The Structure of the Earth
... The outer layer of Earth is called the _______________. It is made up of tectonic _____________. Just underneath the crust is the ________________ and right in the middle is the _____________. Colliding plates produce ______________ and ________________ at the plate ________________. ...
... The outer layer of Earth is called the _______________. It is made up of tectonic _____________. Just underneath the crust is the ________________ and right in the middle is the _____________. Colliding plates produce ______________ and ________________ at the plate ________________. ...
Plate Tectonics Theory and Boundary Tree Map
... -new sea-floor other (horizontal) Forms - as they have - most often into irregular edges mid-ocean ridges they grind and jerk causing earthquakes Continental-Oceanic When collision occurs, denseroceanic crust sinks into Asthenosphere and is re-melted and recycled. The location is called the Subducti ...
... -new sea-floor other (horizontal) Forms - as they have - most often into irregular edges mid-ocean ridges they grind and jerk causing earthquakes Continental-Oceanic When collision occurs, denseroceanic crust sinks into Asthenosphere and is re-melted and recycled. The location is called the Subducti ...
Landforms - Rankin County School District / Homepage
... physical structures and the processes that have created them • Forces below Earth’s surface are key to shaping landforms • Four important zones in Earth’s Interior – Core-Center: like a nuclear furnace, divided into inner(solid) and outer core (dense liquid metal) – Mantle- Most of Earth’s mass – Cr ...
... physical structures and the processes that have created them • Forces below Earth’s surface are key to shaping landforms • Four important zones in Earth’s Interior – Core-Center: like a nuclear furnace, divided into inner(solid) and outer core (dense liquid metal) – Mantle- Most of Earth’s mass – Cr ...
Water Fluxing - Research at UVU
... 1. Hot mantle rock rises to fill the gap created by the diverging plates. At hot spots, mantle rock rises because it is hotter than surrounding rock, much the way wax rises in a lava lamp. 2. As the hot mantle rock rises, it feels less pressure (it decompresses), yet its temperature doesn't change m ...
... 1. Hot mantle rock rises to fill the gap created by the diverging plates. At hot spots, mantle rock rises because it is hotter than surrounding rock, much the way wax rises in a lava lamp. 2. As the hot mantle rock rises, it feels less pressure (it decompresses), yet its temperature doesn't change m ...
Document
... carbonates (eg., calcite) Rocks are identified by the three processes that formed them: ...
... carbonates (eg., calcite) Rocks are identified by the three processes that formed them: ...
Ch.2 Tectonics
... • Convergent: plates collide, subduction (Cooler, denser slabs of oceanic lithosphere descend into the mantle) and mountain building. Old crust is “crumpled” or recycled back into the mantle. There are ...
... • Convergent: plates collide, subduction (Cooler, denser slabs of oceanic lithosphere descend into the mantle) and mountain building. Old crust is “crumpled” or recycled back into the mantle. There are ...
Plate tectonics Questions 1-3 1. His colleagues at the time argued
... movement of the tectonic plates do is recycle the carbon dioxide, helping the planet from undergoing a runaway greenhouse climate, and Ore deposits, fertile soils, and fossil fuels are three good things that plate tectonics provide for ...
... movement of the tectonic plates do is recycle the carbon dioxide, helping the planet from undergoing a runaway greenhouse climate, and Ore deposits, fertile soils, and fossil fuels are three good things that plate tectonics provide for ...
Vocab List #10 - Trout Lake School
... 3. volcano— a mountain having a crater or vent which lava, rock ...
... 3. volcano— a mountain having a crater or vent which lava, rock ...
Plate Tectonics Theory and Boundary Tree Map
... Plate Tectonicstheory that states the Earth’s Lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that are able to move on top of the liquid rock making up the Asthenosphere. Plate Boundarylocation where tectonic plates touch. Boundary ...
... Plate Tectonicstheory that states the Earth’s Lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that are able to move on top of the liquid rock making up the Asthenosphere. Plate Boundarylocation where tectonic plates touch. Boundary ...
Chapter 4
... Alfred Wegener Continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past Pangea Greek word meaning “All Earth” Name for the single land mass that is the separate continents of today Panthelassa Name for the single ocean of the world that is the separate oceans of the world t ...
... Alfred Wegener Continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past Pangea Greek word meaning “All Earth” Name for the single land mass that is the separate continents of today Panthelassa Name for the single ocean of the world that is the separate oceans of the world t ...
Rock, Tectonics and Volcanism Test
... Rocks that have distinct layers of micas are called slate. Rhyolitic magmas have high gas content. The Ring of Fire is the name of the chain of volcanoes that surround the Atlantic. Japan was formed at an ocean hot spot. Temperature and pressure will cause Igneous rocks to change into Sedimentary ro ...
... Rocks that have distinct layers of micas are called slate. Rhyolitic magmas have high gas content. The Ring of Fire is the name of the chain of volcanoes that surround the Atlantic. Japan was formed at an ocean hot spot. Temperature and pressure will cause Igneous rocks to change into Sedimentary ro ...
History of Earth Vocabulary
... Rock Cycle - The rock cycle is a series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another. Sedimentary rocks are made from broken pieces of rock, shell, mineral grains, and the remains of plants and animals. These rocks are formed from low pressure and cool temperatures. Fossils are found ...
... Rock Cycle - The rock cycle is a series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another. Sedimentary rocks are made from broken pieces of rock, shell, mineral grains, and the remains of plants and animals. These rocks are formed from low pressure and cool temperatures. Fossils are found ...
S05_Exam2
... ISNS 4359 EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES Spring 2005 TEST2 (100 points) Select the best alternative(s) by filling in the blank or circling the T or F for true or false. T F 1. Basalt magma at 1200C has a lower viscosity (that is, more ‘fluid-like’) than rhyolite magma at 800 C. T F 2. The 1783 Laki (Ic ...
... ISNS 4359 EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES Spring 2005 TEST2 (100 points) Select the best alternative(s) by filling in the blank or circling the T or F for true or false. T F 1. Basalt magma at 1200C has a lower viscosity (that is, more ‘fluid-like’) than rhyolite magma at 800 C. T F 2. The 1783 Laki (Ic ...
PowerPoint
... a) a thin crust b) a mantle (solid, but can flow slowly) c) a liquid outer core (made from nickel and iron) d) and a solid inner core (again, made from nickel and iron). ...
... a) a thin crust b) a mantle (solid, but can flow slowly) c) a liquid outer core (made from nickel and iron) d) and a solid inner core (again, made from nickel and iron). ...
Plate Tectonics Review Worksheet
... 6. What is the lithosphere – Solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper portion of the mantle. What is the Asthenosphere - the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. What is the Mesosphere – the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthe ...
... 6. What is the lithosphere – Solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper portion of the mantle. What is the Asthenosphere - the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. What is the Mesosphere – the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthe ...
GLCE Inside the Ea
... Describe geologic, paleontologic, and paleoclimatalogic evidence that indicates Africa and South America were once part of a single continent. (E3.p3A – High School Pre-Requisite) ...
... Describe geologic, paleontologic, and paleoclimatalogic evidence that indicates Africa and South America were once part of a single continent. (E3.p3A – High School Pre-Requisite) ...
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.