Geology - Rock Cycle Notes
... The three major types of rocks found in the earth’s crust—sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic—are recycled very slowly by the process of erosion, melting, and metamorphism. ...
... The three major types of rocks found in the earth’s crust—sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic—are recycled very slowly by the process of erosion, melting, and metamorphism. ...
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... a. Studying magnetic reversals in oceanic crust b. Using a system of satellites called the Global Positioning System c. Studying seismic waves generated by earthquakes d. Studying the pattern of fossils on different continents 21. What is rebound? A process in which Earth’s crust slowly springs back ...
... a. Studying magnetic reversals in oceanic crust b. Using a system of satellites called the Global Positioning System c. Studying seismic waves generated by earthquakes d. Studying the pattern of fossils on different continents 21. What is rebound? A process in which Earth’s crust slowly springs back ...
Slide 1
... They looked at maps and saw the continents looked like they fit together like a puzzle. They also found that there are similar rock types, deserts and fossils in the places where the continents look like they would join. ...
... They looked at maps and saw the continents looked like they fit together like a puzzle. They also found that there are similar rock types, deserts and fossils in the places where the continents look like they would join. ...
Continental Drift – hypothesis that states the continents were once
... •San Andreas Fault is an example of a Transform Fault •East African Rift Valley is an example of a divergent plate boundary •Himalayas are an example of convergent continental/continental plates ...
... •San Andreas Fault is an example of a Transform Fault •East African Rift Valley is an example of a divergent plate boundary •Himalayas are an example of convergent continental/continental plates ...
Plate Tectonics - Chapter Review Part 1
... 6. The process of _________________________ continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge. ...
... 6. The process of _________________________ continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge. ...
Plate Tectonics Review
... • Between the two plates, new land forms – this is the youngest land • Found almost always on ocean floor – boundaries are called mid-ocean ridges or rift ...
... • Between the two plates, new land forms – this is the youngest land • Found almost always on ocean floor – boundaries are called mid-ocean ridges or rift ...
Igneous Rocks and Volcanism
... Knapping the chucky stones to pieces wi’ hammers, Like sae mony roadmakers run daft – They say it is to see how the warld was made. - Sir Walter Raleigh ...
... Knapping the chucky stones to pieces wi’ hammers, Like sae mony roadmakers run daft – They say it is to see how the warld was made. - Sir Walter Raleigh ...
Plate Tectonics - Paul J. Goodenough
... o Combined theory of Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading. o Earth’s crust & upper mantle (lithosphere) are broken into plates and move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle (asthenosphere.) o Seven Major Plates: Pacific (largest), Atlantic, African, North American, South American, Eurasian ...
... o Combined theory of Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading. o Earth’s crust & upper mantle (lithosphere) are broken into plates and move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle (asthenosphere.) o Seven Major Plates: Pacific (largest), Atlantic, African, North American, South American, Eurasian ...
constructive and destructive forces 2015
... more erosion will occur. (gradient) The more water in a river, the more erosion will occur. (discharge) ...
... more erosion will occur. (gradient) The more water in a river, the more erosion will occur. (discharge) ...
Towards a better understanding of hot spot volcanism
... uprisings occur at a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate plunges under another, they give rise to volcanic massifs such as the Andes cordillera. Other volcanic chains are formed along oceanic ridges, submarine regions of ocean-floor extension. However, some volcanoes are governed by a complete ...
... uprisings occur at a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate plunges under another, they give rise to volcanic massifs such as the Andes cordillera. Other volcanic chains are formed along oceanic ridges, submarine regions of ocean-floor extension. However, some volcanoes are governed by a complete ...
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountain building
... • 2 tectonic plates collide • 1 plate boundary is subducted or forced deeper into earth • Causes other slab to fold deeply • Hot magma can seep to surface of earth • Spreading of two plates can cause hot magma to rise to surface ...
... • 2 tectonic plates collide • 1 plate boundary is subducted or forced deeper into earth • Causes other slab to fold deeply • Hot magma can seep to surface of earth • Spreading of two plates can cause hot magma to rise to surface ...
