Plate Tectonics – Practice Questions and Answers
... 8. Oceanic crust is on average how thick? 9. A common rock type found within continental crust is called __________. 10. A common rock type found within oceanic crust is called ___________. 11. According to plate-tectonic theory where is new oceanic crust being formed? 12. Where are melts most like ...
... 8. Oceanic crust is on average how thick? 9. A common rock type found within continental crust is called __________. 10. A common rock type found within oceanic crust is called ___________. 11. According to plate-tectonic theory where is new oceanic crust being formed? 12. Where are melts most like ...
Plate Tectonics and the cycling of Earth materials
... marking the movement of the plate over a stationary plume. The figure on the left shows the plume of heat within the mantle. The Pacific plate is moving over the plume, creating a volcano. As the plate continues its motion, the older volcano is carried away and a new one forms. The map on the right ...
... marking the movement of the plate over a stationary plume. The figure on the left shows the plume of heat within the mantle. The Pacific plate is moving over the plume, creating a volcano. As the plate continues its motion, the older volcano is carried away and a new one forms. The map on the right ...
Plate Tectonics and the cycling of Earth materials
... marking the movement of the plate over a stationary plume. The figure on the left shows the plume of heat within the mantle. The Pacific plate is moving over the plume, creating a volcano. As the plate continues its motion, the older volcano is carried away and a new one forms. The map on the right ...
... marking the movement of the plate over a stationary plume. The figure on the left shows the plume of heat within the mantle. The Pacific plate is moving over the plume, creating a volcano. As the plate continues its motion, the older volcano is carried away and a new one forms. The map on the right ...
Exam 1
... 20. When magma rises toward the surface from deep in the mantle, a. the decrease in pressure promotes further melting b. the pressure increases and causes the rock to solidify c. no change in pressure can occur d. the decrease in pressure usually prevents volcanism 21. A rock with large amphibole ph ...
... 20. When magma rises toward the surface from deep in the mantle, a. the decrease in pressure promotes further melting b. the pressure increases and causes the rock to solidify c. no change in pressure can occur d. the decrease in pressure usually prevents volcanism 21. A rock with large amphibole ph ...
Earth Science 3D Model - Murrieta Valley Unified
... You will create a 3D model of plate tectonics, choose one type of plate boundary and make a model of how the plates move and at least one result of the movement. Requirements: Cleary show the type of plate boundary chosen: Convergent, Divergent, or Transform Fault Boundary Show/Color Earth’s L ...
... You will create a 3D model of plate tectonics, choose one type of plate boundary and make a model of how the plates move and at least one result of the movement. Requirements: Cleary show the type of plate boundary chosen: Convergent, Divergent, or Transform Fault Boundary Show/Color Earth’s L ...
sample questions
... 1. What do ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, and chlorofluorocarbons have in common? a. they are essential gases for sustaining plant life b. they are gases released by volcanoes c. they are all greenhouse gases d. they are all gases found in bubbles in glacial ice e. they are all indus ...
... 1. What do ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, and chlorofluorocarbons have in common? a. they are essential gases for sustaining plant life b. they are gases released by volcanoes c. they are all greenhouse gases d. they are all gases found in bubbles in glacial ice e. they are all indus ...
PowerPoint Fill-in-the-Notes for Unit 2
... Why are the days longer in some parts of the year? • The Earth’s axis is at an ___________________. • In about half of the Earth’s orbit, the tilt causes a region to face toward the sun for more hours than it faces away from the sun. • _______________________. • In other regions that face away from ...
... Why are the days longer in some parts of the year? • The Earth’s axis is at an ___________________. • In about half of the Earth’s orbit, the tilt causes a region to face toward the sun for more hours than it faces away from the sun. • _______________________. • In other regions that face away from ...
WWU Geology Department Outcomes Assessment
... newsletter. Employment in the field or acceptance to graduate school reflects the preparedness of our students to move on in their profession, signifying that cognitive, behavioral, and affective outcomes of the program have been met by these students. 3. Longitudinal studies. We will assess one of ...
... newsletter. Employment in the field or acceptance to graduate school reflects the preparedness of our students to move on in their profession, signifying that cognitive, behavioral, and affective outcomes of the program have been met by these students. 3. Longitudinal studies. We will assess one of ...
Earth`s Interior Layers
... Objective of activity: Today you will be creating models of the Earth’s layers. The models will use the same scale for each cup with 1 mm equaling 100 km. There are 5 different colors (flavors) of pudding to use for this activity. To make this model first perform the calculations and fill in the tab ...
... Objective of activity: Today you will be creating models of the Earth’s layers. The models will use the same scale for each cup with 1 mm equaling 100 km. There are 5 different colors (flavors) of pudding to use for this activity. To make this model first perform the calculations and fill in the tab ...
Anderson`s theory of faulting: In
... a. Must have very low σeff at fault surface — illustrate with Mohr circle b. σeff must be relatively high elsewhere, otherwise fault block will deform internally and low-angle fault will not slip c. To my knowledge, nobody has fully explained how this can work Pre-existing weakness in rocks Exper ...
... a. Must have very low σeff at fault surface — illustrate with Mohr circle b. σeff must be relatively high elsewhere, otherwise fault block will deform internally and low-angle fault will not slip c. To my knowledge, nobody has fully explained how this can work Pre-existing weakness in rocks Exper ...
tectonic plates
... parts of the planet by measuring the speeds of the seismic waves that travel through the Earth’s interior during earthquakes. • By using seismographs, scientists have learned that the Earth is made of different layers. ...
