Plate Tectonics Scavenger Hunt
... Name the four layers of Earth and classify each one as solid or liquid. Layer Solid or Liquid ...
... Name the four layers of Earth and classify each one as solid or liquid. Layer Solid or Liquid ...
Volcanic Eruption- Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy (MEDC)
... perched on the side of the volcano, to try to reduce the impact of the eruption. The Italian Government promised to reduce taxes for villagers to help them get through the crisis, and handed out more than £5.6m in aid. ...
... perched on the side of the volcano, to try to reduce the impact of the eruption. The Italian Government promised to reduce taxes for villagers to help them get through the crisis, and handed out more than £5.6m in aid. ...
Mid-Ocean Ridge
... Answer the following in complete sentences: In what state of matter does the inner core exist? What ocean has the greatest average depth? What hemisphere contains the greatest percentage of ocean water? What term from yesterday’s earth picture does this ...
... Answer the following in complete sentences: In what state of matter does the inner core exist? What ocean has the greatest average depth? What hemisphere contains the greatest percentage of ocean water? What term from yesterday’s earth picture does this ...
Earth`s Interior
... • Seismic wave studies indicate the mantle, like the crust, is made of solid rock with only isolated pockets of magma • Higher seismic wave velocity (8 km/sec) of mantle vs. crustal rocks indicative of denser, ultramafic composition • Crust and upper mantle together form the lithosphere, the brittle ...
... • Seismic wave studies indicate the mantle, like the crust, is made of solid rock with only isolated pockets of magma • Higher seismic wave velocity (8 km/sec) of mantle vs. crustal rocks indicative of denser, ultramafic composition • Crust and upper mantle together form the lithosphere, the brittle ...
Origin of Oceanic Islands
... http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/geosphere/advanced/activities/hotspots/index.html ...
... http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/geosphere/advanced/activities/hotspots/index.html ...
Social Studies
... The name given to Earth’s landmasses when it formed one huge supercontinent. 3. Continental Drift Theory a. Forces within earth caused Pangaea to break apart into continental plates and drift apart. 4. Mountain formation a. tectonic plates push together b. two plates collide and one moves up over th ...
... The name given to Earth’s landmasses when it formed one huge supercontinent. 3. Continental Drift Theory a. Forces within earth caused Pangaea to break apart into continental plates and drift apart. 4. Mountain formation a. tectonic plates push together b. two plates collide and one moves up over th ...
Document
... apart over time to form the present continents. This rearrangement of continents is known as continental drift. Wegener published his first complete statement on continental drift in 1912. He supported his research by attempting to piece together the edges of the continents in order to reconstruct a ...
... apart over time to form the present continents. This rearrangement of continents is known as continental drift. Wegener published his first complete statement on continental drift in 1912. He supported his research by attempting to piece together the edges of the continents in order to reconstruct a ...
AIM: What evidence do we have for the Theory of
... • The youngest oceanic crust is at the ridge crest, and the oldest oceanic crust is at the continental margins. ...
... • The youngest oceanic crust is at the ridge crest, and the oldest oceanic crust is at the continental margins. ...
Compared to the desolate surface of the Moon, Earth must
... I. Igneous Textures—refers to the size and shape of the minerals in the rock A. Phaneritic: contain crystals large enough to see with unaided eye. When magma cools slowly over hundreds to thousands of years the minerals crystallize slowly and have ample time to grow large. Intrusive Rocks (Plutonic ...
... I. Igneous Textures—refers to the size and shape of the minerals in the rock A. Phaneritic: contain crystals large enough to see with unaided eye. When magma cools slowly over hundreds to thousands of years the minerals crystallize slowly and have ample time to grow large. Intrusive Rocks (Plutonic ...
Chapter 22.1: Earth`s Structure
... Asthenosphere = Softer, moving hot rock (Convection Currents) Mesosphere = Stiffer rock near core ...
... Asthenosphere = Softer, moving hot rock (Convection Currents) Mesosphere = Stiffer rock near core ...
Ocean Features Abyssal currents Abyssal plains
... Mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, typically having a valley known as a rift running along its axis, formed by plate tectonics. This type of oceanic ridge is characteristic of what is known as an oceanic spreading center. The midocean ridges of the world are connec ...
... Mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, typically having a valley known as a rift running along its axis, formed by plate tectonics. This type of oceanic ridge is characteristic of what is known as an oceanic spreading center. The midocean ridges of the world are connec ...
Practice 2. Structure and composition of geospheres Geosphere
... Fig. 1. The structure of the lithosphere and earth interiors The mantle makes up the largest volume of the Earth's interior. The region beneath the mantle is called the core, and consists of two parts, a liquid outer core that is around 2250 km thick and a solid inner core 1220 km thick. The core i ...
... Fig. 1. The structure of the lithosphere and earth interiors The mantle makes up the largest volume of the Earth's interior. The region beneath the mantle is called the core, and consists of two parts, a liquid outer core that is around 2250 km thick and a solid inner core 1220 km thick. The core i ...
Chapter 13 Section 1
... plates are moving apart at midocean ridges. • As plates pull apart, magma flows upward along the rift zone. This magma erupts to form underwater volcanoes. • Most volcanic eruptions that happen along mid-ocean ridges are unnoticed by humans because the eruptions take place deep in the ocean. ...
