Problem Set #1 due Mon, 2/09/09 Please answer the following
... 1 (incomplete, poorly written, many errors) 2 (complete with some errors) 3 (well written and no more than 1 or 2 minor errors) ...
... 1 (incomplete, poorly written, many errors) 2 (complete with some errors) 3 (well written and no more than 1 or 2 minor errors) ...
Section 2: Rocks and Minerals
... up and creates a mountain. When volcanoes occur in the ocean floor, they can create __________________. The __________________ Islands were formed this way. Some volcanoes erupts __________________. Lava, ash, and hot gas explode high into the air. Other volcanoes erupt more __________________. The ...
... up and creates a mountain. When volcanoes occur in the ocean floor, they can create __________________. The __________________ Islands were formed this way. Some volcanoes erupts __________________. Lava, ash, and hot gas explode high into the air. Other volcanoes erupt more __________________. The ...
Types of Rock and the Rock Cycle
... igneous, and metamorphic rocks can undergo tremendous heat and pressure inside the Earth. This changes the minerals themselves in the rocks or their grain size, forming new metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks can be transported to ...
... igneous, and metamorphic rocks can undergo tremendous heat and pressure inside the Earth. This changes the minerals themselves in the rocks or their grain size, forming new metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks can be transported to ...
Earth`s Structure Test
... rock, which of the following can be inferred from the rock cycle diagram? A Fossils may be found in any type of rock. B Fossils are resistant to the heating and pressure inside the Earth. C Many fossils that form are destroyed when sedimentary rocks melt. D Sedimentary rocks are the only type of roc ...
... rock, which of the following can be inferred from the rock cycle diagram? A Fossils may be found in any type of rock. B Fossils are resistant to the heating and pressure inside the Earth. C Many fossils that form are destroyed when sedimentary rocks melt. D Sedimentary rocks are the only type of roc ...
Document
... responsible for movement of earth’s crust. MANTLE (MESOSPHERE) a semi-liquid plastic consistency which liquefies when pressure is reduced OUTER CORE liquid INNER CORE solid ...
... responsible for movement of earth’s crust. MANTLE (MESOSPHERE) a semi-liquid plastic consistency which liquefies when pressure is reduced OUTER CORE liquid INNER CORE solid ...
Chapter 1.1 – Earth Science
... Ideas may become theories or laws if the information is widely accepted and proven ...
... Ideas may become theories or laws if the information is widely accepted and proven ...
Unit 7 Review Because of the weight of the rock above, pressure
... 19. Alfred Wegener was a scientist that created a hypothesis that all the continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart. Wegener named this supercontinent ____________________. Pg 327 20. Wegener’s idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surfac ...
... 19. Alfred Wegener was a scientist that created a hypothesis that all the continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart. Wegener named this supercontinent ____________________. Pg 327 20. Wegener’s idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surfac ...
ONTOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION OF RIFTS
... - heterogeneity of the continental lithosphere prior to rifting - the pattern of mantle flow - the extent & style of melt generation & emplacement ...
... - heterogeneity of the continental lithosphere prior to rifting - the pattern of mantle flow - the extent & style of melt generation & emplacement ...
Plate Tectonics
... Cocos and Nazca plates: only oceanic crust North plate: continental and oceanic crust ...
... Cocos and Nazca plates: only oceanic crust North plate: continental and oceanic crust ...
drifting continents - PNU
... plate boundary (where the plates move away from each other). The Atlantic Ocean was created by this process. The mid-Atlantic Ridge is an area where new sea floor is being created. ...
... plate boundary (where the plates move away from each other). The Atlantic Ocean was created by this process. The mid-Atlantic Ridge is an area where new sea floor is being created. ...
Plate tectonics, tsunamis, volcanoes, and seasons
... the west coasts of africa and Europe Present day tropical regions once had polar climates ...
... the west coasts of africa and Europe Present day tropical regions once had polar climates ...
1-1 PowerPoint - West Branch Schools
... and soil by water, wind and waves). – Search for clues about Earth’s history by studying processes that create Earth’s features. ...
... and soil by water, wind and waves). – Search for clues about Earth’s history by studying processes that create Earth’s features. ...
Chapter 1
... 4) Which one of the following observations and inferences is consistent with the idea of uniformitarianism? A. Sand rolling along a stream bottom shows that sediment is moving downstream. B. Erupting volcanoes overlie burning, subterranean, coal beds. C. Lava flows on the seafloor precipitated from ...
