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... 1. Core (inner & outer) – made of iron & nickel a. inner – super hot solid b. outer – super hot liquid -temperatures can reach 8,000*F ...
... 1. Core (inner & outer) – made of iron & nickel a. inner – super hot solid b. outer – super hot liquid -temperatures can reach 8,000*F ...
Power Point - Fort Bend ISD
... describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth’s physical features *plates crash into each other, pull apart, or grind and slide past each other (about 4 inches or ...
... describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth’s physical features *plates crash into each other, pull apart, or grind and slide past each other (about 4 inches or ...
CHAPTER 3
... (SiO2). When ocean sediment is composed of over 30% of these skeletal remains, it is called a calcareous or siliceous “ooze,” depending on the chemistry of the remains. - The distribution of biogenous sediment is related to the distribution and density of living organisms, and is also highly depende ...
... (SiO2). When ocean sediment is composed of over 30% of these skeletal remains, it is called a calcareous or siliceous “ooze,” depending on the chemistry of the remains. - The distribution of biogenous sediment is related to the distribution and density of living organisms, and is also highly depende ...
Section 2 - Burnet Middle School
... temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture that take place over a short period of time. • Climate is the usual, predictable patterns of weather in an area over many years. ...
... temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture that take place over a short period of time. • Climate is the usual, predictable patterns of weather in an area over many years. ...
Introduction to Plate Tectonics via Google Earth
... where earthquakes occur, both horizontally and with depth, tells us something about where stress is concentrated, and also about the material properties of the earth. Under Dynamic Earth, expand the Seismicity layer and click on the Twenty years of large earthquakes layer to show the epicenters of r ...
... where earthquakes occur, both horizontally and with depth, tells us something about where stress is concentrated, and also about the material properties of the earth. Under Dynamic Earth, expand the Seismicity layer and click on the Twenty years of large earthquakes layer to show the epicenters of r ...
Introduction to Plate Tectonics via Google Earth
... where earthquakes occur, both horizontally and with depth, tells us something about where stress is concentrated, and also about the material properties of the earth. Under Dynamic Earth, expand the Seismicity layer and click on the Twenty years of large earthquakes layer to show the epicenters of r ...
... where earthquakes occur, both horizontally and with depth, tells us something about where stress is concentrated, and also about the material properties of the earth. Under Dynamic Earth, expand the Seismicity layer and click on the Twenty years of large earthquakes layer to show the epicenters of r ...
ch07 - earthjay science
... Which of the following is paleoclimatological evidence for continental drift? a. Magnetic reversals b. Lack of annual tree rings in fossilized trees c. Orientation of mountain ranges d. The fit of the continental margins e. Apparent polar wandering ...
... Which of the following is paleoclimatological evidence for continental drift? a. Magnetic reversals b. Lack of annual tree rings in fossilized trees c. Orientation of mountain ranges d. The fit of the continental margins e. Apparent polar wandering ...
Week 1
... conductive thermal boundary layer without continental plates as in the case of the earth. ►Presence of water in the earth (kept on the earth by the atmosphere) possibly also plays a role. ...
... conductive thermal boundary layer without continental plates as in the case of the earth. ►Presence of water in the earth (kept on the earth by the atmosphere) possibly also plays a role. ...
Brainpop - Tsunami
... _____ 2. Which of the following would NOT produce a tsunami? a. an underwater volcanic eruption b. an underwater current c. an underwater earthquake d. an underwater landslide _____ 3. What are the plates that meet in subduction zones made of? a. collections of debris from the ocean floor b. huge sl ...
... _____ 2. Which of the following would NOT produce a tsunami? a. an underwater volcanic eruption b. an underwater current c. an underwater earthquake d. an underwater landslide _____ 3. What are the plates that meet in subduction zones made of? a. collections of debris from the ocean floor b. huge sl ...
Powerpoint Presentation Physical Geology, 10th ed.
... – Typically expressed as mid-oceanic ridges ...
... – Typically expressed as mid-oceanic ridges ...
Chapter 2
... 1) Landforms- The shore line of South America would fit with the Africa shore. Mnts. In South Africa line up wit Mnts is Argentina. Coal fields in Brazil match with coal fields in Africa. 2) Fern-like fossils have been found in Africa, South America, Australia, India, Antarctica 3) Continents were e ...
... 1) Landforms- The shore line of South America would fit with the Africa shore. Mnts. In South Africa line up wit Mnts is Argentina. Coal fields in Brazil match with coal fields in Africa. 2) Fern-like fossils have been found in Africa, South America, Australia, India, Antarctica 3) Continents were e ...
