Earth
... estimated Earth’s circumference by geometry. He used the length of a building shadow in Alexandria at noon on the summer solstice. He knew that, simultaneously, sunlight was hitting the bottom of a water well in Aswan. ...
... estimated Earth’s circumference by geometry. He used the length of a building shadow in Alexandria at noon on the summer solstice. He knew that, simultaneously, sunlight was hitting the bottom of a water well in Aswan. ...
Plate Tectonics - LunsfordEnvironmentalScience
... of the lithosphere and the buoyant force of the asthenosphere Isostatic Rebound is when compensation occurs from an increase or decrease of lithospheric weight…causing earthquakes along weak areas called - faults ...
... of the lithosphere and the buoyant force of the asthenosphere Isostatic Rebound is when compensation occurs from an increase or decrease of lithospheric weight…causing earthquakes along weak areas called - faults ...
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... __________________- the grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity ...
... __________________- the grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity ...
Factors that shape
... shield volcanoes, which have very wide structures, such as those existing in Hawaii. Their base can be hundreds of kilometres wide and their slopes are not very steep. ...
... shield volcanoes, which have very wide structures, such as those existing in Hawaii. Their base can be hundreds of kilometres wide and their slopes are not very steep. ...
Factors that shape
... shield volcanoes, which have very wide structures, such as those existing in Hawaii. Their base can be hundreds of kilometres wide and their slopes are not very steep. ...
... shield volcanoes, which have very wide structures, such as those existing in Hawaii. Their base can be hundreds of kilometres wide and their slopes are not very steep. ...
Microsoft Word - 2011 KCSE NDTHIWA GEO P1.DOC - KCPE-KCSE
... (c) With the aid of a well labeled diagram (i) Differentiate between Katabatic and Anabatic winds.(6mks). (ii) State two weather conditions associated with Katabatic winds. (3mks). It creates temperature inversion in the valley. It leads to formation of fogs in the valley in morning hours. It causes ...
... (c) With the aid of a well labeled diagram (i) Differentiate between Katabatic and Anabatic winds.(6mks). (ii) State two weather conditions associated with Katabatic winds. (3mks). It creates temperature inversion in the valley. It leads to formation of fogs in the valley in morning hours. It causes ...
Slide 1
... 5. What is an anticline? What is a syncline? What does each indicate to a geologist? The upward or top part of the folded rock is called the anticline. The bottom of the fold is called the syncline ...
... 5. What is an anticline? What is a syncline? What does each indicate to a geologist? The upward or top part of the folded rock is called the anticline. The bottom of the fold is called the syncline ...
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... Land clearing (deforestation), burning fossil fuels 7. Match up the following words with their definitions using lines. ...
... Land clearing (deforestation), burning fossil fuels 7. Match up the following words with their definitions using lines. ...
plate tectonics post-test
... 3. 5 mechanical/physical layers: Lost Ants March On Ice Which is the strong, lower layer of the mantle? Which is rigid? Which is rock that slowly flows (stretchy)? Which is solid iron and nickel? Which is liquid? 4. Be able to identify the mechanical/physical layers in order of least to gr ...
... 3. 5 mechanical/physical layers: Lost Ants March On Ice Which is the strong, lower layer of the mantle? Which is rigid? Which is rock that slowly flows (stretchy)? Which is solid iron and nickel? Which is liquid? 4. Be able to identify the mechanical/physical layers in order of least to gr ...
PlateTectonics_part2..
... The outermost 24-150 km of Earth. Behaves as a non-flowing, rigid material. The material that moves as tectonic plates. Made of 2 components: crust and upper mantle (asthenosphere) ...
... The outermost 24-150 km of Earth. Behaves as a non-flowing, rigid material. The material that moves as tectonic plates. Made of 2 components: crust and upper mantle (asthenosphere) ...
Fundamental Concepts and Skills
... 2. The lithosphere is the solid outer shell of Earth. It is divided into plates that are in motion with respect to one another. 3. There are two different types of crust (oceanic and continental) that have very different characteristics. ...
... 2. The lithosphere is the solid outer shell of Earth. It is divided into plates that are in motion with respect to one another. 3. There are two different types of crust (oceanic and continental) that have very different characteristics. ...
Geology 3263 Structural Geology Homework 1 Name Homework is
... 6. Smaller plutonic features, such as dikes, generally appear in divergent (rifting) zones. True or False? 7. Oceanic rocks carried by subduction down into the aesthenosphere lose their water, which flows out to surrounding mantle. The mantle can partially melt; this process can generate vast quanti ...
