils found on one continent were similar to fossils found on another continent. 2. Mountain layers seem to continue from one continent to another. 3. Glacier deposits were found at the equator where glaciers can not exist. ...
Measuring Earth
... measures would be that same, a person would weigh the same everywhere, but they don’t, objects weigh slightly more at the poles and slightly less at the equator. ...
... measures would be that same, a person would weigh the same everywhere, but they don’t, objects weigh slightly more at the poles and slightly less at the equator. ...
2-Factors Affecting Climate Change - Part 1
... an elliptical orbit means that the sun is closer at some seasons than at others ...
... an elliptical orbit means that the sun is closer at some seasons than at others ...
Earth Science Name Web Inquiry—Plate Tectonics/Earth`s Interior
... Standards: S6E5 Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed. a. Compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core, including temperature, density, and composition. d. Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth. e. Recognize that li ...
... Standards: S6E5 Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed. a. Compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core, including temperature, density, and composition. d. Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth. e. Recognize that li ...
Earthquake Crossword - Science
... 18 A place where seafloor spreading occurs. (7,5) Down 1 The fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other. (5) 2 City destroyed by earthquake in 1923. (5) 4 The place where two plates collide and one goes over top the other. (10,4) 5 Sudden stress changes in the earth that cause ...
... 18 A place where seafloor spreading occurs. (7,5) Down 1 The fracture along which blocks of crust move relative to each other. (5) 2 City destroyed by earthquake in 1923. (5) 4 The place where two plates collide and one goes over top the other. (10,4) 5 Sudden stress changes in the earth that cause ...
GCPS_05_SC_ES_T5 (_GCPS_05_SC_ES_T5)
... A. energy being released when crustal plates move B. energy from a hurricane or tornado C. energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain D. energy being released when erosion occurs 6. During winter's cold weather, water within cracks in rocks freezes, expands, and causes the rocks to break. This ...
... A. energy being released when crustal plates move B. energy from a hurricane or tornado C. energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain D. energy being released when erosion occurs 6. During winter's cold weather, water within cracks in rocks freezes, expands, and causes the rocks to break. This ...
Horizontal 1. Earth`s innermost layer, which is mostly iron and
... 1. Earth’s innermost layer, which is mostly iron and includes the inner core & outer core. 6. Separate pieces of lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere. 8. The process by which new lithosphere is created at midocean ridges as older lithosphere moves away. 10. The lowest portion of mantle, ...
... 1. Earth’s innermost layer, which is mostly iron and includes the inner core & outer core. 6. Separate pieces of lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere. 8. The process by which new lithosphere is created at midocean ridges as older lithosphere moves away. 10. The lowest portion of mantle, ...
Section 7.3 Student note
... -crystal size depends on how slow it cooled -Intrusive igneous rocks formed well below the surface, ‘intruded into the rock’ -Extrusive rocks formed on the Earth’s surface (exited the Earth) -reach the surface through cracks in the crust/plates, or through erosion and uplift of layers of rock -figur ...
... -crystal size depends on how slow it cooled -Intrusive igneous rocks formed well below the surface, ‘intruded into the rock’ -Extrusive rocks formed on the Earth’s surface (exited the Earth) -reach the surface through cracks in the crust/plates, or through erosion and uplift of layers of rock -figur ...
ROCKING AND ROLLING By Philip Steele DOWN UNDER Our
... look just like a jigsaw puzzle made up of lots of big pieces. The pieces are called plates, and there are about 20 of them. They float on the lower part of the earth’s mantle, moving very, very slowly – between 1 and 8 inches per year. Sometimes the plates move apart and gooey magma rises up from th ...
... look just like a jigsaw puzzle made up of lots of big pieces. The pieces are called plates, and there are about 20 of them. They float on the lower part of the earth’s mantle, moving very, very slowly – between 1 and 8 inches per year. Sometimes the plates move apart and gooey magma rises up from th ...
Earth Systems
... 1. Earth’s surface is not smooth. What do you think causes variations in its surface? 2. Is the Earth changing? List any evidence (features or processes) that it is or is not ...
... 1. Earth’s surface is not smooth. What do you think causes variations in its surface? 2. Is the Earth changing? List any evidence (features or processes) that it is or is not ...
Chapter 3 Geosphere
... Earth can be divided into five layers based on physical properties of each layer. 1. Lithosphere: outer layer; cool, rigid, 15km-300km thick. Includes crust and uppermost layer of mantle. Divided into ...
... Earth can be divided into five layers based on physical properties of each layer. 1. Lithosphere: outer layer; cool, rigid, 15km-300km thick. Includes crust and uppermost layer of mantle. Divided into ...
Name Period ______ Date ______ Earth Science: National
... 19. As plates move across the Earth, crust and rock is dragged back down into the Earth at what type of zones? (1 point) 20. When continental crust collides with continental crust at convergent plate boundaries and no subduction occurs, what begins to form? (1 point) 21. The formation of the Alps is ...
... 19. As plates move across the Earth, crust and rock is dragged back down into the Earth at what type of zones? (1 point) 20. When continental crust collides with continental crust at convergent plate boundaries and no subduction occurs, what begins to form? (1 point) 21. The formation of the Alps is ...
A Living Planet
... - lithosphere solid rock portion of earth; includes crust and upper mantle - hydrosphere bodies of water in the atmosphere as well as rain and precipitation - biosphere where plants and animals live ...
... - lithosphere solid rock portion of earth; includes crust and upper mantle - hydrosphere bodies of water in the atmosphere as well as rain and precipitation - biosphere where plants and animals live ...
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.