Plate Tectonics Unit Study Guide
... 4. Compare and contrast the Richter scale and the Modified Mercalli Scale on how they measure an earthquake’s magnitude. ...
... 4. Compare and contrast the Richter scale and the Modified Mercalli Scale on how they measure an earthquake’s magnitude. ...
17.3 Plate Boundaries
... Continents are lighter and more buoyant; therefore they float higher on Earth’s mantle than the ocean’s crust ...
... Continents are lighter and more buoyant; therefore they float higher on Earth’s mantle than the ocean’s crust ...
GEOMORPHOLOGY
... SIAL – Silica and Aluminia Oceanic Crust 5 – 6 km SIMA – Silica and Continental crust 5 – 70km Magnesium Approximately 2800km Mainly solid rock, but may 1000°C become “plastic” in nature as rocks start to melt Approximately 2200km ...
... SIAL – Silica and Aluminia Oceanic Crust 5 – 6 km SIMA – Silica and Continental crust 5 – 70km Magnesium Approximately 2800km Mainly solid rock, but may 1000°C become “plastic” in nature as rocks start to melt Approximately 2200km ...
Plate Tectonics Review
... 1. The Theory of Plate Tectonics combines Continental Drift with the processes of ____________________ & ____________________. 2. Lithospheric Plates includes the two types of crust (______________ or _______________) and the upper rigid part of the mantle. 3. Oceanic Crust is ______________________ ...
... 1. The Theory of Plate Tectonics combines Continental Drift with the processes of ____________________ & ____________________. 2. Lithospheric Plates includes the two types of crust (______________ or _______________) and the upper rigid part of the mantle. 3. Oceanic Crust is ______________________ ...
ocks in the lithosphere
... The Lithosphere is made up of a large variety of minerals. These minerals are all composed of the chemical elements. Element ...
... The Lithosphere is made up of a large variety of minerals. These minerals are all composed of the chemical elements. Element ...
hawaiian-plate-movement
... lithosphere are known as lithospheric plates. The plates float across the surface of the hot, soft, flexible layer of mantle that lies beneath them. This layer is called the asthenosphere. Most of the Earth’s volcanoes are found at the boundaries of the plates. But a few volcanoes are found, surpris ...
... lithosphere are known as lithospheric plates. The plates float across the surface of the hot, soft, flexible layer of mantle that lies beneath them. This layer is called the asthenosphere. Most of the Earth’s volcanoes are found at the boundaries of the plates. But a few volcanoes are found, surpris ...
Y10Ge U1B_1 Hazards Oct 15 PP
... plates – you do not need to know them! But take a few minutes to colour in examples of each type on your grey map. ...
... plates – you do not need to know them! But take a few minutes to colour in examples of each type on your grey map. ...
Theory of Plate Tectonics Directed Reading A
... _____ 2. The place where tectonic plates touch is known as the a. continental plate. c. magma zone. b. tectonic boundary. d. tectonic ridge. _____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary? a. convergent boundary c. divergent boundary b. fault-block boundary d. transform bou ...
... _____ 2. The place where tectonic plates touch is known as the a. continental plate. c. magma zone. b. tectonic boundary. d. tectonic ridge. _____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary? a. convergent boundary c. divergent boundary b. fault-block boundary d. transform bou ...
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... _____ 2. The place where tectonic plates touch is known as the a. continental plate. c. magma zone. b. tectonic boundary. d. tectonic ridge. _____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary? a. convergent boundary c. divergent boundary b. fault-block boundary d. transform bou ...
... _____ 2. The place where tectonic plates touch is known as the a. continental plate. c. magma zone. b. tectonic boundary. d. tectonic ridge. _____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary? a. convergent boundary c. divergent boundary b. fault-block boundary d. transform bou ...
File - Earth Science With Mrs. Locke
... * So much pressure you’d be squeezed smaller than a marble. ...
... * So much pressure you’d be squeezed smaller than a marble. ...
Plate Boundaries Chart/Notes
... crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement of one plate with respect to another Ex: Mendocino fault – connects the Juan de Fuca plate with the Cascadian subduction zone. ...
... crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement of one plate with respect to another Ex: Mendocino fault – connects the Juan de Fuca plate with the Cascadian subduction zone. ...
CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES
... crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement of one plate with respect to another Ex: Mendocino fault – connects the Juan de Fuca plate with the Cascadian subduction zone. ...
... crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement of one plate with respect to another Ex: Mendocino fault – connects the Juan de Fuca plate with the Cascadian subduction zone. ...
convergent boundaries
... crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement of one plate with respect to another Ex: Mendocino fault – connects the Juan de Fuca plate with the Cascadian subduction zone. ...
... crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement of one plate with respect to another Ex: Mendocino fault – connects the Juan de Fuca plate with the Cascadian subduction zone. ...
