10 - Aurora City Schools
... Forces inside the earth’s mantle and near its surface push, deform, and stress rocks. The stress can cause the rocks to suddenly shift or break and produce a transform fault, or fracture, in the earth’s crust. When a fault forms, or when there is abrupt movement on an existing fault, energy that has ...
... Forces inside the earth’s mantle and near its surface push, deform, and stress rocks. The stress can cause the rocks to suddenly shift or break and produce a transform fault, or fracture, in the earth’s crust. When a fault forms, or when there is abrupt movement on an existing fault, energy that has ...
HW 2: Plate Tectonics
... Attached is the map portion of a 3-dimensional diagram of three major tectonic plates (labeled plates 1 through 3) carrying two different continents: “Bella Casa” and “Mirabella”. The large arrows in the middle of the diagram indicate the direction of plate movement; the dashed lines represent the l ...
... Attached is the map portion of a 3-dimensional diagram of three major tectonic plates (labeled plates 1 through 3) carrying two different continents: “Bella Casa” and “Mirabella”. The large arrows in the middle of the diagram indicate the direction of plate movement; the dashed lines represent the l ...
Printer-friendly Version - Solid Earth Discussions
... p.140 l.5-7 It seems to be claimed that if the cold reservoir of a heat engine changes its temperature but the hot one does not, then the heat flow through it does not change. Surely the temperature difference across the engine changes, and that alters the rate of heat flow. p.140 l.25 Why "steady a ...
... p.140 l.5-7 It seems to be claimed that if the cold reservoir of a heat engine changes its temperature but the hot one does not, then the heat flow through it does not change. Surely the temperature difference across the engine changes, and that alters the rate of heat flow. p.140 l.25 Why "steady a ...
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves An earthquake is
... Powerful forces caused by the movement of Earth’s plates squeeze rock and pull it in different directions. A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called stress. Stress adds energy to the rock. The energy is stored in the rock until it changes shape or breaks. The change in the sh ...
... Powerful forces caused by the movement of Earth’s plates squeeze rock and pull it in different directions. A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called stress. Stress adds energy to the rock. The energy is stored in the rock until it changes shape or breaks. The change in the sh ...
crust - River Dell Regional School District
... WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS? Earth has layered structures with solid rock at the surface and partly liquid rock material below. When scientists understand the Earth’s structure, they can help predict when a geyser or a volcano will erupt, or how a river will change course over time. ...
... WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS? Earth has layered structures with solid rock at the surface and partly liquid rock material below. When scientists understand the Earth’s structure, they can help predict when a geyser or a volcano will erupt, or how a river will change course over time. ...
ES Chapter 9 Study Guide
... 1. What kinds of evidence supports Wegener’s hypothesis? 2. What does evidence about ancient climates indicate? 3. What evidence does the distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provide? 4. What is the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypotheses was rejected? 5. In the plate tectonic ...
... 1. What kinds of evidence supports Wegener’s hypothesis? 2. What does evidence about ancient climates indicate? 3. What evidence does the distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provide? 4. What is the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypotheses was rejected? 5. In the plate tectonic ...
Mars Tectonics & Volcanology
... on the asthenosphere, above the mantle • Exists on Earth • Theory proposed in the ...
... on the asthenosphere, above the mantle • Exists on Earth • Theory proposed in the ...
Why are plate margins hazardous? Ground
... releases latent heat. This heat flows to the surface in giant convection currents in the solid mantle. The solid mantle rocks are warm enough that they can flow like soft toffee left in the sun. The surface rocks (crust & upper mantle – called the lithosphere) are the coldest so are the most solid t ...
... releases latent heat. This heat flows to the surface in giant convection currents in the solid mantle. The solid mantle rocks are warm enough that they can flow like soft toffee left in the sun. The surface rocks (crust & upper mantle – called the lithosphere) are the coldest so are the most solid t ...
see powerpoint
... The process by which new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates are pulled away from each other. ...
... The process by which new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates are pulled away from each other. ...
Chapter 1 - HCC Learning Web
... How does viewing the Earth as a system of interacting components help us to understand our planet? Give an example of an interaction between two or more geosystems that could affect the geologic record? In what general ways are the climate system, the plate tectonic system, and the geodynamo system ...
... How does viewing the Earth as a system of interacting components help us to understand our planet? Give an example of an interaction between two or more geosystems that could affect the geologic record? In what general ways are the climate system, the plate tectonic system, and the geodynamo system ...
TB Chapter 13 - Discover Earth Science
... • Transform (Sliding) Boundary - 2 plates slide past each other • The sliding movement often causes earthquakes to occur along faults • A fault is nothing more than a crack in the Earth’s crust where movement has occurred – Ex. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate are sliding past each other a ...
