II. THE ROCK CYCLE Chapter 5: Earth Kinematics
... mass in the towering peaks is offset by the deep light roots of the mountains (see Figure 6.8). The roots are like the 90% of an iceberg that lies beneath the water and supports the impressive ice edifice that rises above the sea surface. The concept of floating equilibrium is called Isostasy (Figur ...
... mass in the towering peaks is offset by the deep light roots of the mountains (see Figure 6.8). The roots are like the 90% of an iceberg that lies beneath the water and supports the impressive ice edifice that rises above the sea surface. The concept of floating equilibrium is called Isostasy (Figur ...
Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
... attached to the microscope to allow recording of videos of the drops’ motion to the computer. The “Grabbee” software or Windows Video Maker can be used to make such recordings. The videos can then be analyzed using Movie Maker or ImageJ. Note that the light source is focused to make a very bright ar ...
... attached to the microscope to allow recording of videos of the drops’ motion to the computer. The “Grabbee” software or Windows Video Maker can be used to make such recordings. The videos can then be analyzed using Movie Maker or ImageJ. Note that the light source is focused to make a very bright ar ...
Science Key Concepts
... Identify major characteristics of stars, the Moon, meteors, planets, and the solar system. Compare and classify the planets of our solar system (appearance, size, type, composition, orbits, and distance from our Sun). Identify effects of convection currents on tectonic plates of Earth’s crust and up ...
... Identify major characteristics of stars, the Moon, meteors, planets, and the solar system. Compare and classify the planets of our solar system (appearance, size, type, composition, orbits, and distance from our Sun). Identify effects of convection currents on tectonic plates of Earth’s crust and up ...
Tectonic Plates
... The plate could be made of denser, ocean basin rock or of less dense, continental rock. The landforms and types of events that result depend on the direction of motion and the types of plates. 6 Divergent boundaries occur when two plates pull away from each other. When this happens, a rift or tear i ...
... The plate could be made of denser, ocean basin rock or of less dense, continental rock. The landforms and types of events that result depend on the direction of motion and the types of plates. 6 Divergent boundaries occur when two plates pull away from each other. When this happens, a rift or tear i ...
EU4PRT
... Mountain Building Deformation and Mountain Building Lesson 6 Measuring Earthquake Waves Seismic Waves Earthquake Magnitude & ...
... Mountain Building Deformation and Mountain Building Lesson 6 Measuring Earthquake Waves Seismic Waves Earthquake Magnitude & ...
General Physics Laboratory Handbook
... the start of class. 2. A work station and lab partners will be assigned to you in the first lab meeting. You will do experiments in a group but you are expected to bear your share of responsibility in doing the experiments. You must actively participate in obtaining the data and not merely watch your ...
... the start of class. 2. A work station and lab partners will be assigned to you in the first lab meeting. You will do experiments in a group but you are expected to bear your share of responsibility in doing the experiments. You must actively participate in obtaining the data and not merely watch your ...
A Model of Earth`s Interior
... composed of many layers. The crust is the outermost part of the Earth below the atmosphere or hydrosphere. This layer is mostly solid rock, but includes soil and eroded/weathered rock. ~ The crust is divided into two major divisions: continental crust and oceanic crust. ~ The continental crust is us ...
... composed of many layers. The crust is the outermost part of the Earth below the atmosphere or hydrosphere. This layer is mostly solid rock, but includes soil and eroded/weathered rock. ~ The crust is divided into two major divisions: continental crust and oceanic crust. ~ The continental crust is us ...
Inside Earth Notes
... Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica. The seeds would be to large to have been carried to the continents as they are today. ...
... Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica. The seeds would be to large to have been carried to the continents as they are today. ...
Earth`s Shifting Crust
... solid by the pressure at that depth. The shell aboul this is called the asthenosphcre, from the Greek word for weakness. This, supposedly, is a viscous and plastic layer with little or no strength. Its thickness is uncertain. It is overlain by the earth's crust, from twenty to forty miles thick. Our ...
... solid by the pressure at that depth. The shell aboul this is called the asthenosphcre, from the Greek word for weakness. This, supposedly, is a viscous and plastic layer with little or no strength. Its thickness is uncertain. It is overlain by the earth's crust, from twenty to forty miles thick. Our ...
Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment
... Consider a latex sphere of mass m and charge q between two horizontal plates. When there is no voltage applied to the plates, the sphere falls slowly and steadily under the influence of gravity, quickly reaching its terminal speed, v0, at which time the weight of the sphere, mg, is exactly equal to ...
... Consider a latex sphere of mass m and charge q between two horizontal plates. When there is no voltage applied to the plates, the sphere falls slowly and steadily under the influence of gravity, quickly reaching its terminal speed, v0, at which time the weight of the sphere, mg, is exactly equal to ...
Topic: Earth`s Features
... -What creates Earth’s features? -What is a plate boundary? -What crustal features are found at a divergent boundary? -What crustal features are found at a convergent ...
... -What creates Earth’s features? -What is a plate boundary? -What crustal features are found at a divergent boundary? -What crustal features are found at a convergent ...
Topic: Earth`s Features Essential Question: What
... Essential Question: What crustal features are created by the movement of Earth’s plates? Convergent Boundary When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, the ocean plate sinks under the continental plate (subduction) Crustal features: trenches and volcanic mountains ...
... Essential Question: What crustal features are created by the movement of Earth’s plates? Convergent Boundary When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate, the ocean plate sinks under the continental plate (subduction) Crustal features: trenches and volcanic mountains ...
Lesson 4 – A Deeper Look at Plate Movement - Project 3D-VIEW
... America. 3. Scientists have discovered that the same kinds of rock layers can be found on the continents of South America, Africa, India, Antarctica and Australia. They believe this exists because the rock layers formed when the continents were touching each other, before Pangaea broke apart. 4. The ...
... America. 3. Scientists have discovered that the same kinds of rock layers can be found on the continents of South America, Africa, India, Antarctica and Australia. They believe this exists because the rock layers formed when the continents were touching each other, before Pangaea broke apart. 4. The ...
A2 Fields Part I - Animated Science
... Q11.Gravitational fields and electric fields have many features in common but also have several differences. For both radial and uniform gravitational and electric fields, compare and contrast their common features and their differences. In your answer you should consider: ...
... Q11.Gravitational fields and electric fields have many features in common but also have several differences. For both radial and uniform gravitational and electric fields, compare and contrast their common features and their differences. In your answer you should consider: ...
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.