... 4) Which one of the following observations and inferences is consistent with the idea of uniformitarianism? A. Sand rolling along a stream bottom shows that sediment is moving downstream. B. Erupting volcanoes overlie burning, subterranean, coal beds. C. Lava flows on the seafloor precipitated from ...
file_n_2
... Collision : Confrontation of two continental plates that is at the origin of some mountains. Richter Scale: Open scale designed to measure the energy developed by a seism, i.e. its magnitude. Measure of the maximum amplitude of the seismic waves recorded by a standard seismograph at a distance of 10 ...
... Collision : Confrontation of two continental plates that is at the origin of some mountains. Richter Scale: Open scale designed to measure the energy developed by a seism, i.e. its magnitude. Measure of the maximum amplitude of the seismic waves recorded by a standard seismograph at a distance of 10 ...
Review for Exam 1
... 10. What type of bonding is responsible for the formation of silica tetrahedra? Discuss how the tetrahedra bond together to form the various silicate structures (p.73). 11. What accounts for the fact that some minerals have a range of chemical compositions rather than one specific composition? 12. W ...
... 10. What type of bonding is responsible for the formation of silica tetrahedra? Discuss how the tetrahedra bond together to form the various silicate structures (p.73). 11. What accounts for the fact that some minerals have a range of chemical compositions rather than one specific composition? 12. W ...
Layer of the Earth
... layers of the Earth. As you read, answer the following questions, label the diagram, and complete the table. ...
... layers of the Earth. As you read, answer the following questions, label the diagram, and complete the table. ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes ppt
... EQ: How does a Scientist Predict a Volcano is going to Erupt? Classified in 3 categories Extinct: has not erupted in recorded history and ...
... EQ: How does a Scientist Predict a Volcano is going to Erupt? Classified in 3 categories Extinct: has not erupted in recorded history and ...
02 HW Our Dynamic Earth
... 1. Go to this website: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/ and then to the Intro chapter; click on “start your exploration with Earth’s Structure”. 2. Go to the Plate Tectonics Chapter. Click through each page, including any interactive pages, or pages with questions for you to answer. ...
... 1. Go to this website: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/ and then to the Intro chapter; click on “start your exploration with Earth’s Structure”. 2. Go to the Plate Tectonics Chapter. Click through each page, including any interactive pages, or pages with questions for you to answer. ...
Plate Tectonics
... • When plates slide past one another, they are called transform boundaries. • Sudden movements can cause earthquakes. • This is an example of what happened in Haiti. ...
... • When plates slide past one another, they are called transform boundaries. • Sudden movements can cause earthquakes. • This is an example of what happened in Haiti. ...
Earth 50 2nd Midterm Exam November 14, 2005 Multiple Choice (2
... 22. You are trying to determine the absolute age of a series of sediments in a road cut that include coarse conglomerate interbedded with sandstone, fossiliferous limestone, and a lava flow interbedded between the limestone and sandstone. All these rocks are cross cut by a basaltic dike that has me ...
... 22. You are trying to determine the absolute age of a series of sediments in a road cut that include coarse conglomerate interbedded with sandstone, fossiliferous limestone, and a lava flow interbedded between the limestone and sandstone. All these rocks are cross cut by a basaltic dike that has me ...
oceanic - geography and history 1eso social studies
... THERE ARE THREE MAIN TYPES PHISICAL WEATHERING It is when rock is broken into smollar pieces by phisical processes. It is most likely to occur in areas of bare rock where there is no vegetation to protect the rock from extremes of weather: •Freeze-thaw or frost shattering •Exfoliation or onion weath ...
... THERE ARE THREE MAIN TYPES PHISICAL WEATHERING It is when rock is broken into smollar pieces by phisical processes. It is most likely to occur in areas of bare rock where there is no vegetation to protect the rock from extremes of weather: •Freeze-thaw or frost shattering •Exfoliation or onion weath ...
Lecture Notes: CH 10
... Sills and ______________ Are _________ that form when magma is __________________ to the surface. Sills ________________________________ and may exhibit columnar joints. Laccoliths are _________-shaped masses that arch overlying strata upward. Dikes ______-shaped intrusive igneous features tha ...
... Sills and ______________ Are _________ that form when magma is __________________ to the surface. Sills ________________________________ and may exhibit columnar joints. Laccoliths are _________-shaped masses that arch overlying strata upward. Dikes ______-shaped intrusive igneous features tha ...
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.