Transform Boundary
... creating the three types of plate boundaries: Divergent, Convergent and Transform. These boundaries create many different types of landforms on Earth. ...
... creating the three types of plate boundaries: Divergent, Convergent and Transform. These boundaries create many different types of landforms on Earth. ...
Plate Tectonics Theory
... molten magma called the asthenosphere. • Wherever these plates come in contact with another plate is called a boundary. • There are three types of plate boundaries. 1. Divergent Boundaries: Plates move apart 2. Convergent Boundaries: Plates come together 3. Transform Boundaries: Plates slide past ea ...
... molten magma called the asthenosphere. • Wherever these plates come in contact with another plate is called a boundary. • There are three types of plate boundaries. 1. Divergent Boundaries: Plates move apart 2. Convergent Boundaries: Plates come together 3. Transform Boundaries: Plates slide past ea ...
Chapter 5 Summary
... The movement of Earth’s plates creates enormous forces that squeeze or pull the rock in the crust. A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is stress. Stress adds energy to the rock. The energy is stored in the rock until it changes shape or breaks. Three different kinds of stress can ...
... The movement of Earth’s plates creates enormous forces that squeeze or pull the rock in the crust. A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is stress. Stress adds energy to the rock. The energy is stored in the rock until it changes shape or breaks. Three different kinds of stress can ...
earth dynamics - Index of /~pgres
... things that you will need to be aware of as you progress through it. However, it is really vital that you use this booklet in concert with the general School of GeoSciences “Handbook for Year 1 and Year 2 Courses” and with the Earth Dynamics Learn location on the School website – you should find all ...
... things that you will need to be aware of as you progress through it. However, it is really vital that you use this booklet in concert with the general School of GeoSciences “Handbook for Year 1 and Year 2 Courses” and with the Earth Dynamics Learn location on the School website – you should find all ...
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... year at a Richter scale of 1, to one every few years at a Richter scale of about 8. Faults are produced when rock strata are stressed beyond their limits, forming cracks in the crust. These cracks are fault zones where crustal movement is taking place. There are three types of faults shown in Figur ...
... year at a Richter scale of 1, to one every few years at a Richter scale of about 8. Faults are produced when rock strata are stressed beyond their limits, forming cracks in the crust. These cracks are fault zones where crustal movement is taking place. There are three types of faults shown in Figur ...
Unit 1: Review of Science and Math Skills
... 1) Recognize the evidence for the theory of plate tectonics. 2) Be able to explain the occurrence of most major geographic features such as mountain ranges, island arcs, deep sea trenches, mid- ocean ridges, and hot spots using the theory of plate tectonics. 3) Understand the mechanisms that drive p ...
... 1) Recognize the evidence for the theory of plate tectonics. 2) Be able to explain the occurrence of most major geographic features such as mountain ranges, island arcs, deep sea trenches, mid- ocean ridges, and hot spots using the theory of plate tectonics. 3) Understand the mechanisms that drive p ...
Plate Tectonics
... When the continents split, different life forms developed. Continents that were once connected also have identical landform shapes and features and identical rock formations ...
... When the continents split, different life forms developed. Continents that were once connected also have identical landform shapes and features and identical rock formations ...
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... When rocks solidified, all isotopes were trapped inside. Radioactive isotopes decay into stable isotopes. Half-life of the slowest decay determined the decay rate. ...
... When rocks solidified, all isotopes were trapped inside. Radioactive isotopes decay into stable isotopes. Half-life of the slowest decay determined the decay rate. ...
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... will have three “arms” or three rift valleys that meet at one point (a triple junction), forming a shape like a “Y”. ...
... will have three “arms” or three rift valleys that meet at one point (a triple junction), forming a shape like a “Y”. ...
Volcanoes
... Magma can form under three conditions: 1. If rock temperature rises above its melting point then it will melt into magma 2. Rock can melt when too much pressure is removed from rock that is above its melting point 3. The addition of fluids, such as water, may lower the melting point of some rock and ...
... Magma can form under three conditions: 1. If rock temperature rises above its melting point then it will melt into magma 2. Rock can melt when too much pressure is removed from rock that is above its melting point 3. The addition of fluids, such as water, may lower the melting point of some rock and ...
Crustal Features
... • The crust is part of the lithosphere, the outermost layer of the crust. • Plates are part of the crust. (continental crust/plate and oceanic crust/plate) • The convection currents in the mantle layer below and perhaps also gravity cause the plates to move. ...
... • The crust is part of the lithosphere, the outermost layer of the crust. • Plates are part of the crust. (continental crust/plate and oceanic crust/plate) • The convection currents in the mantle layer below and perhaps also gravity cause the plates to move. ...
