Class notes: Earth`s Interior
... EARTH’S INTERIOR Seismic waves are used to study the interior of the Earth They show several layers or zones inside Earth (Similar to X-rays) The deepest drill hole on Earth is only 12-16 km Less than 0.2 % of the distance to the core Layers of the Earth (See ESRT page 10) ...
... EARTH’S INTERIOR Seismic waves are used to study the interior of the Earth They show several layers or zones inside Earth (Similar to X-rays) The deepest drill hole on Earth is only 12-16 km Less than 0.2 % of the distance to the core Layers of the Earth (See ESRT page 10) ...
Unit C: Earth Science Chapter 1: The Changing Earth Lesson 1
... 9. The Mohs Hardness Scale measures the hardness of minerals Fossils That Indicate Changes 1. A river carries sediments into a shallow sea and deposits them on the bottom. Layers build up. 2. Dead animals sink to the bottom. Layer after layer of sediments are deposited on top. 3. Over time, the lowe ...
... 9. The Mohs Hardness Scale measures the hardness of minerals Fossils That Indicate Changes 1. A river carries sediments into a shallow sea and deposits them on the bottom. Layers build up. 2. Dead animals sink to the bottom. Layer after layer of sediments are deposited on top. 3. Over time, the lowe ...
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... 13) _____ The picking up and removal of rock pieces and other particles. 14) _____ The dropping off of eroded particles in different locations from where they were picked up. 15) _____ A mixture of weathered rock, air, water, and humus that can support the growth of rooted plants. 16) _____ Decayed ...
... 13) _____ The picking up and removal of rock pieces and other particles. 14) _____ The dropping off of eroded particles in different locations from where they were picked up. 15) _____ A mixture of weathered rock, air, water, and humus that can support the growth of rooted plants. 16) _____ Decayed ...
Biogeochemical cycles – Geological, Chemical
... life which uses deoxyribonulceic acid to replicate proteins and RNA as a messenger. • RNA is able both to store genetic information, like DNA, and to catalyse chemical reactions as an enzyme (protein) can. • The suggestion is that it may have played a major step in the evolution of life. • RNA can b ...
... life which uses deoxyribonulceic acid to replicate proteins and RNA as a messenger. • RNA is able both to store genetic information, like DNA, and to catalyse chemical reactions as an enzyme (protein) can. • The suggestion is that it may have played a major step in the evolution of life. • RNA can b ...
7-1 Inside the Earth RG
... 5. Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust because it contains more of which three elements? ...
... 5. Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust because it contains more of which three elements? ...
GEOSPHERE The geosphere is the Earth itself, the rocks, minerals
... extract resources such as iron ore and bauxite, which are used to make up the automobiles, skyscrapers, and countless gadgets integral to modern life. However, these activities have expanded the anthroposphere in subtle ways by infusing pollutants into our water and air, negatively affecting the bio ...
... extract resources such as iron ore and bauxite, which are used to make up the automobiles, skyscrapers, and countless gadgets integral to modern life. However, these activities have expanded the anthroposphere in subtle ways by infusing pollutants into our water and air, negatively affecting the bio ...
Earth and Space Science
... process that would change everything. These cyanobacteria which evolved 3.5-1.5 billion years ago (also known as blue-green algae), were remarkably self-sufficient creatures that could use the sun’s energy to make their own food, and fix nitrogen, a process where nitrogen gas is converted into ammon ...
... process that would change everything. These cyanobacteria which evolved 3.5-1.5 billion years ago (also known as blue-green algae), were remarkably self-sufficient creatures that could use the sun’s energy to make their own food, and fix nitrogen, a process where nitrogen gas is converted into ammon ...
Earth Science PPT
... • Resources, their origins, and how we classify them. • Layers of soil, rocks, and minerals. • Types of fossils, rocks, tree rings and other ways we can investigate “what happened before”. ...
... • Resources, their origins, and how we classify them. • Layers of soil, rocks, and minerals. • Types of fossils, rocks, tree rings and other ways we can investigate “what happened before”. ...
Earth`s internal structure and materials
... 10. Explain how the discovery of seafloor spreading resolved a key difficulty with Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis. 1. Uniformitarianism enables us to interpret Earth’s past in terms of modern geologic processes because _____. A. it’s consistent with religious revelations B. it seems cool C. ...
... 10. Explain how the discovery of seafloor spreading resolved a key difficulty with Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis. 1. Uniformitarianism enables us to interpret Earth’s past in terms of modern geologic processes because _____. A. it’s consistent with religious revelations B. it seems cool C. ...
Chapter 21 – Section 1 - Earth`s Interior and Plate Tectonics
... represents 0.8%. The Earth’s core, however, makes up only 18% of the Earth’s volume while the mantle makes up nearly 84% of the Earth’s volume. What does this data suggest about the Earth’s core? ...
... represents 0.8%. The Earth’s core, however, makes up only 18% of the Earth’s volume while the mantle makes up nearly 84% of the Earth’s volume. What does this data suggest about the Earth’s core? ...
Journey To The Center of The Earth
... interior. Was it solid or hollow? Hot or cold? People speculated widely. Verne’s novel, called Journey to the Center of the Earth, describe the adventures of a scientific expedition to explore a hollow Earth. On the way, the explorers follow caves and tunnels down to a strange sea lit by a miniature ...
