Lithosphere #2
... There are a number of categories of how to measure the impact of an earthquake. We use the Richter scale to measure of the magnitude of an earthquake. The strongest ones are in the ranges of ...
... There are a number of categories of how to measure the impact of an earthquake. We use the Richter scale to measure of the magnitude of an earthquake. The strongest ones are in the ranges of ...
Physical and Ecological Processes
... Scientists cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt. People live near volcanoes because volcanic ash is extremely fertile and good for farming. ...
... Scientists cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt. People live near volcanoes because volcanic ash is extremely fertile and good for farming. ...
LAB 2
... The Interior of the Earth Key Question: What does the interior of the Earth look like? Part D: Refraction of Earthquake Waves ...
... The Interior of the Earth Key Question: What does the interior of the Earth look like? Part D: Refraction of Earthquake Waves ...
STEINWAY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 141Q A NASA Explorer
... Independent Variable: A variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure (Manipulated Variable). Dependent Variable: A variable whose value depends on that of another (Measured Variable). Observation: An act or instance of viewing or noting a fact o ...
... Independent Variable: A variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure (Manipulated Variable). Dependent Variable: A variable whose value depends on that of another (Measured Variable). Observation: An act or instance of viewing or noting a fact o ...
Chapter_1_Section1
... 1. Constructive – forces that shape Earth’s surface by building up mountains and landmasses ...
... 1. Constructive – forces that shape Earth’s surface by building up mountains and landmasses ...
What are the three types of convergent boundaries? oceanic
... and produces very explosive volcanoes. Each successive number of the Richter scale represents an increase in seismic energy by a factor of 32. ...
... and produces very explosive volcanoes. Each successive number of the Richter scale represents an increase in seismic energy by a factor of 32. ...
document
... Volcanically active and usually far from a tectonic plate boundary, Hawaii was formed from this : ...
... Volcanically active and usually far from a tectonic plate boundary, Hawaii was formed from this : ...
Earthquake Vocabulary Part 2
... A measure of the damage done by an earthquake. Determined on the basis of the earthquake’s effect on people, structures, and the natural environment. ...
... A measure of the damage done by an earthquake. Determined on the basis of the earthquake’s effect on people, structures, and the natural environment. ...
The Layers of the Earth
... Geologists have found rocks on earth’s surface that they believe were originally formed INSIDE the earth. These rocks are at the surface of the earth NOW…. but millions of years ago, they existed _______ ________ the earth. ...
... Geologists have found rocks on earth’s surface that they believe were originally formed INSIDE the earth. These rocks are at the surface of the earth NOW…. but millions of years ago, they existed _______ ________ the earth. ...
Aging Earth`s Layers
... Tension Causes normal faults May form fault bock mountains Sharp angular and steep on one side Gradual slope on other Plateaus Flat topped May also be formed by lava flows Formed by expansion of inner earth as increases in temperature Stress on Earth’s Crust: Folding Caused by compression Top of fol ...
... Tension Causes normal faults May form fault bock mountains Sharp angular and steep on one side Gradual slope on other Plateaus Flat topped May also be formed by lava flows Formed by expansion of inner earth as increases in temperature Stress on Earth’s Crust: Folding Caused by compression Top of fol ...
Apparent Forces
... = 2Ωu cos φ + Dt a Where u = zonal wind, v = meridional wind, w = vertical wind, φ = latitude, and a = radius of earth. The second terms on the right side arise from curvature effects, and can be safely neglected through scale analysis since u << ΩR. Also, the quantity 2Ωsinφ is abbreviated with the ...
... = 2Ωu cos φ + Dt a Where u = zonal wind, v = meridional wind, w = vertical wind, φ = latitude, and a = radius of earth. The second terms on the right side arise from curvature effects, and can be safely neglected through scale analysis since u << ΩR. Also, the quantity 2Ωsinφ is abbreviated with the ...
Expedition #7 - Commotion Beneath the Ocean
... Rift valley marking divergent plate boundary at mid-ocean ridge 9. Seafloor Spreading - Understand this concept! It will be on quiz! Make a simple, but very clear diagram illustrating the seafloor spreading hypothesis ...
... Rift valley marking divergent plate boundary at mid-ocean ridge 9. Seafloor Spreading - Understand this concept! It will be on quiz! Make a simple, but very clear diagram illustrating the seafloor spreading hypothesis ...
Chapter One: Plate Tectonics
... • It is soft, material in this layer flows slowly. • The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere. ...
... • It is soft, material in this layer flows slowly. • The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere. ...
PowerPoint - alpcentauri.info
... escape; when they do, they create glowing light called an aurora: ...
... escape; when they do, they create glowing light called an aurora: ...
Name__________________________________ pd________ Use the links to help you answer the questions.
... Read the list and then select ONE of those elements, click on it, and describe one way people can use that element. ELEMENT selected: _____________________________ Human use for it: ...
... Read the list and then select ONE of those elements, click on it, and describe one way people can use that element. ELEMENT selected: _____________________________ Human use for it: ...
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.