THE LITHOSPERE AND PLATE TECTONICS The layer of the
... continuous shell, but is broken into a series of plates that independently "float" upon the asthenosphere, much like a raft on the ocean. These plates are in constant motion, typically moving a few centimeters a year, and are driven by convection in the mantle. The scientific theory that describes t ...
... continuous shell, but is broken into a series of plates that independently "float" upon the asthenosphere, much like a raft on the ocean. These plates are in constant motion, typically moving a few centimeters a year, and are driven by convection in the mantle. The scientific theory that describes t ...
Plate Tectonics, Landforms and Earthquakes At Home
... Fact: Fossils from a mesasaurus (a fresh water reptile) have been found on both Africa and South America. Why does this suggest that at one point, the continents were all together? Answer: A mesasaurus would not have been able to swim from Africa to South America unless there was a river connecting ...
... Fact: Fossils from a mesasaurus (a fresh water reptile) have been found on both Africa and South America. Why does this suggest that at one point, the continents were all together? Answer: A mesasaurus would not have been able to swim from Africa to South America unless there was a river connecting ...
PRACTICE Test: Earth Science INSTRUCTIONS - Ms
... Please circle the best answer. 1. Which of the following is not a reason for natural climate change? a. changing ocean currents b. the composition of Earth’s atmosphere c. Earth’s tilt, rotation, and orbit around the Sun d. the increase in greenhouse gases produced by burning fossil fuels 2. What do ...
... Please circle the best answer. 1. Which of the following is not a reason for natural climate change? a. changing ocean currents b. the composition of Earth’s atmosphere c. Earth’s tilt, rotation, and orbit around the Sun d. the increase in greenhouse gases produced by burning fossil fuels 2. What do ...
turbulence @ ocean observatories - Center for Coastal Physical
... questions as the response of marine ecosystems to anthropogenic forcing, whether imposed on local (ie changes in coastal environments caused by landuse changes) or global (ie climate change) spatial scales, require the characterization of turbulence over the full range of operative time scales. Ship ...
... questions as the response of marine ecosystems to anthropogenic forcing, whether imposed on local (ie changes in coastal environments caused by landuse changes) or global (ie climate change) spatial scales, require the characterization of turbulence over the full range of operative time scales. Ship ...
Plate Tectonics Study Guide: Answer key
... o Describe new evidence that lead to today’s Theory of Plate Tectonics Sea Floor Spreading: Found mid ocean ridges and trenches. Rock near center of mid ocean ridge was younger than rock near trench. ...
... o Describe new evidence that lead to today’s Theory of Plate Tectonics Sea Floor Spreading: Found mid ocean ridges and trenches. Rock near center of mid ocean ridge was younger than rock near trench. ...
Rocks and Minerals
... • Chain of volcanoes at the middle of the ocean floor. • Causes Sea Floor Spreading • Magma comes up from inside the Earth, cools and hardens and creates new sea floor. • The rock at the mid-ocean ridge is the youngest and gets older as it moves farther away from the ridges. ...
... • Chain of volcanoes at the middle of the ocean floor. • Causes Sea Floor Spreading • Magma comes up from inside the Earth, cools and hardens and creates new sea floor. • The rock at the mid-ocean ridge is the youngest and gets older as it moves farther away from the ridges. ...
plate tectonics
... AS DEPTH INCREASES (closer to center of earth) As depth INCREASES, Temperature INCREASES As depth INCREASES, Pressure INCREASES As depth INCREASES, Density INCREASES TEMPERATURE INCREASES PRESSURE INCREASES DENSITY INCREASES ...
... AS DEPTH INCREASES (closer to center of earth) As depth INCREASES, Temperature INCREASES As depth INCREASES, Pressure INCREASES As depth INCREASES, Density INCREASES TEMPERATURE INCREASES PRESSURE INCREASES DENSITY INCREASES ...
Plates Are Moving Beneath You
... are floating on top of the molten rock and moving around the planet. Think of it as ice floating at the top of your soda. When the continents and plates move, it's called continental drift. Think of the molten rock in the asthenosphere, not as rock, but as a liquid. It has currents and it flows just ...
... are floating on top of the molten rock and moving around the planet. Think of it as ice floating at the top of your soda. When the continents and plates move, it's called continental drift. Think of the molten rock in the asthenosphere, not as rock, but as a liquid. It has currents and it flows just ...
Earthquakes, Volcanoes & The Ring of Fire
... inside Earth where it starts. The epicenter is the point on Earth’s surface located directly above the focus. Seismic Waves emanate from this point. ...
... inside Earth where it starts. The epicenter is the point on Earth’s surface located directly above the focus. Seismic Waves emanate from this point. ...
