Chapter 1 Lecture PowerPoint Handout
... • Involves understanding the workings of our dynamic planet • Began in the early part of the twentieth century with a proposal called continental drift – the idea that continents moved about the face of the planet ...
... • Involves understanding the workings of our dynamic planet • Began in the early part of the twentieth century with a proposal called continental drift – the idea that continents moved about the face of the planet ...
Geography revision - Miss Zee: Geography
... • NATURAL- the level of surface may be different • The surface waves effect the surface • There maybe cracks in the surface ...
... • NATURAL- the level of surface may be different • The surface waves effect the surface • There maybe cracks in the surface ...
Tectonic Plates
... Basic Premise of Plate Tectonics • Earth’s crust is divided into plates • Plates move relative to one another (at 1-15 cm/yr) • Deformation is concentrated at plate boundaries • There are 3 types of tectonic boundaries ...
... Basic Premise of Plate Tectonics • Earth’s crust is divided into plates • Plates move relative to one another (at 1-15 cm/yr) • Deformation is concentrated at plate boundaries • There are 3 types of tectonic boundaries ...
Plate Tectonic Quiz Name: Label the four layers of the Earth Use the
... ____27. The layer in the Earth’s upper mantle in which rock is soft and weak because it is close to melting. ____28. Hawaii is an example of an area where a column of hot material rises from deep within a planet’s mantle and heats the lithosphere above it. This area is often the cause of volcanic ac ...
... ____27. The layer in the Earth’s upper mantle in which rock is soft and weak because it is close to melting. ____28. Hawaii is an example of an area where a column of hot material rises from deep within a planet’s mantle and heats the lithosphere above it. This area is often the cause of volcanic ac ...
Chapter 2
... the edge of a continent to the deepest part of the ocean floor is known as the Continental Shelf. Many features found on the earth’s surface are also found on the ocean floor. Continental Landforms- Relief is the difference in elevation between the highest point and lowest point of a land form. Th ...
... the edge of a continent to the deepest part of the ocean floor is known as the Continental Shelf. Many features found on the earth’s surface are also found on the ocean floor. Continental Landforms- Relief is the difference in elevation between the highest point and lowest point of a land form. Th ...
Weathering and Erosion
... bedrock of the river and create deeper valleys, materials are then deposited at the mouth, or end of the river, usually to form a delta. • Waves erosion - storm waves can strike rock cliffs with a force of thousands of kilograms per square meter, bedrock can be split by water forced into cracks and ...
... bedrock of the river and create deeper valleys, materials are then deposited at the mouth, or end of the river, usually to form a delta. • Waves erosion - storm waves can strike rock cliffs with a force of thousands of kilograms per square meter, bedrock can be split by water forced into cracks and ...
Plate Tectonics and Layers of the Earth
... - Reversal has happened many times in past - Iron bearing minerals – magnetite, which is in basalt, record Earth’s magnetic field direction - Rocks show the effects of the reversal – new iron minerals are formed - Magnetometer records magnetic data - Magnetic alignment in the rocks reverses back and ...
... - Reversal has happened many times in past - Iron bearing minerals – magnetite, which is in basalt, record Earth’s magnetic field direction - Rocks show the effects of the reversal – new iron minerals are formed - Magnetometer records magnetic data - Magnetic alignment in the rocks reverses back and ...
Accommodating sill-complex emplacement
... folding of the overburden and free surface commonly accommodates igneous sill emplacement at shallow crustal levels. Depending on the growth style and geometry of the forced folds, sub-horizontal sills may evolve into laccoliths or obtain a saucer-shaped morphology. These analyses highlight that the ...
... folding of the overburden and free surface commonly accommodates igneous sill emplacement at shallow crustal levels. Depending on the growth style and geometry of the forced folds, sub-horizontal sills may evolve into laccoliths or obtain a saucer-shaped morphology. These analyses highlight that the ...
Igneous Petrology
... cubic [spinel] structure with decrease in density) 2. Lower mantle (55.5%) At 660 km spinel transforms to a denser structure (similar to the structure of perovskite) with Si in 6-fold coordination. Associated with magnesio-wüstite Based on Winter (2001-Fig 1.2) An Introduction to Igneous and Metamor ...
... cubic [spinel] structure with decrease in density) 2. Lower mantle (55.5%) At 660 km spinel transforms to a denser structure (similar to the structure of perovskite) with Si in 6-fold coordination. Associated with magnesio-wüstite Based on Winter (2001-Fig 1.2) An Introduction to Igneous and Metamor ...
GEOL 4110 Advanced Earth Science For Teachers Jim Miller
... plate into the mantle Mantle Push - Upwelling of the asthenospheric mantle pushes the plates apart Ridge Slide – Thermal upwelling at ridges causes plates to separate by sliding downhill (by gravity) Problem - we are not sure how the mantle is structured. ...
