Chapter 17 - Auburn City Schools
... Magnetic reversal: change in Earth’s magnetic field Magnetic symmetry: matching strips on each side of ridge ...
... Magnetic reversal: change in Earth’s magnetic field Magnetic symmetry: matching strips on each side of ridge ...
Deepest Place on Earth film worksheet
... 11. This data revealed a _________________ mile long chain of mountain ranges that ring the globe, to make the largest geological feature on Earth. 12. During the Cold War, the U.S. built a vast network of underground ____________________ to detect __________________________ testing around the world ...
... 11. This data revealed a _________________ mile long chain of mountain ranges that ring the globe, to make the largest geological feature on Earth. 12. During the Cold War, the U.S. built a vast network of underground ____________________ to detect __________________________ testing around the world ...
Chapter 9 Plate Tectonics
... on different landmasses These animals could not have crossed the vast ocean to move to another continent Ex: Mesosaurus Found only in southern South America and southern Africa ...
... on different landmasses These animals could not have crossed the vast ocean to move to another continent Ex: Mesosaurus Found only in southern South America and southern Africa ...
Chapter 10
... Just before the Paleozoic began, the Precambrian supercontinent, Rodinia, had rifted apart to form six large continents and several smaller continents. ...
... Just before the Paleozoic began, the Precambrian supercontinent, Rodinia, had rifted apart to form six large continents and several smaller continents. ...
Plate Tectonics
... Wegener thought that Pangaea began breaking up into smaller continents about 200 million years ago, and drifted to their present locations. ...
... Wegener thought that Pangaea began breaking up into smaller continents about 200 million years ago, and drifted to their present locations. ...
Section 17.3 Theory of Plate Tectonics
... ii. ________________deposits in Africa, India, South America, and Australia ...
... ii. ________________deposits in Africa, India, South America, and Australia ...
Restless Continents
... About 245 million years ago, all of the continents were joined into a single supercontinent. This supercontinent was called Pangaea. The word Pangaea means “all Earth” in Greek. About 200 million years ago, Pangaea began breaking apart. It first separated into two large landmasses called Laurasia an ...
... About 245 million years ago, all of the continents were joined into a single supercontinent. This supercontinent was called Pangaea. The word Pangaea means “all Earth” in Greek. About 200 million years ago, Pangaea began breaking apart. It first separated into two large landmasses called Laurasia an ...
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... will be much smaller. North and South America will have moved farther west (California moving north) while Greenland will be located farther west but also farther north. The western part of Africa will rotate clockwise and crash into Europe causing great mountain building, while the far eastern regi ...
... will be much smaller. North and South America will have moved farther west (California moving north) while Greenland will be located farther west but also farther north. The western part of Africa will rotate clockwise and crash into Europe causing great mountain building, while the far eastern regi ...
Plate Tectonics, Landforms and Earthquakes At Home
... what happens at each one? 3. How have the tectonic plates affected the surface of the Earth? ...
... what happens at each one? 3. How have the tectonic plates affected the surface of the Earth? ...
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... together in a single large land mass he called Pangea (meaning “all land” in Greek). • He proposed that Pangea had split apart and the continents had moved gradually to their present positions - a process that became known as continental drift. ...
... together in a single large land mass he called Pangea (meaning “all land” in Greek). • He proposed that Pangea had split apart and the continents had moved gradually to their present positions - a process that became known as continental drift. ...
Plate Tectonics PowerPoint plate_tectonics_2011
... allows us to determine the age of Earth’s changing surface and to estimate the age of fossils found in the rocks. (6-8 ES3B) – In most locations sedimentary rocks are in horizontal formations with the oldest layers on the bottom. However, in some locations, rock layers are folded, tipped, or even in ...
... allows us to determine the age of Earth’s changing surface and to estimate the age of fossils found in the rocks. (6-8 ES3B) – In most locations sedimentary rocks are in horizontal formations with the oldest layers on the bottom. However, in some locations, rock layers are folded, tipped, or even in ...
Plate Tectonics - Georgia Standards
... One prediction for future plate movement is that the continents of North and South America, which share a plate, will collide with the continental plate of Asia. The Himalayan Mountains will continue to grow higher as the continent of India is subducted by Asia. Eventually all of the continents may ...
... One prediction for future plate movement is that the continents of North and South America, which share a plate, will collide with the continental plate of Asia. The Himalayan Mountains will continue to grow higher as the continent of India is subducted by Asia. Eventually all of the continents may ...
Earth`s Interior Section 1
... The three types of evidence for sea-floor spreading are molten material, magnetic stripes and drilling samples. At times in the past, a compass needle would have pointed south. Rock that makes up the ocean floor lies in a pattern of magnetized stripes. Rocks that harden at the same time have ...
... The three types of evidence for sea-floor spreading are molten material, magnetic stripes and drilling samples. At times in the past, a compass needle would have pointed south. Rock that makes up the ocean floor lies in a pattern of magnetized stripes. Rocks that harden at the same time have ...
Plate Tectonics Notes
... B. Wegener and the theory of Continental Drift - Alfred Lothar Wegener was a 32 year old german meteorologist - 1912 Published two articles describing a supercontinent called “Pangaea” - explained evidence for dramatic climate shifts (for example, coal deposits in Antarctica) - Also explained why S. ...
... B. Wegener and the theory of Continental Drift - Alfred Lothar Wegener was a 32 year old german meteorologist - 1912 Published two articles describing a supercontinent called “Pangaea” - explained evidence for dramatic climate shifts (for example, coal deposits in Antarctica) - Also explained why S. ...
