PLATE TECTONICS STUDY GUIDE
... rises, circular arrows moving away from surface = cools and sinks. 6. Plates move away from each other when currents are rising. 7. and toward each other when currents are sinking. 8. Theory of Continental Drift - Wegener’s theory that says all of today’s continents were once part on one supercontin ...
... rises, circular arrows moving away from surface = cools and sinks. 6. Plates move away from each other when currents are rising. 7. and toward each other when currents are sinking. 8. Theory of Continental Drift - Wegener’s theory that says all of today’s continents were once part on one supercontin ...
The location of volcanoes
... • The inner core is the centre of the earth, made of solid iron and nickel, it is the hottest part with a temp. of 5500oC • The outer core is made up of liquid iron and nickel • The mantle is made up of semi-molten rock, partially melted rocks are called magma, ...
... • The inner core is the centre of the earth, made of solid iron and nickel, it is the hottest part with a temp. of 5500oC • The outer core is made up of liquid iron and nickel • The mantle is made up of semi-molten rock, partially melted rocks are called magma, ...
Convergent Boundaries Places where plates crash or
... Plates only move a few centimeters each year, so collisions are very slow and last millions of years. Even though plate collisions take a long time, lots of interesting things happen. For example, in the drawing above, an oceanic plate has crashed into a continental plate. The edge of the continenta ...
... Plates only move a few centimeters each year, so collisions are very slow and last millions of years. Even though plate collisions take a long time, lots of interesting things happen. For example, in the drawing above, an oceanic plate has crashed into a continental plate. The edge of the continenta ...
MS Unit 2 Part 2 Plate Tectonics
... – If the magma chamber rises to the surface it will break through as a volcanic eruption. ...
... – If the magma chamber rises to the surface it will break through as a volcanic eruption. ...
Earth interior study guide
... mantle, and core. • The crust, the thin, rocky outer layer of Earth, is divided into oceanic and continental crust. Continental crust is thicker but lower in density; and has composition that is more similar to granite. Oceanic crust is thinner but slightly higher in density; and has a composition m ...
... mantle, and core. • The crust, the thin, rocky outer layer of Earth, is divided into oceanic and continental crust. Continental crust is thicker but lower in density; and has composition that is more similar to granite. Oceanic crust is thinner but slightly higher in density; and has a composition m ...
Chapter 1 - HCC Learning Web
... of the rigid, brittle crust and uppermost mantle. Rigid lithospheric or tectonic plates rest (or "float") on the asthenosphere, the easily deformed, or partially molten part of mantle below the lithosphere. All the tectonic plates are moving, but their rates and directions of movement vary. ...
... of the rigid, brittle crust and uppermost mantle. Rigid lithospheric or tectonic plates rest (or "float") on the asthenosphere, the easily deformed, or partially molten part of mantle below the lithosphere. All the tectonic plates are moving, but their rates and directions of movement vary. ...
Continental Drift
... – PLATE TECTONICS – surface of earth composed of “plates” (LITHOSPHERE) that move on a “conveyor belt” (ASTHENOSPHERE) ...
... – PLATE TECTONICS – surface of earth composed of “plates” (LITHOSPHERE) that move on a “conveyor belt” (ASTHENOSPHERE) ...
1 - kleung
... 29. _____________________ Compression causes crustal rocks to be pulled apart. 30. _____________________ The layer of “plastic” rock beneath the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. 31. _____________________A change in the shape or volume of crustal rock due to stress is called isostacy. 32. ___ ...
... 29. _____________________ Compression causes crustal rocks to be pulled apart. 30. _____________________ The layer of “plastic” rock beneath the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. 31. _____________________A change in the shape or volume of crustal rock due to stress is called isostacy. 32. ___ ...
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
... Thingvellir, the spreading zone in Iceland between the North American (left side) and Eurasian (right side) tectonic plates. January 2003. ...
... Thingvellir, the spreading zone in Iceland between the North American (left side) and Eurasian (right side) tectonic plates. January 2003. ...
