Chapter 9: Plate Tectonics Review
... Evidence of Continental Drift A mountain range lines up between Argentina in South America and Africa. Fossils of the reptiles Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus have been found in places now separated by oceans. Fossils of the fernlike plant, Glossopteris, have been found in rocks in Africa, South ...
... Evidence of Continental Drift A mountain range lines up between Argentina in South America and Africa. Fossils of the reptiles Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus have been found in places now separated by oceans. Fossils of the fernlike plant, Glossopteris, have been found in rocks in Africa, South ...
Key to Investigation 2: Plate Tectonics
... primarily the cause of volcanoes. Converging or colliding plates push up mountains. If plates are not locally interacting with each other, there is little geologic activity, such as in Central Australia, the Great Plains (US) and northern Europe. 1c. In most cases, plotted points will be on or very ...
... primarily the cause of volcanoes. Converging or colliding plates push up mountains. If plates are not locally interacting with each other, there is little geologic activity, such as in Central Australia, the Great Plains (US) and northern Europe. 1c. In most cases, plotted points will be on or very ...
Lessons 4 and 5 Vocabulary
... earth’s interior. See also core; crust. Plate tectonics – A theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates, that “float” on the asthenosphere, and that interactions among these plates are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity and form mid-ocean ridges, trenches, mountains ...
... earth’s interior. See also core; crust. Plate tectonics – A theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates, that “float” on the asthenosphere, and that interactions among these plates are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity and form mid-ocean ridges, trenches, mountains ...
Plate Tectonics 1
... The main features of plate tectonics are: • The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. • The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. • Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different d ...
... The main features of plate tectonics are: • The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. • The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. • Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different d ...
9.4 Testing Plate Tectonics 9.5 Mechanisms of Plate Motions
... • Scientists found a close link between deep-focus earthquakes and ocean trenches. • The absence of deep-focus earthquakes along the oceanic ridge system was shown to be consistent with the new theory. ...
... • Scientists found a close link between deep-focus earthquakes and ocean trenches. • The absence of deep-focus earthquakes along the oceanic ridge system was shown to be consistent with the new theory. ...
Exemplar: Describe the theory of Plate Tectonics Claim: The theory
... Henry Hess discovered mid-ocean ridges, where divergent boundaries occur and spread the sea floor. Then scientist realized that heat was rising up from the core of the Earth causing convection currents to occur in the asthenosphere (mantle). This current moved the different tectonic plates. At plate ...
... Henry Hess discovered mid-ocean ridges, where divergent boundaries occur and spread the sea floor. Then scientist realized that heat was rising up from the core of the Earth causing convection currents to occur in the asthenosphere (mantle). This current moved the different tectonic plates. At plate ...
Notes: Plate Tectonics - Riverdale Middle School
... recorded by rocks in strips parallel to ridges ...
... recorded by rocks in strips parallel to ridges ...
Review sheet for Exam 1, Locations and Maps
... ASTR/GEOL 1070: The Earth: Its Physical Environment ...
... ASTR/GEOL 1070: The Earth: Its Physical Environment ...
plate tectonics
... When was the theory of plate tectonics developed? What does the theory give answers to (explain)? How many tectonic plates are there? What are the names of these plates? What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? What are the 3 types of plate movement? How fast do the plates move? How many ...
... When was the theory of plate tectonics developed? What does the theory give answers to (explain)? How many tectonic plates are there? What are the names of these plates? What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? What are the 3 types of plate movement? How fast do the plates move? How many ...
Interior Earth vocabulary.xlsx
... A boundary along which a plate carrying oceanic crust sinks beneath a plate with continental crust. A boundary along which a plate carrying oceanic crust sinks beneath a plate with oceanic crust. A layer of molten metal, mainly nickle and iron, that surrounds Earth's inner core. A hypothetical super ...
