6th Grade Earth Science – Inside Earth Vocabulary 1. crust – the
... 7. magnet – a material that attracts steel, iron, cobalt, and nickel 8. Earth as a magnet – the Earth acts like a magnet because of the liquid outer core made of iron and nickel which spins as the earth rotates and creates a magnetic field and the north & south poles on earth 9. compass – an instrum ...
... 7. magnet – a material that attracts steel, iron, cobalt, and nickel 8. Earth as a magnet – the Earth acts like a magnet because of the liquid outer core made of iron and nickel which spins as the earth rotates and creates a magnetic field and the north & south poles on earth 9. compass – an instrum ...
Birth of the Universe
... Striation – linear grooves formed in the surface of some minerals as they grow. ...
... Striation – linear grooves formed in the surface of some minerals as they grow. ...
Plate tectonics 2 - PAMS
... Magnetic stripes on the ocean floor were further evidence that the sea floor was spreading. The patterns are identical on each side of the ridge Closer examination shows that the magnetic ...
... Magnetic stripes on the ocean floor were further evidence that the sea floor was spreading. The patterns are identical on each side of the ridge Closer examination shows that the magnetic ...
Guided Notes – Lithospheric Plates
... Fossils can show evidence of __________________________. For example, ________________ was a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago ...
... Fossils can show evidence of __________________________. For example, ________________ was a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago ...
Unit 3 study Guide
... 9.) What are the layers of the Earth? Give some facts about each layer. Crust – 2 types (Oceanic and Continental) Mantle – (Lithosphere – the plates that make up the crust and the upper part of the mantle) (Asthenosphere – a thick layer found in the mantle, will flow when under stress) Outer Core – ...
... 9.) What are the layers of the Earth? Give some facts about each layer. Crust – 2 types (Oceanic and Continental) Mantle – (Lithosphere – the plates that make up the crust and the upper part of the mantle) (Asthenosphere – a thick layer found in the mantle, will flow when under stress) Outer Core – ...
Geography 101 Phillip H. Larson Lecture Five: Earth`s Raw Material
... 22. Which of the following is not an example of a geochronologic dating technique? 23. True or False: Radiocarbon dating looks at the ratio of stable (C12) to unstable (C14) carbon in an organic material to determine it’s age. 24. True or False: A half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of ...
... 22. Which of the following is not an example of a geochronologic dating technique? 23. True or False: Radiocarbon dating looks at the ratio of stable (C12) to unstable (C14) carbon in an organic material to determine it’s age. 24. True or False: A half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of ...
Presentation
... Hypothesis? states that the continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinentPangaea, began to break apart 200 million years ago and form the present landmasses. There was one sea called Panthalassa “all seas”…Pangaea existed during the end of the Paleozoic era and end of ...
... Hypothesis? states that the continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinentPangaea, began to break apart 200 million years ago and form the present landmasses. There was one sea called Panthalassa “all seas”…Pangaea existed during the end of the Paleozoic era and end of ...
Geology 3
... Geology: Essential Question #2: What impact does the movement of tectonic plates have on the development of the Earth’s crust? Earthquake- A sudden release of pressure caused by plate movements. Seismology- The study of earthquakes. Seismograph- An instrument that determines the location and strengt ...
... Geology: Essential Question #2: What impact does the movement of tectonic plates have on the development of the Earth’s crust? Earthquake- A sudden release of pressure caused by plate movements. Seismology- The study of earthquakes. Seismograph- An instrument that determines the location and strengt ...
Plate Tectonics
... When two continental plates pull apart ______________________forms – Ex. East African Rift _______________________are breaks in the rock of the crust where rocks slip past each other due to plate movements – These are called ______________ forces ...
... When two continental plates pull apart ______________________forms – Ex. East African Rift _______________________are breaks in the rock of the crust where rocks slip past each other due to plate movements – These are called ______________ forces ...
Plate Tectonics Notes
... characteristics of rock – material that forms the Earth’s surface and crust. Geologists map where different rock types are – both above and below the surface. They describe landforms – both in terms of how and what created them. Geologists also collect and identify fossils to help determine the age ...
... characteristics of rock – material that forms the Earth’s surface and crust. Geologists map where different rock types are – both above and below the surface. They describe landforms – both in terms of how and what created them. Geologists also collect and identify fossils to help determine the age ...
Ch 10 - USD305.com
... • Shields-rocks w/in cratons that have been exposed at Earth’s surface • Rifting-process by which Earth’s crust breaks apart – Oceanic or continental – Forms in zone of weakness and continent breaks apart – East African Rift ...
... • Shields-rocks w/in cratons that have been exposed at Earth’s surface • Rifting-process by which Earth’s crust breaks apart – Oceanic or continental – Forms in zone of weakness and continent breaks apart – East African Rift ...