... plate into the mantle Mantle Push - Upwelling of the asthenospheric mantle pushes the plates apart Ridge Slide – Thermal upwelling at ridges causes plates to separate by sliding downhill (by gravity) Problem - we are not sure how the mantle is structured. ...
Vocab-Chapter 8
... boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle. ____________________________ 9. A break in the Earth’s crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces. ____________________________10. The fastest type of seismic wave; can travel through solids, liquids, and ...
... boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle. ____________________________ 9. A break in the Earth’s crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces. ____________________________10. The fastest type of seismic wave; can travel through solids, liquids, and ...
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
... collide, (b) two plates carrying continental crust collide, and (c) a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust. 5. Explain what force caused the movement of the continents from one supercontinent to their present positions. ...
... collide, (b) two plates carrying continental crust collide, and (c) a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust. 5. Explain what force caused the movement of the continents from one supercontinent to their present positions. ...
Science Chapter 4 Notes- Our Dynamic Earth
... Lesson 1: Earth’s Landforms: 1. A landform is a physical feature on Earth’s surface. 2. Trenches, rift valleys, and abyssal plains are all features of the ocean floor. 3. You need to know the layers of the Earth: inner core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust, atmosphere, hydrosphere 4. The atmospher ...
... Lesson 1: Earth’s Landforms: 1. A landform is a physical feature on Earth’s surface. 2. Trenches, rift valleys, and abyssal plains are all features of the ocean floor. 3. You need to know the layers of the Earth: inner core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust, atmosphere, hydrosphere 4. The atmospher ...
Accelerated 7th Science 2014 - Semester 1 Final Study Guide
... 1. Classify matter in terms of elements, compounds, and mixtures. 2. Classify matter as being homogeneous or heterogeneous. 3. Investigate how the transfer of energy can affect the physical and chemical properties of matter. 4. Be able to determine physical and chemical properties of matter? (physic ...
... 1. Classify matter in terms of elements, compounds, and mixtures. 2. Classify matter as being homogeneous or heterogeneous. 3. Investigate how the transfer of energy can affect the physical and chemical properties of matter. 4. Be able to determine physical and chemical properties of matter? (physic ...
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... Greenhouse Effect and the Atmosphere • Composition of the atmosphere is critical to maintain the greenhouse effect in balance • Even relatively small changes in chemical composition could alter global balance and result in a “runaway” cycle (as on Venus) – more contaminants more heating (due to ...
... Greenhouse Effect and the Atmosphere • Composition of the atmosphere is critical to maintain the greenhouse effect in balance • Even relatively small changes in chemical composition could alter global balance and result in a “runaway” cycle (as on Venus) – more contaminants more heating (due to ...
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... Greenhouse Effect and the Atmosphere • Composition of the atmosphere is critical to maintain the greenhouse effect in balance • Even relatively small changes in chemical composition could alter global balance and result in a “runaway” cycle (as on Venus) – more contaminants more heating (due to ...
... Greenhouse Effect and the Atmosphere • Composition of the atmosphere is critical to maintain the greenhouse effect in balance • Even relatively small changes in chemical composition could alter global balance and result in a “runaway” cycle (as on Venus) – more contaminants more heating (due to ...
Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics
... Conduction- heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching ...
... Conduction- heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching ...
Notes: Plate Tectonics - Riverdale Middle School
... What Are the Features of Earth’s Layers? B. The three main layers of Earth are the crust, mantle and core. 1.) The layers vary greatly in size, composition, temperature, and pressure. 2.) The deeper down inside Earth, the greater the pressure. 3.) The temperature inside earth increases as depth inc ...
... What Are the Features of Earth’s Layers? B. The three main layers of Earth are the crust, mantle and core. 1.) The layers vary greatly in size, composition, temperature, and pressure. 2.) The deeper down inside Earth, the greater the pressure. 3.) The temperature inside earth increases as depth inc ...
Chapter 6 – Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
... C. Plate Motion Hypothesisconvection currents caused by heat deep within the Earth may be responsible for the movement of continents 1. The layer below the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere and can flow like a liquid due to the intense heat and pressure in the mantle ...
... C. Plate Motion Hypothesisconvection currents caused by heat deep within the Earth may be responsible for the movement of continents 1. The layer below the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere and can flow like a liquid due to the intense heat and pressure in the mantle ...
Review Topics for Test I
... may exhibit foliation (alignment of minerals or apparent “layers” of minerals) due to stress on the parent rock Sedimentary: Formed from existing rock as solid rocks weather mechanically. Pieces are buried, compacted and cemented to form a new rock. Also formed from chemical weathering where mineral ...
... may exhibit foliation (alignment of minerals or apparent “layers” of minerals) due to stress on the parent rock Sedimentary: Formed from existing rock as solid rocks weather mechanically. Pieces are buried, compacted and cemented to form a new rock. Also formed from chemical weathering where mineral ...
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.