Study guide for test 1
... envelope surrounding our planet; 2) the hydrosphere - those environments (oceans, rivers, lakes, ice, groundwaterand water vapor in the atmosphere) involved in the hydrologic cycle; 3) the biosphere - the diverse, surficial and near-surface environments that include all living organisms and their ha ...
... envelope surrounding our planet; 2) the hydrosphere - those environments (oceans, rivers, lakes, ice, groundwaterand water vapor in the atmosphere) involved in the hydrologic cycle; 3) the biosphere - the diverse, surficial and near-surface environments that include all living organisms and their ha ...
Changes to the Atmosphere
... were synthesised. After a long time, these molecules and structures became living organisms. Two scientists, Miller and Urey, used the apparatus below to investigate the development of life on Earth. The gases in the reaction chamber were water vapour, methane and ...
... were synthesised. After a long time, these molecules and structures became living organisms. Two scientists, Miller and Urey, used the apparatus below to investigate the development of life on Earth. The gases in the reaction chamber were water vapour, methane and ...
UNIT 10 Plate Tectonics Study Guide
... 3) Most major plates contain both continental and oceanic crust (like the N. American plate). 4) Plates are not permanent features over geologic time. They can collide and join with other plates or they can split apart and form “new” plates that move about the Earth. 5) There are 7 major plates and ...
... 3) Most major plates contain both continental and oceanic crust (like the N. American plate). 4) Plates are not permanent features over geologic time. They can collide and join with other plates or they can split apart and form “new” plates that move about the Earth. 5) There are 7 major plates and ...
earth*s internal processes
... a. Please Define Primary wave: Primary waves are also called P-waves are similar to waves that travel along a coiled spring. Primary waves cause particles inside the Earth to move back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling. P-waves are faster seismic waves and can travel through ...
... a. Please Define Primary wave: Primary waves are also called P-waves are similar to waves that travel along a coiled spring. Primary waves cause particles inside the Earth to move back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling. P-waves are faster seismic waves and can travel through ...
ISN- Insert Plate Tectonics for Cornell Notes
... Plates move apart, or diverge, from each other at a divergent boundary. Most divergent boundaries occur along the mid-ocean ridges, where new crust is added during sea-floor spreading. Where pieces of Earth’s crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a rift valley forms where the crust is slowly p ...
... Plates move apart, or diverge, from each other at a divergent boundary. Most divergent boundaries occur along the mid-ocean ridges, where new crust is added during sea-floor spreading. Where pieces of Earth’s crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a rift valley forms where the crust is slowly p ...
Lec11-022007 - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
... • Craters are nearly all circular in outline – raised rims, concentric inner terraces, and other features that are seldom found in volcanic “craters” – Circular also because of the shock waves associated with the explosion • not elongated! ...
... • Craters are nearly all circular in outline – raised rims, concentric inner terraces, and other features that are seldom found in volcanic “craters” – Circular also because of the shock waves associated with the explosion • not elongated! ...
plate tectonics - Math/Science Nucleus
... The plates are composed of rigid, solid rock. As they move, plates interact at their edges or Earthquakes are common along the plate boundaries in the Western United States. boundaries. As discussed in the Pre Lab and Lab, there are three basic directions or types of boundary interactions. In some p ...
... The plates are composed of rigid, solid rock. As they move, plates interact at their edges or Earthquakes are common along the plate boundaries in the Western United States. boundaries. As discussed in the Pre Lab and Lab, there are three basic directions or types of boundary interactions. In some p ...
Land Formations - Library Video Company
... by any crust. 2. Prepare your mid-ocean ridge and your two deep trenches. Using the scissors, carefully cut a slit vertically in the side of the oatmeal carton that’s about 12 centimeters, or five inches, long. This slit represents your mid-ocean ridge. Then, carefully cut an identical slit on each ...
... by any crust. 2. Prepare your mid-ocean ridge and your two deep trenches. Using the scissors, carefully cut a slit vertically in the side of the oatmeal carton that’s about 12 centimeters, or five inches, long. This slit represents your mid-ocean ridge. Then, carefully cut an identical slit on each ...
Quarter 2 Review
... ANSWER: Volcanoes are formed at two plate boundaries, divergent and convergent. At divergent plates the plates diverge creating rift zones where mantle rock the rises to fill the gap and pressure decreases. Lava that flows from undersea rift zones produce volcano chains also known as mid-oceans. • W ...