... parts of the planet by measuring the speeds of the seismic waves that travel through the Earth’s interior during earthquakes. • By using seismographs, scientists have learned that the Earth is made of different layers. ...
Building Mountains
... Most, if not all of the world’s major volcanic mountains are located at convergent boundaries where oceanic crust sinks into the asthenosphere at subduction zones. The rock melts in subduction zones from lava, then it rises to Earth’s surface and it erupts to form volcanic mountains. These types of ...
... Most, if not all of the world’s major volcanic mountains are located at convergent boundaries where oceanic crust sinks into the asthenosphere at subduction zones. The rock melts in subduction zones from lava, then it rises to Earth’s surface and it erupts to form volcanic mountains. These types of ...
Continental Drift and Seafloor
... seafloor away from the ridge. 3. As the seafloor spreads apart, magma moves up and flows from the cracks, cools, and forms new seafloor. ...
... seafloor away from the ridge. 3. As the seafloor spreads apart, magma moves up and flows from the cracks, cools, and forms new seafloor. ...
Plate Tectonics - Effingham County Schools
... Transform Boundaries • When two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions. • No crust is formed or destroyed. • Example: – San Andreas Fault in California ...
... Transform Boundaries • When two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions. • No crust is formed or destroyed. • Example: – San Andreas Fault in California ...
To demonstrate how Young Fold Mountains are
... To demonstrate how Young Fold Mountains are formed: Fig. 1: You will need – atta dough, a tennis or cricket ball, cloth of two different colors (folded thickly, as shown). The atta dough represents the molten magma, the colored cloth pieces represent the ‘crust’ of the earth consisting of the ‘SIAL’ ...
... To demonstrate how Young Fold Mountains are formed: Fig. 1: You will need – atta dough, a tennis or cricket ball, cloth of two different colors (folded thickly, as shown). The atta dough represents the molten magma, the colored cloth pieces represent the ‘crust’ of the earth consisting of the ‘SIAL’ ...
9 - Mr. Neason`s Earth Science
... learned that Earth’s magnetic field occasionally reverse polarity. That is, the north magnetic pole becomes the south magnetic pole and visa versa. When Earth’s magnetic field, it is said to be normal polarity. When the magnetic field lines up in the opposite direction, it is said to have reverse po ...
... learned that Earth’s magnetic field occasionally reverse polarity. That is, the north magnetic pole becomes the south magnetic pole and visa versa. When Earth’s magnetic field, it is said to be normal polarity. When the magnetic field lines up in the opposite direction, it is said to have reverse po ...
Earth`s plates
... Plate Boundaries Transform Boundary Plate move past each other A type of stress called shearing occurs This causes faults or cracks in the crust Earthquakes can occur here ...
... Plate Boundaries Transform Boundary Plate move past each other A type of stress called shearing occurs This causes faults or cracks in the crust Earthquakes can occur here ...
Document
... • An earthquake’s magnitude is the amount of energy it releases. • The Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes on a scale from 1 to 10. • The Richter scale uses the size of waves on a seismograph to determine an earthquake’s strength. ...
... • An earthquake’s magnitude is the amount of energy it releases. • The Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes on a scale from 1 to 10. • The Richter scale uses the size of waves on a seismograph to determine an earthquake’s strength. ...
Plate Tectonics
... Your Task...Get Organized • Get into teams of three • Each person will focus on one type of boundary – divergent (Column A) – convergent (Column B) – transform (Column C) ...
... Your Task...Get Organized • Get into teams of three • Each person will focus on one type of boundary – divergent (Column A) – convergent (Column B) – transform (Column C) ...
Suggestions for obtaining UC "d" lab status - H
... system and the theory of universal gravitation, brief summary of general relativity). The celestial sphere. Characteristics of electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths/frequencies. Observational tools of modern astronomy. Review of the nebular hypothesis of the formation of the solar syste ...
... system and the theory of universal gravitation, brief summary of general relativity). The celestial sphere. Characteristics of electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths/frequencies. Observational tools of modern astronomy. Review of the nebular hypothesis of the formation of the solar syste ...
Atmosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere
... All of the water on planet Earth “71% of the earth is covered by water and only 29% is terra firma” (University of Florida). “Blue Planet” – water is not found on any other planets in our solar system. “It is because the Earth has just the right mass, the right chemical composition, the righ ...
... All of the water on planet Earth “71% of the earth is covered by water and only 29% is terra firma” (University of Florida). “Blue Planet” – water is not found on any other planets in our solar system. “It is because the Earth has just the right mass, the right chemical composition, the righ ...
History of geomagnetism
The history of geomagnetism is concerned with the history of the study of Earth's magnetic field. It encompasses the history of navigation using compasses, studies of the prehistoric magnetic field (archeomagnetism and paleomagnetism), and applications to plate tectonics.Magnetism has been known since prehistory, but knowledge of the Earth's field developed slowly. The horizontal direction of the Earth's field was first measured in the fourth century BC but the vertical direction was not measured until 1544 AD and the intensity was first measured in 1791. At first, compasses were thought to point towards locations in the heavens, then towards magnetic mountains. A modern experimental approach to understanding the Earth's field began with de Magnete, a book published by William Gilbert in 1600. His experiments with a magnetic model of the Earth convinced him that the Earth itself is a large magnet.