The Dynamic Earth
... Some heat escapes Some heat is trapped by Greenhouse Gases Ex: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide ...
... Some heat escapes Some heat is trapped by Greenhouse Gases Ex: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide ...
The Layers of the Earth
... earthquake waves _________ ____ in this layer, which shows that this layer is a SOLID 5. hottest part of earth ( _________oC) 6. Due to the weight of surrounding rock, the inner core is under tremendous ___________. 7. All the surrounding rock is pushing toward the center of the earth as a result of ...
... earthquake waves _________ ____ in this layer, which shows that this layer is a SOLID 5. hottest part of earth ( _________oC) 6. Due to the weight of surrounding rock, the inner core is under tremendous ___________. 7. All the surrounding rock is pushing toward the center of the earth as a result of ...
Earth`s Structure
... seismic waves, and travel thru materials at different speeds. • Scientists use these waves to determine the density of each of Earth's layers ...
... seismic waves, and travel thru materials at different speeds. • Scientists use these waves to determine the density of each of Earth's layers ...
Ocean waves that wear away an island`s shoreline
... 7. In the asthenosphere, heat is transferred as soft rock flows slowly in cycles known as ____________________. 8. Wegner believed the continents had once been joined in one landmass called ____________________. 9. The theory of ____________________ states all the continents once were joined as a si ...
... 7. In the asthenosphere, heat is transferred as soft rock flows slowly in cycles known as ____________________. 8. Wegner believed the continents had once been joined in one landmass called ____________________. 9. The theory of ____________________ states all the continents once were joined as a si ...
Slide 1 - My Teacher Pages
... • Theory that all of the continents were once one large landmass (Pangaea) that has broken up and drifted apart. – Alfred Wegener ...
... • Theory that all of the continents were once one large landmass (Pangaea) that has broken up and drifted apart. – Alfred Wegener ...
Continental Drift: The Beginning of Plate Tectonics
... What are the three layers of the Earth Based on Composition? What are the 5 layers based on ...
... What are the three layers of the Earth Based on Composition? What are the 5 layers based on ...
Science () - Sausalito Marin City School District
... b. over time, matter is transferred from one organism to others in the food web, and between organisms and the physical environment. c. populations of organisms can be categorized by the functions they serve in an ecosystem. d. different kinds of organisms may play similar ecological roles in simil ...
... b. over time, matter is transferred from one organism to others in the food web, and between organisms and the physical environment. c. populations of organisms can be categorized by the functions they serve in an ecosystem. d. different kinds of organisms may play similar ecological roles in simil ...
Continental Drift
... • The north magnetic pole had clearly wandered over time. • More surprisingly, the path it seemed to have followed was different in Europe than in North America. • The two paths could be turned into one consistent path, but only by slowly closing the Atlantic Ocean as older and older rocks were comp ...
... • The north magnetic pole had clearly wandered over time. • More surprisingly, the path it seemed to have followed was different in Europe than in North America. • The two paths could be turned into one consistent path, but only by slowly closing the Atlantic Ocean as older and older rocks were comp ...
The plate tectonic story: a scientific jigsaw
... All the time geophysicists are working to understand better how the Earth works. They are now working on new ideas about how the mantle moves called ‘mantle dynamics’. It is possible that the new ideas will help us to predict when earthquakes will occur and when volcanoes will erupt, but we’re not t ...
... All the time geophysicists are working to understand better how the Earth works. They are now working on new ideas about how the mantle moves called ‘mantle dynamics’. It is possible that the new ideas will help us to predict when earthquakes will occur and when volcanoes will erupt, but we’re not t ...
Michelle Mindick
... that rotated around a protostar -‐ our sun-‐ billions of years ago. This process eventually lead to clumps of rock, metal, ice and other organic materials which formed a particular distance ...
... that rotated around a protostar -‐ our sun-‐ billions of years ago. This process eventually lead to clumps of rock, metal, ice and other organic materials which formed a particular distance ...
Mena Pfest - Mrs. Pfest`s Science Place
... Using knowledge of plate tectonics and other information presented in the unit students will identify additional evidence that either supports or does not support storing waste at each of three ...
... Using knowledge of plate tectonics and other information presented in the unit students will identify additional evidence that either supports or does not support storing waste at each of three ...
Seafloor Spreading
... • Compared to continental crust, ocean crust is thinner and denser. New ocean crust continues to form at mid-ocean ridges. 2.1m Many processes of the rock cycle are consequences of plate dynamics. These include the production of magma (and subsequent igneous rock formation and contact metamorphism) ...
... • Compared to continental crust, ocean crust is thinner and denser. New ocean crust continues to form at mid-ocean ridges. 2.1m Many processes of the rock cycle are consequences of plate dynamics. These include the production of magma (and subsequent igneous rock formation and contact metamorphism) ...