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... put in notes) The Earth is composed of four different layers. The crust is the layer that you live on, and it is the most widely studied and understood. The mantle is much hotter and has the ability to flow. The outer core and inner core are even hotter with pressures so great you would be squeezed ...
... put in notes) The Earth is composed of four different layers. The crust is the layer that you live on, and it is the most widely studied and understood. The mantle is much hotter and has the ability to flow. The outer core and inner core are even hotter with pressures so great you would be squeezed ...
Earth Quakes
... waves: the slowest type of waves which only travel along the Earth’s surface, not the interior like the S and P body waves. Surface waves usually cause the most destruction because they move the ground and take the longest time to pass. The point where the waves originate is where the rock fails ...
... waves: the slowest type of waves which only travel along the Earth’s surface, not the interior like the S and P body waves. Surface waves usually cause the most destruction because they move the ground and take the longest time to pass. The point where the waves originate is where the rock fails ...
Fire Quided _s KEY
... 1. What is convergent plate movement? What does it mean for Washington? Convergent plate movement is when two giant plates meet and one is forced under the other. This is the type of plate movement in WA, with the Juan de Fuca Plate moving under the North American Plate. 2. What is the major landfor ...
... 1. What is convergent plate movement? What does it mean for Washington? Convergent plate movement is when two giant plates meet and one is forced under the other. This is the type of plate movement in WA, with the Juan de Fuca Plate moving under the North American Plate. 2. What is the major landfor ...
Where exactly is the Marikina Valley Fault Line?
... Are we ready for the “BIG ONE” ? In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement. Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of tectonic forces. Energy release associated with rapid movement on acti ...
... Are we ready for the “BIG ONE” ? In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement. Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of tectonic forces. Energy release associated with rapid movement on acti ...
Review
... 17. What does the presence of an ophiolite in a mountain belt indicate about its orogenic history? 18. What are the typical zones of a mountain chain? 19. Why does continental crust not subduct? 20. When and how did Earth and its moon come into being? 21. Where did Archean rocks form, and what is th ...
... 17. What does the presence of an ophiolite in a mountain belt indicate about its orogenic history? 18. What are the typical zones of a mountain chain? 19. Why does continental crust not subduct? 20. When and how did Earth and its moon come into being? 21. Where did Archean rocks form, and what is th ...
Plate Tectonics Notes
... At a transform fault boundary, plates grind past each other without destroying the lithosphere. Transform faults • Most join two segments of a mid-ocean ridge. • At the time of formation, they roughly parallel the direction of plate movement. • They aid the movement of oceanic crustal material. ...
... At a transform fault boundary, plates grind past each other without destroying the lithosphere. Transform faults • Most join two segments of a mid-ocean ridge. • At the time of formation, they roughly parallel the direction of plate movement. • They aid the movement of oceanic crustal material. ...
1 Possible Test Questions Unit 10 TECTONIC
... 3. Alfred Wegener was famous for proposing which scientific theory? 4. What was “Pangaea”. Wegener’s Evidence for Pangaea 5. Which two widely-separated mountain ranges formed a single range, millions of years ago? 6. Which geologic feature suggests that there was a continental glacier in Southern Pa ...
... 3. Alfred Wegener was famous for proposing which scientific theory? 4. What was “Pangaea”. Wegener’s Evidence for Pangaea 5. Which two widely-separated mountain ranges formed a single range, millions of years ago? 6. Which geologic feature suggests that there was a continental glacier in Southern Pa ...
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... Forearc Basin: shoals upward, turbidites to delta and non-marine, shows unroofing sequence (input from progressively deeper rocks) Input of both immature sediments shed from eroding arc and volcanic materials increases with proximity to continent ...
... Forearc Basin: shoals upward, turbidites to delta and non-marine, shows unroofing sequence (input from progressively deeper rocks) Input of both immature sediments shed from eroding arc and volcanic materials increases with proximity to continent ...
Earth
... years ago, and now you are ready to visit the planets and get to know them as individuals. That will help you confirm your understanding of the origin of the planets and will reveal new principles of planetary evolution. ...
... years ago, and now you are ready to visit the planets and get to know them as individuals. That will help you confirm your understanding of the origin of the planets and will reveal new principles of planetary evolution. ...
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... How the plates move • There are 3 different ways the plates move • 1. Slide past each other- (Transform Faults) ...
... How the plates move • There are 3 different ways the plates move • 1. Slide past each other- (Transform Faults) ...
Geology
Geology (from the Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. ""earth"" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. ""study of, discourse"") is an earth science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. Geology can also refer generally to the study of the solid features of any celestial body (such as the geology of the Moon or Mars).Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth by providing the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates. Geology is important for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation, evaluating water resources, understanding of natural hazards, the remediation of environmental problems, and for providing insights into past climate change. Geology also plays a role in geotechnical engineering and is a major academic discipline.