PLATE 1ECTONICS
... @The mid-ocean ridge is the longest chain of mountains in the world. b. The mid-ocean ridge is found only below the Pacific Ocean.. c. The mid-ocean ridge lies completely under water. @rhe top of the mid-ocean ridge is split by a steep-sided valley. 2. A device that bounces sound waves off underwate ...
... @The mid-ocean ridge is the longest chain of mountains in the world. b. The mid-ocean ridge is found only below the Pacific Ocean.. c. The mid-ocean ridge lies completely under water. @rhe top of the mid-ocean ridge is split by a steep-sided valley. 2. A device that bounces sound waves off underwate ...
Core
... thick. The Mohorovicic discontinuity is the separation between the crust and the upper mantle. ...
... thick. The Mohorovicic discontinuity is the separation between the crust and the upper mantle. ...
Planet Earth - Wayne State University Physics and Astronomy
... Subduction Zones When two plates come together, one plate is often forced down beneath another in what is called a subduction zone Continental masses cannot be subducted but thinner oceanic plates can be “easily” pushed down into the upper mantle A subduction zone is often marked by an ocean trench ...
... Subduction Zones When two plates come together, one plate is often forced down beneath another in what is called a subduction zone Continental masses cannot be subducted but thinner oceanic plates can be “easily” pushed down into the upper mantle A subduction zone is often marked by an ocean trench ...
Seafloor Spreading Lab with Makeup
... Background: In the last few decades, scientists have discovered both age and magnetic patterns in the seafloor, which are evidence for plate tectonics. These patterns show that new seafloor has been forming for millions of years at mid-ocean ridges throughout the oceans. Magma melted within the crus ...
... Background: In the last few decades, scientists have discovered both age and magnetic patterns in the seafloor, which are evidence for plate tectonics. These patterns show that new seafloor has been forming for millions of years at mid-ocean ridges throughout the oceans. Magma melted within the crus ...
PLATE TECTONICS
... Subduction Zone: where 2 plates collide, one sinks, or subducts. Evidence for subduction comes from inclined plane of seismicity, Called a Wadati-Benioff Zone ...
... Subduction Zone: where 2 plates collide, one sinks, or subducts. Evidence for subduction comes from inclined plane of seismicity, Called a Wadati-Benioff Zone ...
Internal Structure of the Earth
... • The fossils and rocks on separate continents being identical. • Climate regions (found by looking at fossils) that did not match up with the positions the continents are located today. ...
... • The fossils and rocks on separate continents being identical. • Climate regions (found by looking at fossils) that did not match up with the positions the continents are located today. ...
plate tectonics - Ector County ISD.
... tectonics to the formation of crustal features; • TEKS 6.10C identify the major tectonic plates • TEKS 6.10D describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as ocean basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building ...
... tectonics to the formation of crustal features; • TEKS 6.10C identify the major tectonic plates • TEKS 6.10D describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as ocean basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building ...
Lecture3_ptectonics2
... 1) Hotter and denser because temperature and pressure inside the Earth increase with depth 2) Solid on and strong on shorttime scales ...
... 1) Hotter and denser because temperature and pressure inside the Earth increase with depth 2) Solid on and strong on shorttime scales ...
Compare and contrast divergent, convergent, and transform
... plate, one will sink creating a subduction zone. The other will rise up and form volcanoes in the ocean. ...
... plate, one will sink creating a subduction zone. The other will rise up and form volcanoes in the ocean. ...
CP Environmental Science 2013-2014 Chapter 3 Notes Packet: The
... Core- Earth’s inner layer. It is a sphere of hot, dense nickel and iron located at the center of the Earth. The core is divided into two parts: outer core ( the outer shell of Earth’s core, made of liquid nickel and iron) and inner core ( a sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of the Earth) ...
... Core- Earth’s inner layer. It is a sphere of hot, dense nickel and iron located at the center of the Earth. The core is divided into two parts: outer core ( the outer shell of Earth’s core, made of liquid nickel and iron) and inner core ( a sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of the Earth) ...
Midterm Review
... heterogeneous - Long and complex deformation history. Majority of continental crust formed during the Precambrian (before ~570 Ma) The oldest known rock is ~4 Ga! Why so much older than oceanic crust?? ...
... heterogeneous - Long and complex deformation history. Majority of continental crust formed during the Precambrian (before ~570 Ma) The oldest known rock is ~4 Ga! Why so much older than oceanic crust?? ...