Answer Key - With Teacher Comments given in class Plate
... tropical fern plants appeared on continents that are now separated by an entire ocean and how improbable it is that the same fossils should appear with such separation across an ocean Climate: _Temperature_ changes at specific locations show that continents may have shifted toward or away from the e ...
... tropical fern plants appeared on continents that are now separated by an entire ocean and how improbable it is that the same fossils should appear with such separation across an ocean Climate: _Temperature_ changes at specific locations show that continents may have shifted toward or away from the e ...
A2 : Plate Tectonics (essay outline)
... 1. Features include volcanoes, volcanic islands and volcanic island arc. 2. When the oceanic and continental plate converge, the former will be subducted under the latter, due to its higher density. Ocean trench will be formed. Examples are Japan trench, Aleutian trench, Peru-Chile trench and Philip ...
... 1. Features include volcanoes, volcanic islands and volcanic island arc. 2. When the oceanic and continental plate converge, the former will be subducted under the latter, due to its higher density. Ocean trench will be formed. Examples are Japan trench, Aleutian trench, Peru-Chile trench and Philip ...
Earth`s Different Layers
... does not form a continuous shell around Earth. Instead, they found that the lithosphere is broken into many large and small slabs of rock called tectonic plates (tehk-TAHN-ihk). Scientists do not know exactly how or when in Earth’s history these giant plates formed. Tectonic plates fit together like ...
... does not form a continuous shell around Earth. Instead, they found that the lithosphere is broken into many large and small slabs of rock called tectonic plates (tehk-TAHN-ihk). Scientists do not know exactly how or when in Earth’s history these giant plates formed. Tectonic plates fit together like ...
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... that formed a mirror image about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This indicates that the floor of the Atlantic Ocean is created at the mid Atlantic ridge due to crustal separation. As magma issues forth and solidifies, it records the orientation of the earth's magnetic field at the time of solidification. T ...
... that formed a mirror image about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This indicates that the floor of the Atlantic Ocean is created at the mid Atlantic ridge due to crustal separation. As magma issues forth and solidifies, it records the orientation of the earth's magnetic field at the time of solidification. T ...
Plate Tectonics
... • Get into teams of three • Each person will focus on one type of boundary – divergent (Column A) – convergent (Column B) – transform (Column C) ...
... • Get into teams of three • Each person will focus on one type of boundary – divergent (Column A) – convergent (Column B) – transform (Column C) ...
2nd 9 Weeks Test Review
... asthenosphere—taffy-like lower part of the mantle continental drift—plates have moved slowly to their current locations convergent boundary—plates move together; mountains form divergent boundary—plates move apart; volcanoes form transform boundary—earthquakes occur subduction zone—convergent bounda ...
... asthenosphere—taffy-like lower part of the mantle continental drift—plates have moved slowly to their current locations convergent boundary—plates move together; mountains form divergent boundary—plates move apart; volcanoes form transform boundary—earthquakes occur subduction zone—convergent bounda ...
TECTONIC PLATES
... The locations of volcanoes can also help identify the locations of plate boundaries. Some volcanoes form when plate motions generate magma that erupts on Earth’s surface. For example, the Pacific Ring of Fire is a zone of active volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean. This zone is also one of Ea ...
... The locations of volcanoes can also help identify the locations of plate boundaries. Some volcanoes form when plate motions generate magma that erupts on Earth’s surface. For example, the Pacific Ring of Fire is a zone of active volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean. This zone is also one of Ea ...
Why Volcanoes Form
... Boundary between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each-other. Molten rock also forms submarine volcanoes The denser plates forms to make a trench Fissures form Mid-ocean ridges are formed Molten rock flows through the fissures onto the ocean floor. Divergent boundaries un ...
... Boundary between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each-other. Molten rock also forms submarine volcanoes The denser plates forms to make a trench Fissures form Mid-ocean ridges are formed Molten rock flows through the fissures onto the ocean floor. Divergent boundaries un ...
Section 11-3
... • The asthenosphere is the plastic-like layer below the lithosphere in Earth’s mantle. • The less dense lithosphere floats around on the denser asthenosphere. ...
... • The asthenosphere is the plastic-like layer below the lithosphere in Earth’s mantle. • The less dense lithosphere floats around on the denser asthenosphere. ...
B - Uplift Education
... C Faults and volcanoes existed before there were any tectonic plates D Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries ...
... C Faults and volcanoes existed before there were any tectonic plates D Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries ...
GEOL 1403 Physical Geology Lecture Topics
... This course is designed to introduce the science of geology, emphasizing plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, geological processes, structural geology, and landforms. The following is a list of topics that should be covered as part of the lecture component of the course. Please refer to the GEOL 1403 P ...
... This course is designed to introduce the science of geology, emphasizing plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, geological processes, structural geology, and landforms. The following is a list of topics that should be covered as part of the lecture component of the course. Please refer to the GEOL 1403 P ...
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.