Chapter 7 Section 2 Pages 198-201
... of the same plant and animal species are found on continents that are on different side of the Atlantic. • In Wegener's mind, the drifting of continents after the break-up of Pangaea explained not only the matching fossil occurrences but also the evidence of dramatic climate changes on some continen ...
... of the same plant and animal species are found on continents that are on different side of the Atlantic. • In Wegener's mind, the drifting of continents after the break-up of Pangaea explained not only the matching fossil occurrences but also the evidence of dramatic climate changes on some continen ...
Presentation
... of the same plant and animal species are found on continents that are on different side of the Atlantic. • In Wegener's mind, the drifting of continents after the break-up of Pangaea explained not only the matching fossil occurrences but also the evidence of dramatic climate changes on some continen ...
... of the same plant and animal species are found on continents that are on different side of the Atlantic. • In Wegener's mind, the drifting of continents after the break-up of Pangaea explained not only the matching fossil occurrences but also the evidence of dramatic climate changes on some continen ...
Study Guide - ab032.k12.sd.us
... Lesson One Geologists-scientists who study Earth Crust-Solid, outer surface of Earth Original Horizontality-rocks forming in flat, horizontal layers Pangaea-The huge super continent that was believed to exist before the continents separated Continental Drift-Hypothesis that the continents were one l ...
... Lesson One Geologists-scientists who study Earth Crust-Solid, outer surface of Earth Original Horizontality-rocks forming in flat, horizontal layers Pangaea-The huge super continent that was believed to exist before the continents separated Continental Drift-Hypothesis that the continents were one l ...
Answers to the study guide
... Answers to the study guide!!!!! 1. What are the 5 layers of the Earth a. Crust, Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core 2. Which layer of the Earth is liquid? a. Outer core 3. What makes up the lithosphere? a. The crust and the very upper portion of the mantle 4. Where is the asth ...
... Answers to the study guide!!!!! 1. What are the 5 layers of the Earth a. Crust, Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core 2. Which layer of the Earth is liquid? a. Outer core 3. What makes up the lithosphere? a. The crust and the very upper portion of the mantle 4. Where is the asth ...
Meetings
... of large-scale variables,” wrote Ryo Furue after an IPRC miniworkshop on ocean mixing in March 2009 (IPRC Climate, vol. 9, no. 1). From that meeting emerged a proposal for a project to investigate ocean mixing processes more closely. Recognizing the importance of ocean mixing, NASA funded the projec ...
... of large-scale variables,” wrote Ryo Furue after an IPRC miniworkshop on ocean mixing in March 2009 (IPRC Climate, vol. 9, no. 1). From that meeting emerged a proposal for a project to investigate ocean mixing processes more closely. Recognizing the importance of ocean mixing, NASA funded the projec ...
Ocean
An ocean (from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός, transc. Okeanós, the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. The word sea is often used interchangeably with ""ocean"" in American English but, strictly speaking, a sea is a body of saline water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land.Saline water covers approximately 72% of the planet's surface (~3.6×108 km2) and is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas, with the ocean covering approximately 71% of Earth's surface. The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water, and oceanographers have stated that only 5% of the World Ocean has been explored. The total volume is approximately 1.35 billion cubic kilometers (320 million cu mi) with an average depth of nearly 3,700 meters (12,100 ft).As it is the principal component of Earth's hydrosphere, the world ocean is integral to all known life, forms part of the carbon cycle, and influences climate and weather patterns. It is the habitat of 230,000 known species, although much of the oceans depths remain unexplored, and over two million marine species are estimated to exist. The origin of Earth's oceans remains unknown; oceans are thought to have formed in the Hadean period and may have been the impetus for the emergence of life.Extraterrestrial oceans may be composed of water or other elements and compounds. The only confirmed large stable bodies of extraterrestrial surface liquids are the lakes of Titan, although there is evidence for the existence of oceans elsewhere in the Solar System. Early in their geologic histories, Mars and Venus are theorized to have had large water oceans. The Mars ocean hypothesis suggests that nearly a third of the surface of Mars was once covered by water, and a runaway greenhouse effect may have boiled away the global ocean of Venus. Compounds such as salts and ammonia dissolved in water lower its freezing point, so that water might exist in large quantities in extraterrestrial environments as brine or convecting ice. Unconfirmed oceans are speculated beneath the surface of many dwarf planets and natural satellites; notably, the ocean of Europa is estimated to have over twice the water volume of Earth. The Solar System's giant planets are also thought to have liquid atmospheric layers of yet to be confirmed compositions. Oceans may also exist on exoplanets and exomoons, including surface oceans of liquid water within a circumstellar habitable zone. Ocean planets are a hypothetical type of planet with a surface completely covered with liquid.