Plate Tectonics 2 ppt
... Identify possible plate boundaries in this area and indicate whether the boundary is divergent, convergent, or transform Identify where you would get earthquakes and volcanoes, and then determine where it is safest to live 03.10.a1 ...
... Identify possible plate boundaries in this area and indicate whether the boundary is divergent, convergent, or transform Identify where you would get earthquakes and volcanoes, and then determine where it is safest to live 03.10.a1 ...
Our Blue World
... surface is covered with water. Where is all that water found? In the ocean, of course! Just look at a map…most of it is blue, which represents our oceans. The four major oceans are the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian. Since there are no defined boundaries, we usually just refer to the oc ...
... surface is covered with water. Where is all that water found? In the ocean, of course! Just look at a map…most of it is blue, which represents our oceans. The four major oceans are the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian. Since there are no defined boundaries, we usually just refer to the oc ...
Plate Tectonics Vocab
... Trace of an ancient organism that has been trapped in sedimentary rock ...
... Trace of an ancient organism that has been trapped in sedimentary rock ...
List and describe the 3 types of stress
... (San Andreas Fault) foot wall as tension subduction stress pulls the Ocean to rocks apart. continental=subduction Continental to continental = mountain building The rocks move past each other. The shear Divergent: Mid stress pushes the rocks ocean ridges and horizontally rift valleys Convergent: sub ...
... (San Andreas Fault) foot wall as tension subduction stress pulls the Ocean to rocks apart. continental=subduction Continental to continental = mountain building The rocks move past each other. The shear Divergent: Mid stress pushes the rocks ocean ridges and horizontally rift valleys Convergent: sub ...
1.2 Evidence for the Existence of Gondwana
... The present day distribution reflects continental drift if we take the following into consideration: The tip of South America was still very close 60 mya and so marsupials could cross the land bridge that still existed Africa had already split from Antarctica 135 mya and this could explain the a ...
... The present day distribution reflects continental drift if we take the following into consideration: The tip of South America was still very close 60 mya and so marsupials could cross the land bridge that still existed Africa had already split from Antarctica 135 mya and this could explain the a ...
Document
... oceanic crust between a spreading mid-ocean ridge and the trench it disappears into. These make up 30% of the ...
... oceanic crust between a spreading mid-ocean ridge and the trench it disappears into. These make up 30% of the ...
Plate Tectonics and Sea Floor Spreading
... plates that are mostly under the oceans. Plate tectonics show us powerful forces at work within the earth. These forces cause earthquakes to happen, volcanoes to erupt, and mountains to form. People cannot control these powerful forces, but we can learn a lot from them. ...
... plates that are mostly under the oceans. Plate tectonics show us powerful forces at work within the earth. These forces cause earthquakes to happen, volcanoes to erupt, and mountains to form. People cannot control these powerful forces, but we can learn a lot from them. ...
GSL abstract, K. H. James
... extension between the separating Americas. Its N60oW and N35oE tectonic fabric demonstrates internal integrity. The latter reflects reactivation of Palaeozoic (Appalachian) orogenesis. The former parallels major fractures of the western Central Atlantic and faults crossing North and South America an ...
... extension between the separating Americas. Its N60oW and N35oE tectonic fabric demonstrates internal integrity. The latter reflects reactivation of Palaeozoic (Appalachian) orogenesis. The former parallels major fractures of the western Central Atlantic and faults crossing North and South America an ...
Our Planet
... on the similarity of the shape of the coastlines on either side of the Atlantic. 19th century, an Austrian geologist Eduard Suess suggest that Africa, South America, Australia and India were once part of a super-continent (Gondwanaland). In 1910, a German Meteorologist, Alfred Wegener, proposed that ...
... on the similarity of the shape of the coastlines on either side of the Atlantic. 19th century, an Austrian geologist Eduard Suess suggest that Africa, South America, Australia and India were once part of a super-continent (Gondwanaland). In 1910, a German Meteorologist, Alfred Wegener, proposed that ...
Seismogenic zone input: the upper plate contribution in Costa Rica
... Recent drilling has shown that the subduction erosion rate reached a record value of ...
... Recent drilling has shown that the subduction erosion rate reached a record value of ...
The Ranotsara Zone in southern Madagascar
... Precambrian basement of southern Madagascar was incorporated into the East African Orogen (EAO after Stern 1994) and deformed at high-grade metamorphic conditions. Before breakup of Gondwana, its general position is thought to be in between eastern Africa and India. Very often tight-fit Gondwana rec ...
... Precambrian basement of southern Madagascar was incorporated into the East African Orogen (EAO after Stern 1994) and deformed at high-grade metamorphic conditions. Before breakup of Gondwana, its general position is thought to be in between eastern Africa and India. Very often tight-fit Gondwana rec ...
Abstract - Society of Economic Geologists
... IOCG signature. The Amulsar deposit was discovered in 2005, simply by observing the effects of an extensive hydrothermal alteration system on volcanic host rocks from the roadside. The phrase “drive-by discovery” was coined to describe the Amulsar discovery. However, such a description conceals the ...
... IOCG signature. The Amulsar deposit was discovered in 2005, simply by observing the effects of an extensive hydrothermal alteration system on volcanic host rocks from the roadside. The phrase “drive-by discovery” was coined to describe the Amulsar discovery. However, such a description conceals the ...