... A boundary along which a plate carrying oceanic crust sinks beneath a plate with continental crust. A boundary along which a plate carrying oceanic crust sinks beneath a plate with oceanic crust. A layer of molten metal, mainly nickle and iron, that surrounds Earth's inner core. A hypothetical super ...
NASC 1100
... Most major earthquakes and volcanic eruption occur along plate boundaries. Plate tectonics carries rock from the mantle, transports it across the seafloor, and returns it back. New crust is spread through mid-ocean ridges. The old crust is returned back through trenches (subduction). ...
... Most major earthquakes and volcanic eruption occur along plate boundaries. Plate tectonics carries rock from the mantle, transports it across the seafloor, and returns it back. New crust is spread through mid-ocean ridges. The old crust is returned back through trenches (subduction). ...
Geography 12
... Faulting: the process by which rocks move past one another along a fracture or cracking the earth’s crust, usually occurring where plates are separating, sliding past one another, or colliding Vulcanism: the movement of molten rock, or magma, beneath or above the earth’s surface Hot Spot: a point on ...
... Faulting: the process by which rocks move past one another along a fracture or cracking the earth’s crust, usually occurring where plates are separating, sliding past one another, or colliding Vulcanism: the movement of molten rock, or magma, beneath or above the earth’s surface Hot Spot: a point on ...
Chapter 7
... zones and Arctic clues in tropical zones • Similar rock structures found on different continents ...
... zones and Arctic clues in tropical zones • Similar rock structures found on different continents ...
9.5 Mechanisms of Plate Motion
... 9.5 Mechanisms of Plate Motion Driving force for plate movement is the unequal distribution of heat in earth. Convection – method of heat transfer in fluids where hot material rises and cold material sinks ...
... 9.5 Mechanisms of Plate Motion Driving force for plate movement is the unequal distribution of heat in earth. Convection – method of heat transfer in fluids where hot material rises and cold material sinks ...
Felix Waldhauser, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Title
... the boundaries of tectonic plates and represent the primary physical expression of plate tectonic processes. The location of earthquakes within the Earth’s crust and mantle are the fundamental parameters used in a wide range of research areas, including earthquake physics, the structure and dynamics ...
... the boundaries of tectonic plates and represent the primary physical expression of plate tectonic processes. The location of earthquakes within the Earth’s crust and mantle are the fundamental parameters used in a wide range of research areas, including earthquake physics, the structure and dynamics ...
Unit 17 STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
... • ex. – slate, from sedimentary shale rock - marble, from sedimentary limestone rock - schist, from igneous basalt rock ...
... • ex. – slate, from sedimentary shale rock - marble, from sedimentary limestone rock - schist, from igneous basalt rock ...
Lecture 5. Igneous Rocks
... (meaning they cut across layering in the country rock) Sills are concordant (parallel to the rock layers). ...
... (meaning they cut across layering in the country rock) Sills are concordant (parallel to the rock layers). ...
6 th Grade Science Sample Assessment Items S6E5e.
... D. river plain Explanation of Correct Answer from the Study/Resource Guide: The correct answer is choice (C) rift valley. The diagram shows a divergent boundary where two plates are separating. At the boundary, magma from the mantle is pushed up, creating new crust. The movement of plates as they sp ...
... D. river plain Explanation of Correct Answer from the Study/Resource Guide: The correct answer is choice (C) rift valley. The diagram shows a divergent boundary where two plates are separating. At the boundary, magma from the mantle is pushed up, creating new crust. The movement of plates as they sp ...
Glossary
... volcanoes and other events triggered by crustal processes. the Earth’s surface is broken down into large pieces, like a cracked eggshell. The pieces are called tectonic plates, or just plates. are made up of large crystals which formed as magma cooled slowly. The contain low density minerals such as ...
... volcanoes and other events triggered by crustal processes. the Earth’s surface is broken down into large pieces, like a cracked eggshell. The pieces are called tectonic plates, or just plates. are made up of large crystals which formed as magma cooled slowly. The contain low density minerals such as ...
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.