... 6. Smaller plutonic features, such as dikes, generally appear in divergent (rifting) zones. True or False? 7. Oceanic rocks carried by subduction down into the aesthenosphere lose their water, which flows out to surrounding mantle. The mantle can partially melt; this process can generate vast quanti ...
Tectonic Plates Quiz
... a) The oceanic and continental crust only. b) The crust and a layer in the outermost part of the mantle. c) The crust and the asthenosphere. d) The crust and the whole mantle. e) A discrete layer in the mantle immediately below the crust. 3. Volcanoes and earthquakes are found along… a) all of the e ...
... a) The oceanic and continental crust only. b) The crust and a layer in the outermost part of the mantle. c) The crust and the asthenosphere. d) The crust and the whole mantle. e) A discrete layer in the mantle immediately below the crust. 3. Volcanoes and earthquakes are found along… a) all of the e ...
Lesson Plan - GeographyPods
... AIM : To understand that the earth is made up of layers To find out what happens on the surface layer OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson(s) Pupils will know: That the earth is made up of four basic layers Pupils will understand: That the crust is split into sections, each section is called a plate. ...
... AIM : To understand that the earth is made up of layers To find out what happens on the surface layer OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson(s) Pupils will know: That the earth is made up of four basic layers Pupils will understand: That the crust is split into sections, each section is called a plate. ...
Chapter 7 Notes - Wachter Middle School
... 3. volcanoes-a mountain that forms when molten rock is forced to the Earth’s surface. Develop along convergent boundaries. 4. faults-a break in the crust along wh/ blocks of crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces. ...
... 3. volcanoes-a mountain that forms when molten rock is forced to the Earth’s surface. Develop along convergent boundaries. 4. faults-a break in the crust along wh/ blocks of crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces. ...
Environmental Geology – Fall 2005
... What 3 Eras make up th ePhanerozoic Eon? We looked at 7 principles used for relative age dating. Know these 7 principles and how to apply them. (Principles of…..uniformitarianism, superposition, original horizontality, original continuity, cross-cutting relationships, inclusions, fossil succession) ...
... What 3 Eras make up th ePhanerozoic Eon? We looked at 7 principles used for relative age dating. Know these 7 principles and how to apply them. (Principles of…..uniformitarianism, superposition, original horizontality, original continuity, cross-cutting relationships, inclusions, fossil succession) ...
sxES_G6_RNG_ch04-A_070-073.fm
... 41. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about convergent boundaries. a. Where two plates carrying oceanic crust meet, subduction does not take place. b. An oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate when the two plates collide. c. Where two plates meet, the one that is more dense si ...
... 41. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about convergent boundaries. a. Where two plates carrying oceanic crust meet, subduction does not take place. b. An oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate when the two plates collide. c. Where two plates meet, the one that is more dense si ...
Presentation
... Convection currents are caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising, then cooling, sinking again and then heating, rising and repeating the cycle over and over. When the convection currents flow in the mantle they also move the crust ...
... Convection currents are caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising, then cooling, sinking again and then heating, rising and repeating the cycle over and over. When the convection currents flow in the mantle they also move the crust ...
Ch 5 Notes
... a. Deep-ocean trenches: a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle i. The oceanic crust bends downward ii. Part of the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle at deep-ocean trenches b. The Process of Subduction i. Subduction: the process by which oc ...
... a. Deep-ocean trenches: a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle i. The oceanic crust bends downward ii. Part of the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle at deep-ocean trenches b. The Process of Subduction i. Subduction: the process by which oc ...
Geological History
... • Isostasy- The crust floats on the mantle since the crust is less dense. • The heavier the crust, the more it will push on the mantle • Mantle is not “liquid” like we think of it…it has plasticity. ...
... • Isostasy- The crust floats on the mantle since the crust is less dense. • The heavier the crust, the more it will push on the mantle • Mantle is not “liquid” like we think of it…it has plasticity. ...
WHAT`S INSIDE EARTH
... entries you’ve made in your STAR log. You start to realize that there are many similarities among the surface features of Earth and other celestial objects. To better understand what has caused the features that you observed, you decide to take a closer look at Earth. In this investigation, we will ...
... entries you’ve made in your STAR log. You start to realize that there are many similarities among the surface features of Earth and other celestial objects. To better understand what has caused the features that you observed, you decide to take a closer look at Earth. In this investigation, we will ...
Sedimentary rock
... 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. ...
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.