... ANSWER: Volcanoes are formed at two plate boundaries, divergent and convergent. At divergent plates the plates diverge creating rift zones where mantle rock the rises to fill the gap and pressure decreases. Lava that flows from undersea rift zones produce volcano chains also known as mid-oceans. • W ...
Slide 1
... Do you think when Alfred’s mom called him in for dinner she had even the slightest idea what a monumental effect her son would have on the world as we understand it? ...
... Do you think when Alfred’s mom called him in for dinner she had even the slightest idea what a monumental effect her son would have on the world as we understand it? ...
Earthquakes - GeoBus - University of St Andrews
... The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 recorded in Chile ...
... The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 recorded in Chile ...
1. What evidence did Alfred Wagner use to support his theory of
... 12. What are two bad things that can happen as a result of plate tectonics, how did plate tectonics cause these events? Two bad things that can happen as a result of plate tectonics are: volcanoes and earthquakes. 13. What are three good things that plate tectonics provide for humans, how do plate t ...
... 12. What are two bad things that can happen as a result of plate tectonics, how did plate tectonics cause these events? Two bad things that can happen as a result of plate tectonics are: volcanoes and earthquakes. 13. What are three good things that plate tectonics provide for humans, how do plate t ...
Chapter 9 Plate Tectonics
... Wegener proposed that the supercontinent, _______________, began to break apart 200 million years ago and form the present landmasses. Evidence The Continental _______________ - matching shorelines Matching _______________ Fossil evidence for continental drift includes several fossil organ ...
... Wegener proposed that the supercontinent, _______________, began to break apart 200 million years ago and form the present landmasses. Evidence The Continental _______________ - matching shorelines Matching _______________ Fossil evidence for continental drift includes several fossil organ ...
Section 4 Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... • Subsidence of Cooler Rocks: Rocks that are hot take up more space than cooler rocks. • The lithosphere is relatively hot at mid-ocean ridges, but cools as it moves farther from the ridge. • As it cools, the oceanic lithosphere takes up less volume and the ocean floor subsides. ...
... • Subsidence of Cooler Rocks: Rocks that are hot take up more space than cooler rocks. • The lithosphere is relatively hot at mid-ocean ridges, but cools as it moves farther from the ridge. • As it cools, the oceanic lithosphere takes up less volume and the ocean floor subsides. ...
Fundamental discoveries about the growth and recycling of continents
... erosion is at least 1.0 km3/yr. The global mass of subcrustally subducted terrestrial material is thus about 1.7 km3/yr [von Huene and Scholl, 1991]. Subcrustally subducted material is either melted and returned to the terrestrial crust by arc volcanic processes, or added to the bottom of the terres ...
... erosion is at least 1.0 km3/yr. The global mass of subcrustally subducted terrestrial material is thus about 1.7 km3/yr [von Huene and Scholl, 1991]. Subcrustally subducted material is either melted and returned to the terrestrial crust by arc volcanic processes, or added to the bottom of the terres ...
Plant Tectonics and Climate
... 500Myrs less reliable because of increasing likelihood that their magnetic signatures have been rest to the magnetic field of a later time. ...
... 500Myrs less reliable because of increasing likelihood that their magnetic signatures have been rest to the magnetic field of a later time. ...
Chemosynthetic Communities
... chemical substance in which the molecules of one material (water, in this case) form an open lattice that encloses molecules of another material (methane) without actually forming chemical bonds between the two. These deposits are significant for several reasons: • The U. S. Geological Survey has es ...
... chemical substance in which the molecules of one material (water, in this case) form an open lattice that encloses molecules of another material (methane) without actually forming chemical bonds between the two. These deposits are significant for several reasons: • The U. S. Geological Survey has es ...
NH_4e_CRS_Ch14
... Sudden loss of large numbers of plants and animals relative to the number of new species being added ...
... Sudden loss of large numbers of plants and animals relative to the number of new species being added ...
build an earthquake-resistant structure
... Earthquakes occur when the rocks that make up the Earth’s crust slip and slide past or against one another. This normally happens at locations deep inside the Earth called fault lines, where there are breaks in the Earth’s crust. When these rocks slide past one another, they release a great deal of ...
... Earthquakes occur when the rocks that make up the Earth’s crust slip and slide past or against one another. This normally happens at locations deep inside the Earth called fault lines, where there are breaks in the Earth’s crust. When these rocks slide past one another, they release a great deal of ...
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.