Plate Tectonics and Associated Hazards
... Solid on the outside the central nut is just like the C . . . ...
... Solid on the outside the central nut is just like the C . . . ...
Handout 2New - Glendale Community College
... How do divergent and convergent boundaries work to keep earth the same size? Describe the 3 types of convergent plate boundaries. Give examples of each. Why does oceanic crust sink below continental crust? What 2 things happen as a subducting plate sinks back into the earth? Why are convergent volca ...
... How do divergent and convergent boundaries work to keep earth the same size? Describe the 3 types of convergent plate boundaries. Give examples of each. Why does oceanic crust sink below continental crust? What 2 things happen as a subducting plate sinks back into the earth? Why are convergent volca ...
Chapter 7, Section 1 Directed Reading A
... 3. Complete Sentence - Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their ...
... 3. Complete Sentence - Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their ...
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... – Volcanism can cause a temporary global cooling with secondary effects on the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. • Describe the Earth’s principal sources of internal and external energy (e.g., radioactive decay, gravity, solar energy). – In the earliest stage of Earth’s history, internal therma ...
... – Volcanism can cause a temporary global cooling with secondary effects on the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. • Describe the Earth’s principal sources of internal and external energy (e.g., radioactive decay, gravity, solar energy). – In the earliest stage of Earth’s history, internal therma ...
Guided Notes for Plate Tectonics
... _____________________________ was a Canadian scientist that proposed the idea that the _________________________________ is broken into separate sections called ___________________ . Wilson combined information from: ______________________________________________ ____________________________ ...
... _____________________________ was a Canadian scientist that proposed the idea that the _________________________________ is broken into separate sections called ___________________ . Wilson combined information from: ______________________________________________ ____________________________ ...
Metamorphic Rocks
... metamorphism has occurred • Lava cools so contact metamorphism from lava occurs most near the lava • As the distance from an intrusion increases it is harder for contact metamorphism to occur since the temperature has dropped ...
... metamorphism has occurred • Lava cools so contact metamorphism from lava occurs most near the lava • As the distance from an intrusion increases it is harder for contact metamorphism to occur since the temperature has dropped ...
CHAPTER 9_Deformatio..
... Mountain building causes rocks to bend, break, shorten, stretch, and shear. Because of such deformation, rocks can change their location, orientation, and shape. During brittle deformation, rocks break into pieces. During ductile deformation, rocks change shape without breaking. Rocks undergo three ...
... Mountain building causes rocks to bend, break, shorten, stretch, and shear. Because of such deformation, rocks can change their location, orientation, and shape. During brittle deformation, rocks break into pieces. During ductile deformation, rocks change shape without breaking. Rocks undergo three ...
Earth as a planet
... In 1998, data from the Lunar Prospector indicated that water ice is present at both the north and south lunar poles, in agreement with Clementine results for the south pole reported in November 1996. The ice could represent relatively pristine cometary or asteroid material which has existed on the M ...
... In 1998, data from the Lunar Prospector indicated that water ice is present at both the north and south lunar poles, in agreement with Clementine results for the south pole reported in November 1996. The ice could represent relatively pristine cometary or asteroid material which has existed on the M ...
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... b. Earth’s age c. Earth’s atmosphere d. Earth’s temperature 18. Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 19. What are the two kinds of crust that a tecto ...
... b. Earth’s age c. Earth’s atmosphere d. Earth’s temperature 18. Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 19. What are the two kinds of crust that a tecto ...
Earth`s Changing Crust
... • Most of the time the crust moves VERY slowly and people only notice when there is a visible change. • To measure crust movement, surveyors measure elevation (how high a place is above sea level). • Geologists place sensitive devices all along faults. They hope that records of tiny movements can b ...
... • Most of the time the crust moves VERY slowly and people only notice when there is a visible change. • To measure crust movement, surveyors measure elevation (how high a place is above sea level). • Geologists place sensitive devices all along faults. They hope that records of tiny movements can b ...
Notes For Chapter 9 - Folds, Faults, and Geologic Maps
... – Elastic deformation – the rock returns to nearly its original size and shape when the stress is removed – Once the elastic limit (strength) of a rock is surpassed, it either flows (ductile or plastic deformation) or fractures (brittle deformation) – Rock strength is influenced by: • Temperature • ...
... – Elastic deformation – the rock returns to nearly its original size and shape when the stress is removed – Once the elastic limit (strength) of a rock is surpassed, it either flows (ductile or plastic deformation) or fractures (brittle deformation) – Rock strength is influenced by: • Temperature • ...
SCIENCE NOTES
... - The greatest cause of erosion is water from rainfall (precipitation). - Physical Weathering – This is when the crust is exposed to water, air, and temperature changes. - Chemical Weathering – This is when chemicals in the air or rain react to cause changes. How Can Wind and Ice Erode Rock? - Wind ...