The fate of continental fragments during subduction at high
... The behaviour of the continental crust subducted to high pressure (HP) conditions remains generally poorly known. Where continental HP-fragments are exhumed back to the surface, they provide insight into the processes occurring at convergent margins. This study is focussed on the central Sesia Zone, ...
... The behaviour of the continental crust subducted to high pressure (HP) conditions remains generally poorly known. Where continental HP-fragments are exhumed back to the surface, they provide insight into the processes occurring at convergent margins. This study is focussed on the central Sesia Zone, ...
7th grade crct resource middle east chapter 13 powerpoint
... a. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip. b. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran, ...
... a. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip. b. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran, ...
On the formation of the arc of the Western Alps and
... S. A third stage of arc formation is related to the opening of the Ligurian-Provencal and Tyrrhenian basins starting at around 30 Ma, affecting the Alps-Apennine transition zone from Mid-Miocene times onward. It led to oroclinal bending severely affecting the Ligurian Alps and associated with N-dire ...
... S. A third stage of arc formation is related to the opening of the Ligurian-Provencal and Tyrrhenian basins starting at around 30 Ma, affecting the Alps-Apennine transition zone from Mid-Miocene times onward. It led to oroclinal bending severely affecting the Ligurian Alps and associated with N-dire ...
Chapter 11- Student Notes
... *source: Vancouver Sun (2012) Ocean Basins ___________________plains: is oceanic crust between a ___________________midocean ridge and the trench it subducts (lowers) into. These make up _______% of the Atlantic sea floor, and ______% of the Pacific sea floor. Abyssal plains can be covered in ...
... *source: Vancouver Sun (2012) Ocean Basins ___________________plains: is oceanic crust between a ___________________midocean ridge and the trench it subducts (lowers) into. These make up _______% of the Atlantic sea floor, and ______% of the Pacific sea floor. Abyssal plains can be covered in ...
Fresh and Saltwater Systems
... • The gravitational force from the moon and the rotation of the Earth causes tides. • Tides in Action • Currents are the movement of the tides. Wind patterns determine the direction of currents. There are 3 factors that determine the direction of these winds: • 1. Uneven heating of the atmosphere. • ...
... • The gravitational force from the moon and the rotation of the Earth causes tides. • Tides in Action • Currents are the movement of the tides. Wind patterns determine the direction of currents. There are 3 factors that determine the direction of these winds: • 1. Uneven heating of the atmosphere. • ...
Carib PISI Stern GSA Denver 2016
... The VGG reveals the extinct spreading ridges and fracture zones as well as a significant change in amplitude across the boundary between continental and oceanic crust (COBs). This is a Mercator projection; grayscale saturates at T20 eotvos units. (Sandwell et al., 2014) ...
... The VGG reveals the extinct spreading ridges and fracture zones as well as a significant change in amplitude across the boundary between continental and oceanic crust (COBs). This is a Mercator projection; grayscale saturates at T20 eotvos units. (Sandwell et al., 2014) ...
Sea-Floor Spreading
... new crust is being created at mid-ocean ridges and how fast old crust is being swallowed up at deep-ocean trenches. ...
... new crust is being created at mid-ocean ridges and how fast old crust is being swallowed up at deep-ocean trenches. ...
Sea Floor Structures
... part of the ocean containing the majority of the sea life. The shelf is made up of continental crust and is actually just part of the continent that happens to be underwater. During Earth's history, the sea level has risen and fallen. During times of lower sea level, most of the continental shelves ...
... part of the ocean containing the majority of the sea life. The shelf is made up of continental crust and is actually just part of the continent that happens to be underwater. During Earth's history, the sea level has risen and fallen. During times of lower sea level, most of the continental shelves ...
PPT
... • Continental margins are the submerged edges of the continents and consist of massive wedges of sediment eroded from the land and deposited along the continental edge. The continental margin can be divided into three parts: the Continental shelf, the Continental slope, and the Continental rise. ...
... • Continental margins are the submerged edges of the continents and consist of massive wedges of sediment eroded from the land and deposited along the continental edge. The continental margin can be divided into three parts: the Continental shelf, the Continental slope, and the Continental rise. ...
Lecture 2
... to the state of gravitational equilibrium between the Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere such that the tectonic plates (continental and ocean crusts) "float" at an elevation which depends on their thickness and density. (similar to ice floating in water). ...
... to the state of gravitational equilibrium between the Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere such that the tectonic plates (continental and ocean crusts) "float" at an elevation which depends on their thickness and density. (similar to ice floating in water). ...
As the continental shelf gets steeper the water depth
... 35000 feet from the surface of the ocean. They can be sometimes related to, or be located right beside continental mountain ranges. There are 26 deep sea trenches all together. The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of ...
... 35000 feet from the surface of the ocean. They can be sometimes related to, or be located right beside continental mountain ranges. There are 26 deep sea trenches all together. The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of ...
Key to Investigation 2: Plate Tectonics
... They are actually on pate boundaries. The edges of the continental margins are either active plate boundaries, such as the West Coast of the US, or they are passive margins such as the East Coast of the US. When Pangaea was forming about 300 million years ago, the East Coast was an active margin, wi ...
... They are actually on pate boundaries. The edges of the continental margins are either active plate boundaries, such as the West Coast of the US, or they are passive margins such as the East Coast of the US. When Pangaea was forming about 300 million years ago, the East Coast was an active margin, wi ...