Tectoinic Plates and Rock Cycle
... Mantle convection: Hotter mantle material rises beneath divergent boundaries, forces the cooler material to sink at subduction zones. So: moving plates, EQs, & volcanic eruptions are due to Earth’s loss of internal heat. ...
... Mantle convection: Hotter mantle material rises beneath divergent boundaries, forces the cooler material to sink at subduction zones. So: moving plates, EQs, & volcanic eruptions are due to Earth’s loss of internal heat. ...
3_GC1_Plates2_09
... Slab pull-Ridge push • Ridge push – The higher elevation of the MOR pushes the adjacent lithosphere away. • Slab-pull – Once an oceanic plate begins to subduct, it pulls the rest of the plate with it • Plates may be slowed or hastened by convection in asthenosphere ...
... Slab pull-Ridge push • Ridge push – The higher elevation of the MOR pushes the adjacent lithosphere away. • Slab-pull – Once an oceanic plate begins to subduct, it pulls the rest of the plate with it • Plates may be slowed or hastened by convection in asthenosphere ...
Topic 12 Earth`s Dynamic Crust and Interior
... Scientists use seismic waves to create a model What happens to pressure from the crust to core? What happens to temperature from crust to core? Zones of the Earth Lithosphere Thinnest layer (shell on a hard boiled egg) 2 Types of crust 1) Continental Crust: Composition: Density: 2) Oceanic Crust: Co ...
... Scientists use seismic waves to create a model What happens to pressure from the crust to core? What happens to temperature from crust to core? Zones of the Earth Lithosphere Thinnest layer (shell on a hard boiled egg) 2 Types of crust 1) Continental Crust: Composition: Density: 2) Oceanic Crust: Co ...
Mountain Building Study Guide Name Answer the following in comp
... causes folding? ________________________________________________________________________ 10.Describe the following types of mountains completely. Be sure to explain how they are formed and what tectonic plate boundaries they are usually associated with. a. Folded mountains __________________________ ...
... causes folding? ________________________________________________________________________ 10.Describe the following types of mountains completely. Be sure to explain how they are formed and what tectonic plate boundaries they are usually associated with. a. Folded mountains __________________________ ...
Chapter 7: Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate Tectonics – ppt
... Ocean sediments: sediments that were washed in through rivers, as well as shells from plankton near the ocean surface, that settle through the water column and settle on the ocean floor. Continental sediments: from weathering on mountains, sediments accumulate in low lying basins; also, largely from ...
... Ocean sediments: sediments that were washed in through rivers, as well as shells from plankton near the ocean surface, that settle through the water column and settle on the ocean floor. Continental sediments: from weathering on mountains, sediments accumulate in low lying basins; also, largely from ...
Chapter 7: Plate Tectonics
... Plates may be continents, oceans or a combination, Thick continental plates displace or sink more into the asthenesphere than thin oceanic plates do. ...
... Plates may be continents, oceans or a combination, Thick continental plates displace or sink more into the asthenesphere than thin oceanic plates do. ...
LECTURE W1-L2 - Earth Structure
... The Pressure Gradient • P increases = rgh • Nearly linear through mantle ~ 30 MPa/km 1 GPa at base of ave crust ...
... The Pressure Gradient • P increases = rgh • Nearly linear through mantle ~ 30 MPa/km 1 GPa at base of ave crust ...
Plate Tectonics - Mrs. Robbins Earth Science
... • Climate: Fossils and rocks associated with different climates than present can be found in the layers of earth, and resemble those of other continents from a similar time period. ...
... • Climate: Fossils and rocks associated with different climates than present can be found in the layers of earth, and resemble those of other continents from a similar time period. ...
How Earth`s Broken Surface Keeps Us Alive
... Differences in the make-up of these stars and planets could have important consequences for their chances of hosting life. Out of 90 stars that were chosen for this study (because they probably have rocky planets around them), one particular planet was interesting. The scientists nick-named this plan ...
... Differences in the make-up of these stars and planets could have important consequences for their chances of hosting life. Out of 90 stars that were chosen for this study (because they probably have rocky planets around them), one particular planet was interesting. The scientists nick-named this plan ...