LESSON 5 - PANGEA STAGE ONE: Lesson is designed to be taught
... which position they take. Inform the students that existence of Pangaea generally accepted by most scientists. After discussion elaborate on the evidence identified by students and discuss any that was left out. One prominent example of continental coastline fitting together is to fit the coastline ...
... which position they take. Inform the students that existence of Pangaea generally accepted by most scientists. After discussion elaborate on the evidence identified by students and discuss any that was left out. One prominent example of continental coastline fitting together is to fit the coastline ...
Historical Geology, Chapter 1 Learning Objectives and Study
... B. the same age as C. younger than D. of indeterminate age relative to E. way cooler than 5. The widespread development of hard parts in animals marked the beginning of the _____ about 540 Ma (million years ago). A. Archean Eon B. Hadean Eon C. Paleozoic Era D. Proterozoic Eon E. Mesozoic Era 6. The ...
... B. the same age as C. younger than D. of indeterminate age relative to E. way cooler than 5. The widespread development of hard parts in animals marked the beginning of the _____ about 540 Ma (million years ago). A. Archean Eon B. Hadean Eon C. Paleozoic Era D. Proterozoic Eon E. Mesozoic Era 6. The ...
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... Later, rifting and seafloor spreading carry the plates apart, leaving a fragment of one welded to the other. ...
... Later, rifting and seafloor spreading carry the plates apart, leaving a fragment of one welded to the other. ...
Tectonic* History of the Long Island Area
... Supercontinent of Rodinia created High plateau like Tibet created Area affected extends to Mexico As bedrock eroded, plateau rose gradually due to isostasy In Adirondacks and Hudson Highlands, Grenville rocks at surface Grenville rocks below surface in much of eastern North America ...
... Supercontinent of Rodinia created High plateau like Tibet created Area affected extends to Mexico As bedrock eroded, plateau rose gradually due to isostasy In Adirondacks and Hudson Highlands, Grenville rocks at surface Grenville rocks below surface in much of eastern North America ...
I. Continental Drift a. Alfred Wegener—German meteorologist i
... continents showed location of North Pole relative to the land area had changed through time: Polar Wandering. Each continent had a different path of polar wandering unique to itself. b. Plate Tectonics Paradigm is a ‘super theory’: so well supported and able to explain large amounts of apparently un ...
... continents showed location of North Pole relative to the land area had changed through time: Polar Wandering. Each continent had a different path of polar wandering unique to itself. b. Plate Tectonics Paradigm is a ‘super theory’: so well supported and able to explain large amounts of apparently un ...
Plate Tectonics
... that lived 270 million years ago • remains (fossils) found in South America and Africa • impossible for these reptiles to have crossed the Atlantic ...
... that lived 270 million years ago • remains (fossils) found in South America and Africa • impossible for these reptiles to have crossed the Atlantic ...
Plate Tectonics
... that lived 270 million years ago • remains (fossils) found in South America and Africa • impossible for these reptiles to have crossed the Atlantic ...
... that lived 270 million years ago • remains (fossils) found in South America and Africa • impossible for these reptiles to have crossed the Atlantic ...
Notes: Plate Tectonics - Riverdale Middle School
... the theory of continental drift a. __________________- about 225 million years ago 1.) all the continents formed a supercontinent called ...
... the theory of continental drift a. __________________- about 225 million years ago 1.) all the continents formed a supercontinent called ...
Chapter 21 The Geology of the Paleozoic Era
... 35. The collision of North America with the Avalonia terrane occurred during the _______ ________ of Middle Ordovician age. 36. Erosion of the Taconic Mountains during the Late Ordovician and Early Silurian periods produced a thick sediment deposit called the______________ ______ _________. 37. The ...
... 35. The collision of North America with the Avalonia terrane occurred during the _______ ________ of Middle Ordovician age. 36. Erosion of the Taconic Mountains during the Late Ordovician and Early Silurian periods produced a thick sediment deposit called the______________ ______ _________. 37. The ...
Geological history of Earth
The geological history of Earth follows the major events in Earth's past based on the geologic time scale, a system of chronological measurement based on the study of the planet's rock layers (stratigraphy). Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago by accretion from the solar nebula, a disk-shaped mass of dust and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, which also created the rest of the Solar System.Earth was initially molten due to extreme volcanism and frequent collisions with other bodies. Eventually, the outer layer of the planet cooled to form a solid crust when water began accumulating in the atmosphere. The Moon formed soon afterwards, possibly as the result of a Mars-sized object with about 10% of the Earth's mass impacting the planet in a glancing blow. Some of this object's mass merged with the Earth, significantly altering its internal composition, and a portion was ejected into space. Some of the material survived to form an orbiting moon. Outgassing and volcanic activity produced the primordial atmosphere. Condensing water vapor, augmented by ice delivered from comets, produced the oceans.As the surface continually reshaped itself over hundreds of millions of years, continents formed and broke apart. They migrated across the surface, occasionally combining to form a supercontinent. Roughly 750 million years ago, the earliest-known supercontinent Rodinia, began to break apart. The continents later recombined to form Pannotia, 600 to 540 million years ago, then finally Pangaea, which broke apart 180 million years ago.The present pattern of ice ages began about 40 million years ago, then intensified at the end of the Pliocene. The polar regions have since undergone repeated cycles of glaciation and thaw, repeating every 40,000–100,000 years. The last glacial period of the current ice age ended about 10,000 years ago.