... • Transform (Sliding) Boundary - 2 plates slide past each other • The sliding movement often causes earthquakes to occur along faults • A fault is nothing more than a crack in the Earth’s crust where movement has occurred – Ex. North American Plate and the Pacific Plate are sliding past each other a ...
Word
... E. no such region exists 23. In the P-wave shadow zone: A. most seismic waves from earthquakes never get recorded by seismometers B. S-waves predominate C. earthquakes are impossible D. the days are darker than usual E. geophysicists turn off their seismometers and go to bed early 23. When seismic w ...
... E. no such region exists 23. In the P-wave shadow zone: A. most seismic waves from earthquakes never get recorded by seismometers B. S-waves predominate C. earthquakes are impossible D. the days are darker than usual E. geophysicists turn off their seismometers and go to bed early 23. When seismic w ...
The E.S.S Project - Laconia School District
... something is hot it rises and then when it cools it will sink. When the mantle is moving from convection it pulls the lithosphere with it and that causes that plates to move. The plates move at about the same rate that your finger nails grow. ...
... something is hot it rises and then when it cools it will sink. When the mantle is moving from convection it pulls the lithosphere with it and that causes that plates to move. The plates move at about the same rate that your finger nails grow. ...
Earth System PP slides
... atmosphere in inner solar system blown out past the asteroid belt where it was cooler • Only dense materials with very high melting points able to remain (rocky, metallic elements) ...
... atmosphere in inner solar system blown out past the asteroid belt where it was cooler • Only dense materials with very high melting points able to remain (rocky, metallic elements) ...
6 Grade Science Geology Unit Information
... the different types of faults. Use the activity to demonstrate the effects of the different directions of movement o http://thehomeschoolden.blogspot.com/2011/02/earth-scienceplate-movement.html o Use a sponge to demonstrate the how the earth’s surface bends under stress. Use the link to help struct ...
... the different types of faults. Use the activity to demonstrate the effects of the different directions of movement o http://thehomeschoolden.blogspot.com/2011/02/earth-scienceplate-movement.html o Use a sponge to demonstrate the how the earth’s surface bends under stress. Use the link to help struct ...
Oceanic crust
... • The first continental rocks were the result of repeated melting, cooling, and remixing of oceanic crust, driven by volcanic activity above mantle convection cells, which were much more numerous and vigorous than today’s. • Geologists believe that the major continental cores were formed by the earl ...
... • The first continental rocks were the result of repeated melting, cooling, and remixing of oceanic crust, driven by volcanic activity above mantle convection cells, which were much more numerous and vigorous than today’s. • Geologists believe that the major continental cores were formed by the earl ...
EARTH`S INTERIOR 23. The average density of the Earth is 5.5 g/cm3
... E. no such region exists 23. In the P-wave shadow zone: A. most seismic waves from earthquakes never get recorded by seismometers B. S-waves predominate C. earthquakes are impossible D. the days are darker than usual E. geophysicists turn off their seismometers and go to bed early 23. When seismic w ...
... E. no such region exists 23. In the P-wave shadow zone: A. most seismic waves from earthquakes never get recorded by seismometers B. S-waves predominate C. earthquakes are impossible D. the days are darker than usual E. geophysicists turn off their seismometers and go to bed early 23. When seismic w ...
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... continent that contained all the landmasses is called C. Laurasia. A. Panthalassa. D. Pangaea. B. Gondwana. ...
... continent that contained all the landmasses is called C. Laurasia. A. Panthalassa. D. Pangaea. B. Gondwana. ...
Earth and Space Science Semester 2 Exam Review Part 1
... - Occurs when an oceanic crust subducts or moves underneath a continental (less dense) and into the Mantle. -Subduction can also occur between two oceanic crusts. - An oceanic trench occurs prior to the subduction. ...
... - Occurs when an oceanic crust subducts or moves underneath a continental (less dense) and into the Mantle. -Subduction can also occur between two oceanic crusts. - An oceanic trench occurs prior to the subduction. ...
Adv-Plate-Tectonics-Essay-formative-assess
... Direction: Use complete sentences to answer the short answers below. Each short answer should be 3-4 sentences long. You may also include a diagram with your essay for detailed explanation. ...
... Direction: Use complete sentences to answer the short answers below. Each short answer should be 3-4 sentences long. You may also include a diagram with your essay for detailed explanation. ...
Layers of the Earth and Atmosphere
... 1. What is the thickest layer of the earth? 2. What is the thinnest layer of the earth? 3. If you were to use an apple to represent the earth, what part of the apple would represent the earth’s crust? 4. How have scientists learned about the earth’s interior? 5. What layers make up the lithosphere? ...
... 1. What is the thickest layer of the earth? 2. What is the thinnest layer of the earth? 3. If you were to use an apple to represent the earth, what part of the apple would represent the earth’s crust? 4. How have scientists learned about the earth’s interior? 5. What layers make up the lithosphere? ...
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.