Objectives: Compare and contrast divergent, convergent, and
... plate, one will sink creating a subduction zone. The other will rise up and form volcanoes in the ocean. ...
... plate, one will sink creating a subduction zone. The other will rise up and form volcanoes in the ocean. ...
Convergent Boundary - Plain Local Schools
... Mid-ocean ridge / _____ _______ Volcanoes Example – Iceland & _____________ Ridge Transform Fault Boundary - 2 Plates slide past each other ___ ...
... Mid-ocean ridge / _____ _______ Volcanoes Example – Iceland & _____________ Ridge Transform Fault Boundary - 2 Plates slide past each other ___ ...
Changing Earth - Ms. Stinson's Science Class
... boundary. You learned about divergent boundaries when you read about seafloor spreading. In the Atlantic Ocean, the North American Plate is moving away from the Eurasian and the African Plates, as shown in the figure above. That divergent boundary is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Great Rift Val ...
... boundary. You learned about divergent boundaries when you read about seafloor spreading. In the Atlantic Ocean, the North American Plate is moving away from the Eurasian and the African Plates, as shown in the figure above. That divergent boundary is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Great Rift Val ...
Name - Duncanville ISD
... Matthews How has this person (or these persons) contributed to the theory of plate tectonics? ...
... Matthews How has this person (or these persons) contributed to the theory of plate tectonics? ...
Chapter 1: Geologic History of the Southeastern US:
... The Earth is estimated to be approximately 4.6 billion years old—an age obtained by dating meteorites. Rocks dating to around four billion years old are found on almost every continent, but they are not found at the Earth's surface anywhere in the Southeast. The oldest rocks known on Earth are 4.3-b ...
... The Earth is estimated to be approximately 4.6 billion years old—an age obtained by dating meteorites. Rocks dating to around four billion years old are found on almost every continent, but they are not found at the Earth's surface anywhere in the Southeast. The oldest rocks known on Earth are 4.3-b ...
Quiz 4 material 104
... Figure Above (see page 87 figure 4.14): evidence of seafloor spreading includes the Mid-Oceanic Ridge System (seafloor topography) and magnetic patterns measured in volcanic rock (paleomagnetism) as magma rises to the Earth's surface, solidifies and slides down both sides of the ridge like a convey ...
... Figure Above (see page 87 figure 4.14): evidence of seafloor spreading includes the Mid-Oceanic Ridge System (seafloor topography) and magnetic patterns measured in volcanic rock (paleomagnetism) as magma rises to the Earth's surface, solidifies and slides down both sides of the ridge like a convey ...
PPT-Int-Plate Tectonics - Interactive Science Teacher
... See: The pieces separated, but the black line shows how they used to fit. What’s Happening: Coal deposits from different continents line up, suggesting there once was a super continent called Pangaea. There’s also the puzzle-like fit, fossils, climate, and other rock clues. Alfred Wegener first prop ...
... See: The pieces separated, but the black line shows how they used to fit. What’s Happening: Coal deposits from different continents line up, suggesting there once was a super continent called Pangaea. There’s also the puzzle-like fit, fossils, climate, and other rock clues. Alfred Wegener first prop ...
Tony Davis, LLM Lecture 1 – Plate Techtonics
... Homo evolved about 3 MY ago. Our species, Homo sapiens, only 200,000 years ago. ...
... Homo evolved about 3 MY ago. Our species, Homo sapiens, only 200,000 years ago. ...
Quiz 2 - Brooklyn College
... 1. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as _____. ...
... 1. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as _____. ...
Plate Tectonics
... – Plates ride on denser asthenosphere – Most plates composed of both continental and oceanic crust – To date about 30 lithospheric plates have been identified ...
... – Plates ride on denser asthenosphere – Most plates composed of both continental and oceanic crust – To date about 30 lithospheric plates have been identified ...
TCSS Earth Systems Unit 2 – Plate Tectonics Information
... b. Relate modern and ancient geologic features to each kind of plate tectonic setting. c. Relate certain geologic hazards to specific plate tectonic settings. d. Associate specific plate tectonic settings with the production of particular groups of igneous and metamorphic rocks and mineral resources ...
... b. Relate modern and ancient geologic features to each kind of plate tectonic setting. c. Relate certain geologic hazards to specific plate tectonic settings. d. Associate specific plate tectonic settings with the production of particular groups of igneous and metamorphic rocks and mineral resources ...
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.