Planet Earth Vocabulary
... it by writing the correct word (from the word bank) in the blank before each definition. Allow students to review the Ola Ka Honua: Volcanoes Alive interactive DVD to find the terms and their definitions. ...
... it by writing the correct word (from the word bank) in the blank before each definition. Allow students to review the Ola Ka Honua: Volcanoes Alive interactive DVD to find the terms and their definitions. ...
Lab
... On your journey back to Earth, you decide to think about the things you’ve learned about in your exploration of the universe. You start to realize that there are many similarities among the surface features of Earth and other celestial objects. To better understand what has caused the features that ...
... On your journey back to Earth, you decide to think about the things you’ve learned about in your exploration of the universe. You start to realize that there are many similarities among the surface features of Earth and other celestial objects. To better understand what has caused the features that ...
Earths Interior Article Bryson
... thought that in over four billion years the temperature at the core has fallen by no more than 200 degrees F. No one knows exactly how hot the Earth’s core is, but estimates range from something over 7,000 degrees F to 13,000 degrees F, about as hot as the surface of the sun. The outer core is in ma ...
... thought that in over four billion years the temperature at the core has fallen by no more than 200 degrees F. No one knows exactly how hot the Earth’s core is, but estimates range from something over 7,000 degrees F to 13,000 degrees F, about as hot as the surface of the sun. The outer core is in ma ...
Changes in the Earth and its Atmosphere
... • There are many theories about how the atmosphere was formed. • One of these suggests that during the first billion years the atmosphere was mainly CO2 with little or no O2 (like Mars and Venus). There was probably also methane and ammonia. • What process could have created the oxygen? ...
... • There are many theories about how the atmosphere was formed. • One of these suggests that during the first billion years the atmosphere was mainly CO2 with little or no O2 (like Mars and Venus). There was probably also methane and ammonia. • What process could have created the oxygen? ...
Earthlike planets
... a.was manufactured inside stars. b.was added to the atmosphere by plant life. c.has grown more abundant since the origin of Earth. d.all of these e.none of these ...
... a.was manufactured inside stars. b.was added to the atmosphere by plant life. c.has grown more abundant since the origin of Earth. d.all of these e.none of these ...
Document
... Amino acids are made up of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen Miller and Urey did an experiment to see if they could make amino acids under conditions like the early atmosphere They used water, ammonia methane and hydrogen. These did not react under normal conditions They did react when Miller an ...
... Amino acids are made up of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen Miller and Urey did an experiment to see if they could make amino acids under conditions like the early atmosphere They used water, ammonia methane and hydrogen. These did not react under normal conditions They did react when Miller an ...
Backward Design Learning Plan - UNC
... match up, but they incorrectly thought they were separated by earthquakes and floods. - In the late 1800s the existence of a single landmass called Gondwanaland was proposed. - In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift. - Continental drift – hypothesis that all Earth’s contine ...
... match up, but they incorrectly thought they were separated by earthquakes and floods. - In the late 1800s the existence of a single landmass called Gondwanaland was proposed. - In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift. - Continental drift – hypothesis that all Earth’s contine ...
Earth System - Earth`s Structure
... a. Core, mantle, and surface b. Core, mantle, and crust c. Inner core, outer core, and mantle d. Upper mantle, lower mantle, and crust 2. What do earthquake waves have in common with other waves? a. They travel at the same speed as light waves b. They carry the same amount of energy as sound waves c ...
... a. Core, mantle, and surface b. Core, mantle, and crust c. Inner core, outer core, and mantle d. Upper mantle, lower mantle, and crust 2. What do earthquake waves have in common with other waves? a. They travel at the same speed as light waves b. They carry the same amount of energy as sound waves c ...
1.0 Earth`s surface undergoes gradual and sudden changes
... - mechanical weathering ‘wears away’ - sedimentation ‘builds-up’ Chemical Weathering - chemicals, present in the earth’s surface or atmosphere, can be dissolved in water and react in the chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals (acid rain) Biological Weathering - living organisms (plants, animal ...
... - mechanical weathering ‘wears away’ - sedimentation ‘builds-up’ Chemical Weathering - chemicals, present in the earth’s surface or atmosphere, can be dissolved in water and react in the chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals (acid rain) Biological Weathering - living organisms (plants, animal ...
SGM3DP01 - Finding And Using Rocks
... Rocks can be either natural (part of the Earth), or manufactured (made in factories). Look at the rocks below and say whether you think the rocks are natural or manufactured: ...
... Rocks can be either natural (part of the Earth), or manufactured (made in factories). Look at the rocks below and say whether you think the rocks are natural or manufactured: ...
