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... Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle). All of the continents and ocean floor that we see today sit upon rigid plates that are independent of one another. These plates can contact each other in several different ways. This contact forms boundary zones at the edges of the plates and can be ...
... Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle). All of the continents and ocean floor that we see today sit upon rigid plates that are independent of one another. These plates can contact each other in several different ways. This contact forms boundary zones at the edges of the plates and can be ...
4 Plate Tectonics & Paper
... – Thick 20-90 km thick – Lower density 2700 kg/cubic meters – Si, O, Al, Fe, Mg…. ...
... – Thick 20-90 km thick – Lower density 2700 kg/cubic meters – Si, O, Al, Fe, Mg…. ...
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... • Earthquakes usually happen along the edges of tectonic plates. They occur along faults. ...
... • Earthquakes usually happen along the edges of tectonic plates. They occur along faults. ...
Unit 4: Crustal Change
... 1. Long chains of volcanoes called Mid Ocean Ridges, were found on the ocean floor. (see text p.396-397) Ex. Mid-Atlantic Ridge (see text p.401) Image- Mid Atlantic Ridge mid atlantic ridge- Iceland mid atlantic ridge- Iceland 2 mid ocean ridge system ...
... 1. Long chains of volcanoes called Mid Ocean Ridges, were found on the ocean floor. (see text p.396-397) Ex. Mid-Atlantic Ridge (see text p.401) Image- Mid Atlantic Ridge mid atlantic ridge- Iceland mid atlantic ridge- Iceland 2 mid ocean ridge system ...
Topic Seven - Science - Miami
... Explore the scientific theory of plate tectonics by describing how the movement of Earth's crustal plates causes both slow and rapid changes in Earth's surface, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and mountain building. AA (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills and Concep ...
... Explore the scientific theory of plate tectonics by describing how the movement of Earth's crustal plates causes both slow and rapid changes in Earth's surface, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and mountain building. AA (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills and Concep ...
CH 9 Plate tectonics
... • Glaciers and coal deposits • Rock evidence • Age, type, alignment of mts ...
... • Glaciers and coal deposits • Rock evidence • Age, type, alignment of mts ...
Chapter 11 Section 1
... Stress, continued Compression • Compression is the type of stress that squeezes and shortens a body, such as rock. • Compression can reduce the amount of space that rock occupies. • More commonly, however, compression changes the shape of rock while pushing it higher up or deeper down into the crust ...
... Stress, continued Compression • Compression is the type of stress that squeezes and shortens a body, such as rock. • Compression can reduce the amount of space that rock occupies. • More commonly, however, compression changes the shape of rock while pushing it higher up or deeper down into the crust ...
Plate tectonics lecture
... Unifying theory of geology • Extension of Wegener’s continental drift theory from the early 20th century • Needed not only information about rocks but also breakthroughs in geochronology and geophysics • Continental drift failed to provide a sufficient mechanism (tides and wind were not enough); pl ...
... Unifying theory of geology • Extension of Wegener’s continental drift theory from the early 20th century • Needed not only information about rocks but also breakthroughs in geochronology and geophysics • Continental drift failed to provide a sufficient mechanism (tides and wind were not enough); pl ...
Lecture 2
... Unifying theory of geology • Extension of Wegener’s continental drift theory from the early 20th century • Needed not only information about rocks but also breakthroughs in geochronology and geophysics • Continental drift failed to provide a sufficient mechanism (tides and wind were not enough); pl ...
... Unifying theory of geology • Extension of Wegener’s continental drift theory from the early 20th century • Needed not only information about rocks but also breakthroughs in geochronology and geophysics • Continental drift failed to provide a sufficient mechanism (tides and wind were not enough); pl ...
Slide 1
... In ridge-push, the newly formed lithosphere slides down the sides of the mid-ocean mountains after it emerges from the Earth as undersea lava. This downward slide is the result of gravity acting on the cool and dense oceanic lithosphere ( the newly created ocean floor). ...
... In ridge-push, the newly formed lithosphere slides down the sides of the mid-ocean mountains after it emerges from the Earth as undersea lava. This downward slide is the result of gravity acting on the cool and dense oceanic lithosphere ( the newly created ocean floor). ...
Mountain Building-Folding and Faulting
... Convergent plates – push together Subduction zones – plate pushed under Mountains by folding – bending/buckle Mountains by subduction (2 cont. plates) Mountains due to reverse fault. Mountains due to overthrust fault. Trenches due to subduction {diagram 1.9, p. ...
... Convergent plates – push together Subduction zones – plate pushed under Mountains by folding – bending/buckle Mountains by subduction (2 cont. plates) Mountains due to reverse fault. Mountains due to overthrust fault. Trenches due to subduction {diagram 1.9, p. ...
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... Wadati and Benioff mapped out the depths and locations of earthquakes along trenches and beneath arcuate trends of volcanoes that parallel them. They found shallower earthquakes closer to the trench, and progressively deeper earthquakes towards the volcanic arcs and beyond them. Postulated that the ...
... Wadati and Benioff mapped out the depths and locations of earthquakes along trenches and beneath arcuate trends of volcanoes that parallel them. They found shallower earthquakes closer to the trench, and progressively deeper earthquakes towards the volcanic arcs and beyond them. Postulated that the ...
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... The crust is broken into distinct pieces, called “plates”. These plates float on the molten material below. Since the molten material is a liquid, it moves. As a result, the hard crust floating on top is also subject to movement. The shifting of the plates is called “plate tectonics”. There are abou ...
... The crust is broken into distinct pieces, called “plates”. These plates float on the molten material below. Since the molten material is a liquid, it moves. As a result, the hard crust floating on top is also subject to movement. The shifting of the plates is called “plate tectonics”. There are abou ...
Seismological Analysis and the Effect of Earthquakes in the New
... 151.710W. Ten stations were used to determine its’ epicenter. The epicenter was located about 47 kilometers down inside the earth. It occurred at 13:03:47.5 GMT. March 20, 1999, had another earthquake recorded on the Stony Brook seismometer. This one occurred at 10:47:45 GMT, and was located at 51.6 ...
... 151.710W. Ten stations were used to determine its’ epicenter. The epicenter was located about 47 kilometers down inside the earth. It occurred at 13:03:47.5 GMT. March 20, 1999, had another earthquake recorded on the Stony Brook seismometer. This one occurred at 10:47:45 GMT, and was located at 51.6 ...
Earth
... us understand what we are and where we are in the universe. Thus, we cannot omit Earth from our discussion—it is where we are. The next two chapters will discuss the Earthlike planets, but that will not end our thoughts of Earth. The moons of ...
... us understand what we are and where we are in the universe. Thus, we cannot omit Earth from our discussion—it is where we are. The next two chapters will discuss the Earthlike planets, but that will not end our thoughts of Earth. The moons of ...
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... • Do now: Describe how interstellar explorers would describe our earth upon first seeing it. Write down your thoughts and share with ...
... • Do now: Describe how interstellar explorers would describe our earth upon first seeing it. Write down your thoughts and share with ...
4. The States of Matter
... • Know the names of all the planets and their order from the sun • Know what the nearest star is called • Know that Earth is a planet with one moon ...
... • Know the names of all the planets and their order from the sun • Know what the nearest star is called • Know that Earth is a planet with one moon ...
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.