Practice Exam #1
... 3. The “plates” of plate tectonics are pieces of the thin brittle outer “skin” of the Earth. What parts of the crust, mantle and core are included in this “skin?” 4. Why must a planet with divergent plate boundaries also have convergent plate boundaries? 5. How does the temperature of a substance af ...
... 3. The “plates” of plate tectonics are pieces of the thin brittle outer “skin” of the Earth. What parts of the crust, mantle and core are included in this “skin?” 4. Why must a planet with divergent plate boundaries also have convergent plate boundaries? 5. How does the temperature of a substance af ...
Igneous Intrusive Powerpoint Notes
... Form at considerable depth beneath Earth’s surface when rising blobs of magma (diapirs) get trapped within the crust Crystallize slowly in warm country rock Generally composed of coarse-grained rocks ...
... Form at considerable depth beneath Earth’s surface when rising blobs of magma (diapirs) get trapped within the crust Crystallize slowly in warm country rock Generally composed of coarse-grained rocks ...
Plate boundary Tour
... As you have learned, where there is upwelling of the asthenosphere, the crust above spreads apart, and new material from below bulges up into ridges. Where there is subsidence of the asthenosphere, the crust is being pulled down along with it to form depressions, or trenches. This can be visualized ...
... As you have learned, where there is upwelling of the asthenosphere, the crust above spreads apart, and new material from below bulges up into ridges. Where there is subsidence of the asthenosphere, the crust is being pulled down along with it to form depressions, or trenches. This can be visualized ...
Scientists explain `kink` in trail of the hotspot that created the
... Scattered around the earth are approximately 40 specific fixed areas of isolated volcanic activity known as hot spots. As the crustal plate moves over a hot spot, successive eruptions can produce a linear series of peaks or seamounts with the youngest peak above the hot spot. –Fundamentals of Oceano ...
... Scattered around the earth are approximately 40 specific fixed areas of isolated volcanic activity known as hot spots. As the crustal plate moves over a hot spot, successive eruptions can produce a linear series of peaks or seamounts with the youngest peak above the hot spot. –Fundamentals of Oceano ...
snack_tectonics_lab_lt_2015 Power Point
... 2. Draw what your food looks like after you created the (continental to continental) convergent boundary in the space provided 3. Label drawing as to what each item represents in terms of Earth layers or processes in plate tectonics. Use these words: asthenosphere, continental crust, ...
... 2. Draw what your food looks like after you created the (continental to continental) convergent boundary in the space provided 3. Label drawing as to what each item represents in terms of Earth layers or processes in plate tectonics. Use these words: asthenosphere, continental crust, ...
Plate Tectonics Reading
... 7. Compare and contrast convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. 8. What is an earthquake? 9. Draw a diagram and label the focus, epicenter, and seismic waves of an earthquake. 10. What is seismic activity, and how can it provide information on the magnitude of an earthquake? 11. What can be ...
... 7. Compare and contrast convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. 8. What is an earthquake? 9. Draw a diagram and label the focus, epicenter, and seismic waves of an earthquake. 10. What is seismic activity, and how can it provide information on the magnitude of an earthquake? 11. What can be ...
Plate Tectonics Virtual Lab Directions 1. Go to the following website
... 1. Scientists used what to figure out the interior of the Earth? Use the diagram of the Earths interior to answer the following 2. This layer is made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle. It is divided into several constantly moving plates. 3. The plates move on this hot, malleabl ...
... 1. Scientists used what to figure out the interior of the Earth? Use the diagram of the Earths interior to answer the following 2. This layer is made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle. It is divided into several constantly moving plates. 3. The plates move on this hot, malleabl ...
Lesson 2 plates
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
Plate tectonics powerpoint presentation File
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
Plate Tectonics
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
Tectonic Map of the World
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
... the Himalayas. The Himalayas are still growing today as the plates continue to be pushed together at about 1 or 2cm a year! The Himalayas are an example of fold mountains, where the rocks are colliding and folding together to form mountains. The Earth’s crust is thickest at this point (70km thick) ...
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.