History of Earth Vocabulary
... The lithosphere is the thin outer shell of Earth consisting of the crust and the rigid upper mantle. Most of the Earth’s plate movement happens in the lithosphere. Weathering is the slow mechanical or chemical process that causes rocks to crumble, crack, and break. Erosion is the slow movement of we ...
... The lithosphere is the thin outer shell of Earth consisting of the crust and the rigid upper mantle. Most of the Earth’s plate movement happens in the lithosphere. Weathering is the slow mechanical or chemical process that causes rocks to crumble, crack, and break. Erosion is the slow movement of we ...
RESTLESS EARTH Chapter 3: Uniformitarianism~ A principle that
... processes shaping the Earth today have been at work throughout Earth’s history. These changes remain uniform or do not change over time. “The present is the key to the past” Catastrophism ~ A principle that states that all geologic change occurs suddenly. Mountains, canyons, and seas can be expl ...
... processes shaping the Earth today have been at work throughout Earth’s history. These changes remain uniform or do not change over time. “The present is the key to the past” Catastrophism ~ A principle that states that all geologic change occurs suddenly. Mountains, canyons, and seas can be expl ...
chapter1
... at sufficiently high pressures some of the hydrogen reacts to form helium - light is emitted the chemical elements are formed within the interiors of stars ...
... at sufficiently high pressures some of the hydrogen reacts to form helium - light is emitted the chemical elements are formed within the interiors of stars ...
Vocabulary
... When items are stacked on top of one another, the layers on the bottom are older than the layer on top. ...
... When items are stacked on top of one another, the layers on the bottom are older than the layer on top. ...
CEE 437 Lecture 1
... • Origins in late 18th and early 19th Centuries • Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism – Age of Earth – Uniformity of Processes ...
... • Origins in late 18th and early 19th Centuries • Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism – Age of Earth – Uniformity of Processes ...
Heat From the outer core causes convection currents in the semi
... Heat From the outer core causes convection currents in the semi-liquid mantle. These currents cause the crust, floating on top of the mantle, to move. ...
... Heat From the outer core causes convection currents in the semi-liquid mantle. These currents cause the crust, floating on top of the mantle, to move. ...
Section 7.3 Student note
... cools -crystal size depends on how slow it cooled -Intrusive igneous rocks formed well below the surface, ‘intruded into the rock’ -Extrusive rocks formed on the Earth’s surface (exited the Earth) -reach the surface through cracks in the crust/plates, or through erosion and uplift of layers of rock ...
... cools -crystal size depends on how slow it cooled -Intrusive igneous rocks formed well below the surface, ‘intruded into the rock’ -Extrusive rocks formed on the Earth’s surface (exited the Earth) -reach the surface through cracks in the crust/plates, or through erosion and uplift of layers of rock ...
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... 2) ____________ mountains: When plates collide, rocks can fold if they are hot enough to act like bendable plastic. 3) ______________________ mountains: Sometimes the rocks in Earth’s crust are too brittle to fold, and they instead break, forming a fault. Fault blocks can tilt or slide down. 4) Moun ...
... 2) ____________ mountains: When plates collide, rocks can fold if they are hot enough to act like bendable plastic. 3) ______________________ mountains: Sometimes the rocks in Earth’s crust are too brittle to fold, and they instead break, forming a fault. Fault blocks can tilt or slide down. 4) Moun ...
Landforms Study Guide
... draw and label the rock cycle and describe the major processes and rock types involved. compare and contrast the origin of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. identify rock samples (granite, gneiss, slate, limestone, shale, sandstone, and coal), using a rock classification key. make ...
... draw and label the rock cycle and describe the major processes and rock types involved. compare and contrast the origin of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. identify rock samples (granite, gneiss, slate, limestone, shale, sandstone, and coal), using a rock classification key. make ...
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.