Chapter 7
... zones and Arctic clues in tropical zones • Similar rock structures found on different continents ...
... zones and Arctic clues in tropical zones • Similar rock structures found on different continents ...
Student worksheet for The Theory of Plate Tectonics
... 2. St. Mary’s Lake has been _____________________ by erosion processes. 3. Landmasses are not fixed. They slowly ______________ across the globe. 4. ____________________ are formed when landmasses split apart. 5. The ocean floor has been ___________________ into Earth’s interior. 6. Landmasses that ...
... 2. St. Mary’s Lake has been _____________________ by erosion processes. 3. Landmasses are not fixed. They slowly ______________ across the globe. 4. ____________________ are formed when landmasses split apart. 5. The ocean floor has been ___________________ into Earth’s interior. 6. Landmasses that ...
Notes_-_Earths_Layers
... Chemical composition: rocks rich in iron and magnesium silicates Common rock types: basalt, obsidian, gabbro Rocks are more dense, darker in color than continental crust Mantle Lies underneath the crust 2900 Km thick The lithosphere is a zone made of the upper mantle and entire crust. It ...
... Chemical composition: rocks rich in iron and magnesium silicates Common rock types: basalt, obsidian, gabbro Rocks are more dense, darker in color than continental crust Mantle Lies underneath the crust 2900 Km thick The lithosphere is a zone made of the upper mantle and entire crust. It ...
Final Review - Academic Computer Center
... determinable order and any period can be recognized by its fossils. This is a statement of the principle of: a. superposition b. original horizontality c. faunal succession d. absolute dating e. fossil dating ...
... determinable order and any period can be recognized by its fossils. This is a statement of the principle of: a. superposition b. original horizontality c. faunal succession d. absolute dating e. fossil dating ...
layers of earth vocabulary
... The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere; lithospheric plates “float” and move on this layer. ...
... The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere; lithospheric plates “float” and move on this layer. ...
Ch. 14-Life History Lecture #1
... a. Atoms decay at a steady rate 2. Half-life- Time needed for ½ the atoms to decay a. If the fossil’s half-life is 2 million years, when ½ of its atoms are gone it will be 2 million years old. ...
... a. Atoms decay at a steady rate 2. Half-life- Time needed for ½ the atoms to decay a. If the fossil’s half-life is 2 million years, when ½ of its atoms are gone it will be 2 million years old. ...
Chapter 8 Study Guide – Earthquakes 1. What is an earthquake
... 5. What are the 3 types of seismic waves? Describe how each wave moves. List in order from the greatest to the smallest strength of each wave. Which wave has the greatest speed? The slowest speed? P-waves, S-wave, surface waves P-waves: “push-pull” waves, they compress and expand rocks in the direct ...
... 5. What are the 3 types of seismic waves? Describe how each wave moves. List in order from the greatest to the smallest strength of each wave. Which wave has the greatest speed? The slowest speed? P-waves, S-wave, surface waves P-waves: “push-pull” waves, they compress and expand rocks in the direct ...
3.0 Landforms provide evidence of change
... (a Canadian Scientist) helped form this new theory, by suggesting the plates slide past each other. This type of movement is seen at a transform boundary. ...
... (a Canadian Scientist) helped form this new theory, by suggesting the plates slide past each other. This type of movement is seen at a transform boundary. ...
Word Sort Template
... below Earth’s surface. For example: volcanoes, earthquakes, weathering molten rock ...
... below Earth’s surface. For example: volcanoes, earthquakes, weathering molten rock ...
2nd_nine_weeks_exam_review_answers
... A large ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together 7. What do the plates of the lithosphere float on? Describe the properties of this layer. the athenosphere – plastic-like, not rigid 8. What is the rigid layer made of the crust and upper mantle? the lithosphere 9. Disc ...
... A large ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together 7. What do the plates of the lithosphere float on? Describe the properties of this layer. the athenosphere – plastic-like, not rigid 8. What is the rigid layer made of the crust and upper mantle? the lithosphere 9. Disc ...
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.