Lesson 1: Earth Energy Lesson
... As the mantle moves around, the crust “floating” on top of it is “deformed” into different shapes and features! These features include: Mountains, valleys, canyons, volcanoes, oceans, deep sea trenches, etc… ...
... As the mantle moves around, the crust “floating” on top of it is “deformed” into different shapes and features! These features include: Mountains, valleys, canyons, volcanoes, oceans, deep sea trenches, etc… ...
chapter 2 - HCC Learning Web
... a. Continent to continent – India / Eurasia b. Continent to ocean- N and S. America / Pacific Coast c. Ocean to ocean = Volcanic islands = Indonesia, Japan, Philippines 3. Transform = sliding side by side in opposite directions- Often associated with the Mid Atlantic Ridge Example: San Andreas Fault ...
... a. Continent to continent – India / Eurasia b. Continent to ocean- N and S. America / Pacific Coast c. Ocean to ocean = Volcanic islands = Indonesia, Japan, Philippines 3. Transform = sliding side by side in opposite directions- Often associated with the Mid Atlantic Ridge Example: San Andreas Fault ...
rocks.
... over thousands of millions of years through: igneous activity (volcanism) metamorphism (changes in form) sedimentation (formation of sediments and ...
... over thousands of millions of years through: igneous activity (volcanism) metamorphism (changes in form) sedimentation (formation of sediments and ...
Week 27 CCA Review
... plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, South American plate, and Pacific plate. Scientists believe that the plates move slowly and continuously because of convection currents in the mantle.The scientific theory, which describes this motion and the contin ...
... plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, South American plate, and Pacific plate. Scientists believe that the plates move slowly and continuously because of convection currents in the mantle.The scientific theory, which describes this motion and the contin ...
Item 1 - lausd
... Pompeii Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is thousands of years old and has erupted more than 50 times, which created a variety of valuable stones used for building, aesthetic value and tools. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried t ...
... Pompeii Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is thousands of years old and has erupted more than 50 times, which created a variety of valuable stones used for building, aesthetic value and tools. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried t ...
Unit 2 - Plate Tectonics
... Convergent boundary – a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other. Crust is destroyed in a convergent boundary as one plate slides below another. Convergent boundaries are also known as subduction zones. Collisional boundary – a type of convergent plate boundary where two land masses ...
... Convergent boundary – a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other. Crust is destroyed in a convergent boundary as one plate slides below another. Convergent boundaries are also known as subduction zones. Collisional boundary – a type of convergent plate boundary where two land masses ...
Nature of the Earth and Universe Spring 2011 Exam 2 Name: April
... B. a more silica-rich magma C. an iron-rich magma D. a geothermal gradient E. all of the above 18. Based on composition alone, we can expect silica-rich (felsic) rocks to melt at _____ ...
... B. a more silica-rich magma C. an iron-rich magma D. a geothermal gradient E. all of the above 18. Based on composition alone, we can expect silica-rich (felsic) rocks to melt at _____ ...
PLATE TECTONICS
... continental crust and oceanic crust – Continents are made of continental crust, which is made up of rocks that are less dense than oceanic crust – The ocean floor is made up of oceanic crust, which is made up of rocks that are more dense than continental crust ...
... continental crust and oceanic crust – Continents are made of continental crust, which is made up of rocks that are less dense than oceanic crust – The ocean floor is made up of oceanic crust, which is made up of rocks that are more dense than continental crust ...
Climate Change
... involved have low incomes and depend on the land for their sustenance. If a country compels people to leave when no disaster ensues, the authorities can appear heavy handed. If they fail to evacuate then they appear to have not been taking due care. ...
... involved have low incomes and depend on the land for their sustenance. If a country compels people to leave when no disaster ensues, the authorities can appear heavy handed. If they fail to evacuate then they appear to have not been taking due care. ...
Introduction to Earth System
... The astenosphere viscosity is low enough to allow on long time scale for viscous flow; The generation of new plate material occurs by sea floor spreading; The new oceanic lithosphere form part of a rigid plate that may or may not include continental material; Earth’s surface area remains con ...
... The astenosphere viscosity is low enough to allow on long time scale for viscous flow; The generation of new plate material occurs by sea floor spreading; The new oceanic lithosphere form part of a rigid plate that may or may not include continental material; Earth’s surface area remains con ...
Gravity Summary - uni
... The astenosphere viscosity is low enough to allow on long time scale for viscous flow; The generation of new plate material occurs by sea floor spreading; The new oceanic lithosphere form part of a rigid plate that may or may not include continental material; Earth’s surface area remains constan ...
