Earth Science, 10th edition Chapter 6: Earthquakes and Earth`s
... a. Point on the surface, directly above the focus b. Located using the difference in the arrival times between P and S wave recordings, which are related to distance c. Three station recordings are needed to locate an epicenter 1. Circle equal to the epicenter distance is drawn around each station 2 ...
... a. Point on the surface, directly above the focus b. Located using the difference in the arrival times between P and S wave recordings, which are related to distance c. Three station recordings are needed to locate an epicenter 1. Circle equal to the epicenter distance is drawn around each station 2 ...
THE EVOLUTION OF MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THE ORIGIN AND
... learned the basic concepts of plate tectonics, its historical development from continental drift theory, and the basic physical geology needed to understand it. I will not repeat this in this class. Yet that knowledge is essential to what we will discuss, and the importance of many ideas we discuss ...
... learned the basic concepts of plate tectonics, its historical development from continental drift theory, and the basic physical geology needed to understand it. I will not repeat this in this class. Yet that knowledge is essential to what we will discuss, and the importance of many ideas we discuss ...
ESSR_PNE_CoordntesSeasns_V01
... – All objects seem to be on the surface of this imaginary sphere – Earth’s poles extends and intersect with the celestial sphere as the North Celestial Pole and the South Celestial Pole – Earth’s equator extends and intersects with the celestial sphere as Celestial Equator – To locate an object, two ...
... – All objects seem to be on the surface of this imaginary sphere – Earth’s poles extends and intersect with the celestial sphere as the North Celestial Pole and the South Celestial Pole – Earth’s equator extends and intersects with the celestial sphere as Celestial Equator – To locate an object, two ...
Universal Law of Gravitation
... objects we use daily are too small to be of any consequence. The exceptions are the forces produced by the earth’s gravitation on all the bodies, including ourselves, that are in its immediate vicinity. This force, called weight, acting on a mass, m, is equal to: ...
... objects we use daily are too small to be of any consequence. The exceptions are the forces produced by the earth’s gravitation on all the bodies, including ourselves, that are in its immediate vicinity. This force, called weight, acting on a mass, m, is equal to: ...
mountain building chapter 11 - NVHSEarthScienceKDudenhausen
... MOUNTAIN BUILDING –student notes 1. ______________ – refers of all changes in the original shape or size of a rock body. ______________ deformation – at the earth’s surface, low temperatures and low pressures, solid rock fractures ______________ deformation – deep with in the Earth, high temperature ...
... MOUNTAIN BUILDING –student notes 1. ______________ – refers of all changes in the original shape or size of a rock body. ______________ deformation – at the earth’s surface, low temperatures and low pressures, solid rock fractures ______________ deformation – deep with in the Earth, high temperature ...
Quiz Analysis Unit 4: Plate Tectonics
... Content Objective#1:Describe the evidence Alfred Wegener used to develop his theory of continental drift 5.1.1 Describe when and how Pangaea formed and subsequently broke up 5.1.2 Explain the fossil evidence that Wegener used to support continental drift 5.1.3 Explain the rock evidence Wegener used ...
... Content Objective#1:Describe the evidence Alfred Wegener used to develop his theory of continental drift 5.1.1 Describe when and how Pangaea formed and subsequently broke up 5.1.2 Explain the fossil evidence that Wegener used to support continental drift 5.1.3 Explain the rock evidence Wegener used ...
Using Google Earth to Explore Strain Rate Models - SERC
... A series of strain rate models for the Transverse Ranges of southern California were developed based on Quaternary fault slip data and geodetic data from high precision GPS stations in southern California. Pacific-North America velocity boundary conditions are applied for all models. Topography chan ...
... A series of strain rate models for the Transverse Ranges of southern California were developed based on Quaternary fault slip data and geodetic data from high precision GPS stations in southern California. Pacific-North America velocity boundary conditions are applied for all models. Topography chan ...
Capacity Matrix Name: Date Started: Date Completed: Class/Course
... Capacity Matrix Name: __________________________________________Date Started: __________________Date Completed: ______________ ...
... Capacity Matrix Name: __________________________________________Date Started: __________________Date Completed: ______________ ...
Science Review Checklist5
... 72. The greatest variety of ocean life is in the shallowest part of the ocean, above the: ...
... 72. The greatest variety of ocean life is in the shallowest part of the ocean, above the: ...
Earth Science - SC.7.E.6.2: First Assessment 1) Beaches and barrier
... 16) Thomasine has a sample of materials and needs to determine its age. She can determine its relative-age by comparing the rock layer the sample came from to another rock layer. Why is it sometimes difficult to determine the age of materials in this way? a. The oldest layers of rock are too close t ...
... 16) Thomasine has a sample of materials and needs to determine its age. She can determine its relative-age by comparing the rock layer the sample came from to another rock layer. Why is it sometimes difficult to determine the age of materials in this way? a. The oldest layers of rock are too close t ...
Age of the Earth II - PowerPoint Lecture Notes
... As time passes, the amount of parent decreases, and the amount of daughter product increases. This provides a way of estimating the amount of time since the "clock" got started (i.e., since the rock solidified). ...
... As time passes, the amount of parent decreases, and the amount of daughter product increases. This provides a way of estimating the amount of time since the "clock" got started (i.e., since the rock solidified). ...
WGCh2NotetakingKey
... 2. This type of freshwater comes from rain and snow that has filtered through the soil and rock and accumulated below the Earth’s surface. Some water from lakes and rivers may also become part of the groundwater. 3. People often dig wells and use springs that tap into this type of freshwater. ...
... 2. This type of freshwater comes from rain and snow that has filtered through the soil and rock and accumulated below the Earth’s surface. Some water from lakes and rivers may also become part of the groundwater. 3. People often dig wells and use springs that tap into this type of freshwater. ...
Plate Tectonics Test Study Guide
... radiation- the transfer of energy through space conduction- the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching convection- the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid density-the amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume convection current- the movement of a fl ...
... radiation- the transfer of energy through space conduction- the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching convection- the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid density-the amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume convection current- the movement of a fl ...
mountains ch 14 convergent boundaries
... Isostasy is the concept of floating crust in gravitational balance Envision a series of different-sized floating blocks on water ...
... Isostasy is the concept of floating crust in gravitational balance Envision a series of different-sized floating blocks on water ...
Schiehallion experiment
The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th-century experiment to determine the mean density of the Earth. Funded by a grant from the Royal Society, it was conducted in the summer of 1774 around the Scottish mountain of Schiehallion, Perthshire. The experiment involved measuring the tiny deflection of a pendulum due to the gravitational attraction of a nearby mountain. Schiehallion was considered the ideal location after a search for candidate mountains, thanks to its isolation and almost symmetrical shape. One of the triggers for the experiment were anomalies noted during the survey of the Mason–Dixon Line.The experiment had previously been considered, but rejected, by Isaac Newton as a practical demonstration of his theory of gravitation. However, a team of scientists, notably Nevil Maskelyne, the Astronomer Royal, were convinced that the effect would be detectable and undertook to conduct the experiment. The deflection angle depended on the relative densities and volumes of the Earth and the mountain: if the density and volume of Schiehallion could be ascertained, then so could the density of the Earth. Once this was known, then this would in turn yield approximate values for those of the other planets, their moons, and the Sun, previously known only in terms of their relative ratios. As an additional benefit, the concept of contour lines, devised to simplify the process of surveying the mountain, later became a standard technique in cartography.