The Earth`s Tectonic Plates and Continental Drift
... A crack, called a rift, forms between them. New crust is formed as magma rises up through the rift. ...
... A crack, called a rift, forms between them. New crust is formed as magma rises up through the rift. ...
Plate Movement
... Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly where plates meet. The age of the seafloor. ...
... Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly where plates meet. The age of the seafloor. ...
Rock Cycle Questions and Short Story
... down the side of a mountain and landed in a shallow ocean where they were buried for millions of years. 3. A river carried little sand grains and mud to the ocean where they were buried for millions of years. 4. A volcano erupted molten material across a rift valley. 5. Two tectonic plates converged ...
... down the side of a mountain and landed in a shallow ocean where they were buried for millions of years. 3. A river carried little sand grains and mud to the ocean where they were buried for millions of years. 4. A volcano erupted molten material across a rift valley. 5. Two tectonic plates converged ...
Plate Tectonics - Manasquan Public Schools
... • 1960 - Mid-Atlantic ridge suggested as origin of new seafloor (spreading center) – Explains “fit” of continents – Mechanism for movement – convection currents in mantle – Then ridges should be hot they are – New crust should become more dense over time it does – Crust furthest from ridge shoul ...
... • 1960 - Mid-Atlantic ridge suggested as origin of new seafloor (spreading center) – Explains “fit” of continents – Mechanism for movement – convection currents in mantle – Then ridges should be hot they are – New crust should become more dense over time it does – Crust furthest from ridge shoul ...
Our Dynamic Earth!!
... mantle, outer core and inner core. • The inner core is made out of iron and Nickel with temperatures up to 5,500 c • The outer core is made out of liquid and also made out of iron and nickel. • Mantle is approximately 2900km thick and made out of iron and nickel. • The crust is a thin layer between ...
... mantle, outer core and inner core. • The inner core is made out of iron and Nickel with temperatures up to 5,500 c • The outer core is made out of liquid and also made out of iron and nickel. • Mantle is approximately 2900km thick and made out of iron and nickel. • The crust is a thin layer between ...
Richard Bailey “How Did Continents Begin?” COLLOQUIUM
... the Basin and Range province of the US? How can plate subduction start, given the strength of cold rocks? These are present day problems, but there are also problems associated with the origin of modern tectonics. Arguments over when and how plate tectonics began have raged since the inception of th ...
... the Basin and Range province of the US? How can plate subduction start, given the strength of cold rocks? These are present day problems, but there are also problems associated with the origin of modern tectonics. Arguments over when and how plate tectonics began have raged since the inception of th ...
Study Guide: Unit ESS2-1 and ESS2
... 2. In the early part of the twentieth century, Alfred Wegener argued forcefully for continental drift. 3. The former late Paleozoic super continent is known as Pangaea. 4. The northward movement of India into Eurasia is an example of an active, continent-continent collision. 5. Pull-apart rift zones ...
... 2. In the early part of the twentieth century, Alfred Wegener argued forcefully for continental drift. 3. The former late Paleozoic super continent is known as Pangaea. 4. The northward movement of India into Eurasia is an example of an active, continent-continent collision. 5. Pull-apart rift zones ...
Earth Systems & Resources
... • States that the Earth’s lithosphere is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion. Tectonic plates “float” on the convecting asthenosphere. • There are three types of plate boundaries (areas where two or more plates meet): • Divergent Plate Boundary – plates moving away from each ot ...
... • States that the Earth’s lithosphere is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion. Tectonic plates “float” on the convecting asthenosphere. • There are three types of plate boundaries (areas where two or more plates meet): • Divergent Plate Boundary – plates moving away from each ot ...
7-1 Inside the Earth RG
... _____ 15. the strong, lower part of the mantle TECTONIC PLATES 16. Large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called ________________________________________ 17. Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle? ...
... _____ 15. the strong, lower part of the mantle TECTONIC PLATES 16. Large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called ________________________________________ 17. Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle? ...
Plate_Tectonics_Day_1
... Geologists are scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth. Geologists study the Earth’s interior through seismic waves. ...
... Geologists are scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth. Geologists study the Earth’s interior through seismic waves. ...
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.