... plates are moving apart at midocean ridges. • As plates pull apart, magma flows upward along the rift zone. This magma erupts to form underwater volcanoes. • Most volcanic eruptions that happen along mid-ocean ridges are unnoticed by humans because the eruptions take place deep in the ocean. ...
MST DQ Week 3 Name: 3/31/2014 1. During which season does
... A. A broad canyon-like valley because the two colliding plates act like a plow, digging out any soil in the plates’ paths B. Volcanic mountain range because one oceanic plate melts underneath the continental plate, forming composite volcanoes on the continent C. Island arc because one oceanic plate ...
... A. A broad canyon-like valley because the two colliding plates act like a plow, digging out any soil in the plates’ paths B. Volcanic mountain range because one oceanic plate melts underneath the continental plate, forming composite volcanoes on the continent C. Island arc because one oceanic plate ...
Plate Tectonics and the Changing Earth NO PICS
... mountain, glaciers protect the mountain top and sides from erosion. As glaciers move, they push about great amounts of debris. When continents are glaciated, they ride Tectonics dictates latitude and “lower” in the asthenosphere altitude of places on Earth. because of increased mass. ...
... mountain, glaciers protect the mountain top and sides from erosion. As glaciers move, they push about great amounts of debris. When continents are glaciated, they ride Tectonics dictates latitude and “lower” in the asthenosphere altitude of places on Earth. because of increased mass. ...
Late - to post-orogenic tectonic processes and exhumation
... From late to post orogenic tectonics in continental collision zones to rifts The end of a Wilson cycle does not mark the end of the tectonic activity in a mountainbelt. In many orogenic belts high-grade rocks formed by the crustal-thickening during collision get quickly exhumed. In many instances t ...
... From late to post orogenic tectonics in continental collision zones to rifts The end of a Wilson cycle does not mark the end of the tectonic activity in a mountainbelt. In many orogenic belts high-grade rocks formed by the crustal-thickening during collision get quickly exhumed. In many instances t ...
Convergent Boundaries
... •Most earthquakes occur in linear belts •80% occur around the Pacific Ocean Basin •Plate boundaries Global Distribution of Magnitude 4.5+ Earthquake Activity, 1990-1995 ...
... •Most earthquakes occur in linear belts •80% occur around the Pacific Ocean Basin •Plate boundaries Global Distribution of Magnitude 4.5+ Earthquake Activity, 1990-1995 ...
ed help igneous rock
... rocks. One type is an igneous rock. This type of rock forms either above or below ground. They are called fire rocks. This is because they form from melted rock. When melted rock is below ground, it is called magma. Igneous rocks can form underground when a pocket of magma cools. When melted rock is ...
... rocks. One type is an igneous rock. This type of rock forms either above or below ground. They are called fire rocks. This is because they form from melted rock. When melted rock is below ground, it is called magma. Igneous rocks can form underground when a pocket of magma cools. When melted rock is ...
Types of Plate Boundaries Submitted by WWW.ASSIGNMENTPOINT
... Ocean‐ocean convergence occurs when two plates carrying ocean crust meet. One edge of ocean crust is subducted beneath the other at an ocean trench. The ocean trench curves outward toward the subducting plate over the subduction zone. Data from earthquakes along the subducting plate show that the a ...
... Ocean‐ocean convergence occurs when two plates carrying ocean crust meet. One edge of ocean crust is subducted beneath the other at an ocean trench. The ocean trench curves outward toward the subducting plate over the subduction zone. Data from earthquakes along the subducting plate show that the a ...
Sample High School Earth Science Unit Plan
... 2.1mMany processes of the rock cycle are consequences of plate dynamics. These include the production of magma (and subsequent igneous rock formation and contact metamorphism) at both subduction and rifting regions, regional metamorphism within subduction zones, and the creation of major depositiona ...
... 2.1mMany processes of the rock cycle are consequences of plate dynamics. These include the production of magma (and subsequent igneous rock formation and contact metamorphism) at both subduction and rifting regions, regional metamorphism within subduction zones, and the creation of major depositiona ...
Mount Vesuvius and the Nature of Volcanic Eruptions
... magma when it is in the Earth and lava when it is out side the Earth. The Earth has three main layers; the continental or oceanic crust which is 4 to 50 miles thick and is made of plates; the mantle which is a rocky solid layer of iron, silicates and it does flow but is not molten, and the core. The ...
... magma when it is in the Earth and lava when it is out side the Earth. The Earth has three main layers; the continental or oceanic crust which is 4 to 50 miles thick and is made of plates; the mantle which is a rocky solid layer of iron, silicates and it does flow but is not molten, and the core. The ...
Large igneous province
A large igneous province (LIP) is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including liquid rock (intrusive) or volcanic rock formations (extrusive), when hot magma extrudes from inside the Earth and flows out. The source of many or all LIPs is variously attributed to mantle plumes or to processes associated with plate tectonics. Types of LIPs can include large volcanic provinces (LVP), created through flood basalt and large plutonic provinces (LPP). Eleven distinct flood basalt episodes occurred in the past 250 million years, creating volcanic provinces, which coincided with mass extinctions in prehistoric times. Formation depends on a range of factors, such as continental configuration, latitude, volume, rate, duration of eruption, style and setting (continental vs. oceanic), the preexisting climate state, and the biota resilience to change.