... interior. Was it solid or hollow? Hot or cold? People speculated widely. Verne’s novel, called Journey to the Center of the Earth, describe the adventures of a scientific expedition to explore a hollow Earth. On the way, the explorers follow caves and tunnels down to a strange sea lit by a miniature ...
Ch. 14-Life History Lecture #1
... 2. Half-life- Time needed for ½ the atoms to decay a. If the fossil’s half-life is 2 million years, when ½ of its atoms are gone it will be 2 million years old. ...
... 2. Half-life- Time needed for ½ the atoms to decay a. If the fossil’s half-life is 2 million years, when ½ of its atoms are gone it will be 2 million years old. ...
Earth-Science-Test-Week-9
... 3. ___ The removal and transport of material by wind, water, or ice. 4. ___ Unsorted rocks and sediments left behind when a glacier melts. 5. ___ The process in which carbonic acid reacts chemically with other substances. 6. ___ The breaking down of rocks by physical processes. 7. ___ The downhill m ...
... 3. ___ The removal and transport of material by wind, water, or ice. 4. ___ Unsorted rocks and sediments left behind when a glacier melts. 5. ___ The process in which carbonic acid reacts chemically with other substances. 6. ___ The breaking down of rocks by physical processes. 7. ___ The downhill m ...
Formation of the Crust and Continents
... There were more radioactive isotopes during the Proterozoic and Archean Eons than there are now Radioactive decay produces heat as a by-product ...
... There were more radioactive isotopes during the Proterozoic and Archean Eons than there are now Radioactive decay produces heat as a by-product ...
Andreas Fichtner
... My research combines seismology, high‐performance computing, applied mathematics, and various geological sciences, to reveal the details of the Earth’s internal structure. With my research I contribute to fundamental science, as well as to the solution of problems with socio‐economic ...
... My research combines seismology, high‐performance computing, applied mathematics, and various geological sciences, to reveal the details of the Earth’s internal structure. With my research I contribute to fundamental science, as well as to the solution of problems with socio‐economic ...
Earth Systems and Cycles Study Guide
... 1. Heat and Energy Transfer a. Temperature flows from hot substance to cold substance. When you touch a cold surface, you transfer your heat to the cold substance, warming it up until both are the same temperature. b. Conduction – transfer of heat from one substance to the other. i. Example: heat fr ...
... 1. Heat and Energy Transfer a. Temperature flows from hot substance to cold substance. When you touch a cold surface, you transfer your heat to the cold substance, warming it up until both are the same temperature. b. Conduction – transfer of heat from one substance to the other. i. Example: heat fr ...
General Geology
... the rocks and minerals which compose it, the processes which are constantly changing it, the concepts of relative and absolute time, the risks associated with geologic hazards, and the role of geology in shaping man’s environment. The course presents the tools, methods and approach employed by pract ...
... the rocks and minerals which compose it, the processes which are constantly changing it, the concepts of relative and absolute time, the risks associated with geologic hazards, and the role of geology in shaping man’s environment. The course presents the tools, methods and approach employed by pract ...
Chapter 15 Outline
... 4. ____________________: made of solid ____________ that moves very slowly C. Tectonic Plates 1. __________ of the lithosphere 2. All of them have a ______________ 3. Oceanic crust is ______________ than Continental crust D. Mapping the Earth’s ________________1. ____________waves travel at differen ...
... 4. ____________________: made of solid ____________ that moves very slowly C. Tectonic Plates 1. __________ of the lithosphere 2. All of them have a ______________ 3. Oceanic crust is ______________ than Continental crust D. Mapping the Earth’s ________________1. ____________waves travel at differen ...
Plate Tectonics Notes
... Fossils of the same plants and animals are found on different continents Called this supercontinent _______________, Greek for “all Earth” About 300 to 200 Million years ago Split again – Laurasia & Gondwana starting about 200 million years ago ...
... Fossils of the same plants and animals are found on different continents Called this supercontinent _______________, Greek for “all Earth” About 300 to 200 Million years ago Split again – Laurasia & Gondwana starting about 200 million years ago ...
Ideas and Evidence in Science
... plates are compressed together immense forces are set up until, eventually, the rocks break. This produces an earthquake. Sometimes two converging plates can crumple up rocks into mountain chains as continents are welded together. This theory of how the plates of the lithosphere move (plate tectonic ...
... plates are compressed together immense forces are set up until, eventually, the rocks break. This produces an earthquake. Sometimes two converging plates can crumple up rocks into mountain chains as continents are welded together. This theory of how the plates of the lithosphere move (plate tectonic ...
Dangerous Earth
... plates are compressed together immense forces are set up until, eventually, the rocks break. This produces an earthquake. Sometimes two converging plates can crumple up rocks into mountain chains as continents are welded together. This theory of how the plates of the lithosphere move (plate tectonic ...
... plates are compressed together immense forces are set up until, eventually, the rocks break. This produces an earthquake. Sometimes two converging plates can crumple up rocks into mountain chains as continents are welded together. This theory of how the plates of the lithosphere move (plate tectonic ...
14 The History of Life
... Scientists measure Earth’s geological and biological events using the ...
... Scientists measure Earth’s geological and biological events using the ...