... The astenosphere viscosity is low enough to allow on long time scale for viscous flow; The generation of new plate material occurs by sea floor spreading; The new oceanic lithosphere form part of a rigid plate that may or may not include continental material; Earth’s surface area remains constan ...
Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary
... Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle - broken into plates that move around on the lower mantle 2. mantle – largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies below the crust - although solid, it flows slowly like putty 3. igneous rock – ro ...
... Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle - broken into plates that move around on the lower mantle 2. mantle – largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies below the crust - although solid, it flows slowly like putty 3. igneous rock – ro ...
Plate Boundaries and Earth`s Land Features
... tectonics. The theory proposes that the Earth's lithosphere, which is made of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, is not a continuous sheet of solid rock material. Instead, the lithosphere is divided into about twelve sections called plates. The plates float on the part of the mantle cal ...
... tectonics. The theory proposes that the Earth's lithosphere, which is made of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, is not a continuous sheet of solid rock material. Instead, the lithosphere is divided into about twelve sections called plates. The plates float on the part of the mantle cal ...
Hemingway Name: 12.1 Evidence for Continental Drift * PANGEA
... ________________ began on one continent, end on the coastline and then appear to continue on a continent across the ocean ...
... ________________ began on one continent, end on the coastline and then appear to continue on a continent across the ocean ...
What is Earth Science
... o Has characteristics of a solid but flows like a liquid when under pressure (“plastic like”) Crust/Mantle boundary sub-layers o Lithosphere (0 - 100 km) Hard shell of crust and rigid upper mantle o Asthenosphere (100 - 350 km) Softer “plastic-like” layer below the lithosphere Also in upper ...
... o Has characteristics of a solid but flows like a liquid when under pressure (“plastic like”) Crust/Mantle boundary sub-layers o Lithosphere (0 - 100 km) Hard shell of crust and rigid upper mantle o Asthenosphere (100 - 350 km) Softer “plastic-like” layer below the lithosphere Also in upper ...
Plate Tectonics
... • Major regions of volcanic activity in the interior of plates away from plate boundaries. ...
... • Major regions of volcanic activity in the interior of plates away from plate boundaries. ...
“Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Study Guide”
... This would have moved the existing rock away from the center as new rock formed. If seafloor spreading did not take place the whole ocean floor would have the same polarity. 3. Completely explain what plate tectonics is and how it works. Plate tectonics is the theory that earth’s lithosphere is brok ...
... This would have moved the existing rock away from the center as new rock formed. If seafloor spreading did not take place the whole ocean floor would have the same polarity. 3. Completely explain what plate tectonics is and how it works. Plate tectonics is the theory that earth’s lithosphere is brok ...
Bell Ringer Answers 1-31-11
... ways to make new minerals Because most rocks contain several types of minerals. Nonfoliated; because it would have been changed by heat of lava flows and not by high pressure. ...
... ways to make new minerals Because most rocks contain several types of minerals. Nonfoliated; because it would have been changed by heat of lava flows and not by high pressure. ...
TOP 50 ASTRONOMY FACTS
... 43. The lithosphere is the earth’s crust and upper portion of the mantle. It is in the lithosphere that the tectonic plates are found. 44. The asthenosphere is the portion of the earth’s mantle that is under the lithosphere. 45. Convection is the movement of heat through liquid. 46. Convection cause ...
... 43. The lithosphere is the earth’s crust and upper portion of the mantle. It is in the lithosphere that the tectonic plates are found. 44. The asthenosphere is the portion of the earth’s mantle that is under the lithosphere. 45. Convection is the movement of heat through liquid. 46. Convection cause ...
7-3 Outline answers
... 1. The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth’s surface is divided into rigid plates of rock. Each plate moves over Earth’s mantle and changes position with respect to other plates. ...
... 1. The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth’s surface is divided into rigid plates of rock. Each plate moves over Earth’s mantle and changes position with respect to other plates. ...
SCI Ch2 Study Guide KEY
... can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity. An example of erosion is rivers and streams carrying rock fragments as the water flows downhill. 3. How are U-shaped valleys formed? ...
... can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity. An example of erosion is rivers and streams carrying rock fragments as the water flows downhill. 3. How are U-shaped valleys formed? ...
9-5 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
... Plates moving away from each other Mid Ocean Ridge (MOR) Great Rift Valley in Africa ...
... Plates moving away from each other Mid Ocean Ridge (MOR) Great Rift Valley in Africa ...
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.