Plate Tectonics Test
... _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
... _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
ch 7-3 Plate Tectonics PowerPoint (plate boundaries)
... >>>>>>a mountain range (not a single mountain) ...
... >>>>>>a mountain range (not a single mountain) ...
Earth`s Structure
... 11. According to plate tectonics theory Earth’s outer layer, the __________________, is broken into several large __________________, which hold the continents and the oceans, and are in constant motion. 12. Plate tectonics theory explains how ____________________________________, __________________ ...
... 11. According to plate tectonics theory Earth’s outer layer, the __________________, is broken into several large __________________, which hold the continents and the oceans, and are in constant motion. 12. Plate tectonics theory explains how ____________________________________, __________________ ...
Chapter 3: Marine Provinces
... Ocean trenches Associated with subduction zones Deepest parts of ocean Ex. Mariana Trench ...
... Ocean trenches Associated with subduction zones Deepest parts of ocean Ex. Mariana Trench ...
Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes/Volcanoes Study Guide
... Tectonic Plates Plate Tectonics Theory: The theory that the Earth’s ___________________________________________ is divided into tectonic plates that move. ...
... Tectonic Plates Plate Tectonics Theory: The theory that the Earth’s ___________________________________________ is divided into tectonic plates that move. ...
Day 69 Pangaea and boundaries review
... hot material rises to the surface causing an area of geo-thermal activity. • Hot spot does not move, the plate does • Examples of hot spots include: the Hawaiian Island Chain and Yellowstone National Park • One theory indicates hot spots as the reason for the break up of ...
... hot material rises to the surface causing an area of geo-thermal activity. • Hot spot does not move, the plate does • Examples of hot spots include: the Hawaiian Island Chain and Yellowstone National Park • One theory indicates hot spots as the reason for the break up of ...
The Earth
... ridge – Rock solidifies and takes on polarity of prevailing field – Matching patterns on each side of spreading center – Stripes of alternating polarity with increasing age and distance from the ridge axis – Reversal stripe in sea floor correlated with age-dated reversals on land – Youngest rocks at ...
... ridge – Rock solidifies and takes on polarity of prevailing field – Matching patterns on each side of spreading center – Stripes of alternating polarity with increasing age and distance from the ridge axis – Reversal stripe in sea floor correlated with age-dated reversals on land – Youngest rocks at ...
natural disasters
... A volcano is an opening in the ground that spits out hot gases, rock and lava. The eruption can be so bad it can blow the top off the mountain. A volcano is formed when plates hit each other. One of the plates goes under the other. This is where the earth heats and melts the rock into magma and gase ...
... A volcano is an opening in the ground that spits out hot gases, rock and lava. The eruption can be so bad it can blow the top off the mountain. A volcano is formed when plates hit each other. One of the plates goes under the other. This is where the earth heats and melts the rock into magma and gase ...
Geology and Volcanic Activity Blank Question Document File
... 1. Describe what is happening at each of the following plate boundaries and identify an example in each case. a. Convergent plate boundary b. Divergent plate boundary c. Transform plate boundary 2. Describe the role of each of the following in the movement of lithospheric plates a. Convection b. Gra ...
... 1. Describe what is happening at each of the following plate boundaries and identify an example in each case. a. Convergent plate boundary b. Divergent plate boundary c. Transform plate boundary 2. Describe the role of each of the following in the movement of lithospheric plates a. Convection b. Gra ...
Lecture 10 Plate Tectonics i
... Seafloor spreading in detail Harry Hess: Convection currents in mantle Seafloor spreading occurs along relatively narrow zones, called rift zones, located at the crests of ocean ridges As plates pulled apart, low pressure causes mantle mellting,magma moves into fractures and makes new oceanic litho ...
... Seafloor spreading in detail Harry Hess: Convection currents in mantle Seafloor spreading occurs along relatively narrow zones, called rift zones, located at the crests of ocean ridges As plates pulled apart, low pressure causes mantle mellting,magma moves into fractures and makes new oceanic litho ...
Tectonic landscapes- Understanding hotspots
... Some volcanoes do not occur on plate boundaries. These volcanoes are formed over hotspots. These are fixed points in the mantle that generate intense heat (in a mantle plume). Small, long lasting, exceptionally hot areas of magma exist under the Earth's surface which in turn sustains longlasting vol ...
... Some volcanoes do not occur on plate boundaries. These volcanoes are formed over hotspots. These are fixed points in the mantle that generate intense heat (in a mantle plume). Small, long lasting, exceptionally hot areas of magma exist under the Earth's surface which in turn sustains longlasting vol ...
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.