... - The greatest cause of erosion is water from rainfall (precipitation). - Physical Weathering – This is when the crust is exposed to water, air, and temperature changes. - Chemical Weathering – This is when chemicals in the air or rain react to cause changes. How Can Wind and Ice Erode Rock? - Wind ...
Background Info SBTaylor
... surface over geologic history, ocean basins/oceanic crust are continually being created and destroyed through tectonic processes. B. "Tectonics" - is a term that refers to the deformation of the earth's crust. "Plate" - refers to the subdivision of the earth's crust and lithosphere into a number of ...
... surface over geologic history, ocean basins/oceanic crust are continually being created and destroyed through tectonic processes. B. "Tectonics" - is a term that refers to the deformation of the earth's crust. "Plate" - refers to the subdivision of the earth's crust and lithosphere into a number of ...
Seasons, Solar Intensity, and Latitude
... Soil food web • A community of organisms living all parts of their soil. Describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. • See diagram on p. 76 ...
... Soil food web • A community of organisms living all parts of their soil. Describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. • See diagram on p. 76 ...
3rd Rock Notes 2013
... Mantle convection: Hotter mantle material rises beneath divergent boundaries, forces the cooler material to sink at subduction zones. ...
... Mantle convection: Hotter mantle material rises beneath divergent boundaries, forces the cooler material to sink at subduction zones. ...
File - Earth Science With Mrs. Locke
... continents were once joined in a single, giant landmass called Pangaea- but they ...
... continents were once joined in a single, giant landmass called Pangaea- but they ...
Structure of the Earth
... There is more pressure than the mantle but less pressure than the inner core ...
... There is more pressure than the mantle but less pressure than the inner core ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Somerset Independent Schools
... 4. Sedimentary rocks are normally laid down in order, one on top of another. In a sequence, the oldest is at the bottom, the youngest is at the top. This is the principle of Superposition 5. Most sedimentary rocks are laid down in flat, horizontal layers. This is the principle of ...
... 4. Sedimentary rocks are normally laid down in order, one on top of another. In a sequence, the oldest is at the bottom, the youngest is at the top. This is the principle of Superposition 5. Most sedimentary rocks are laid down in flat, horizontal layers. This is the principle of ...
Earth`s Structure quiz 1 study guide
... b. More dense oceanic plate slides under less dense continental plate or another oceanic plate – subduction zone, some crust is destroyed c. Two continental plates converge, both plates buckle and push up into mountain ranges; 3. Transform Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other; a. Crust i ...
... b. More dense oceanic plate slides under less dense continental plate or another oceanic plate – subduction zone, some crust is destroyed c. Two continental plates converge, both plates buckle and push up into mountain ranges; 3. Transform Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other; a. Crust i ...
Plate tectonics.notebook
... Oceanic plate sinks into the lithosphere Subduction Zone c. Oceanic Oceanic One plate will sink under the other 3. Transform Boundary plates slide past one another horizontally strike slip fault causes earthquakes What is behind all this? Convection current cycle of heating, rising, cooling ...
... Oceanic plate sinks into the lithosphere Subduction Zone c. Oceanic Oceanic One plate will sink under the other 3. Transform Boundary plates slide past one another horizontally strike slip fault causes earthquakes What is behind all this? Convection current cycle of heating, rising, cooling ...
Chapter12 EarthsInterior
... gravity readings. –Positive anomaly: gravity reading higher than the regional gravity readings –Negative anomaly: gravity readings lower than the regional gravity readings ...
... gravity readings. –Positive anomaly: gravity reading higher than the regional gravity readings –Negative anomaly: gravity readings lower than the regional gravity readings ...
Page 1 UNIT 2 - Earthquakes Handout 4 Sources: www.britannica
... and the rest are continental plates. The plates are moved _____ _____ the motion of a deeper part of the earth (the mantle) that lies underneath the crust. These plates are always bumping _____ each other, pulling _____ from each other, or past each other. The plates usually move _____ about the sam ...
... and the rest are continental plates. The plates are moved _____ _____ the motion of a deeper part of the earth (the mantle) that lies underneath the crust. These plates are always bumping _____ each other, pulling _____ from each other, or past each other. The plates usually move _____ about the sam ...
Sea Floor Spreading NOTES 2016 Key
... 1. Starts at the __mid-ocean ridge___ 2. Molten material rises from the ___asthenosphere____ and erupts. 3. The molten material then ______spreads out_______ 4. Pushes ___older___ rock to both sides of the ridge. 5. The molten material ___cools___ 6. Forms a strip of solid rock in the center of the ...
... 1. Starts at the __mid-ocean ridge___ 2. Molten material rises from the ___asthenosphere____ and erupts. 3. The molten material then ______spreads out_______ 4. Pushes ___older___ rock to both sides of the ridge. 5. The molten material ___cools___ 6. Forms a strip of solid rock in the center of the ...
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.