Chapter 1
... (You may wonder, why we are not reading chapter 2. It is on minerals, the building blocks of rocks. If this course was designed for geology majors, we would read chapter 2, but since this a course for non-science majors, there is more detail in that chapter than you will need in this course. Of cour ...
... (You may wonder, why we are not reading chapter 2. It is on minerals, the building blocks of rocks. If this course was designed for geology majors, we would read chapter 2, but since this a course for non-science majors, there is more detail in that chapter than you will need in this course. Of cour ...
GLS100labF10_FR_fieldtrip
... history of an area interpreted from a single location, but from data obtained regionally. The scenario below describes the prevailing tectonic hypothesis interpreted from studies of the rocks in and around the North Shore and beyond. Paleozoic and Mesozoic History Most rocks underlying Salem, MA are ...
... history of an area interpreted from a single location, but from data obtained regionally. The scenario below describes the prevailing tectonic hypothesis interpreted from studies of the rocks in and around the North Shore and beyond. Paleozoic and Mesozoic History Most rocks underlying Salem, MA are ...
Chapter 3 - University of Missouri
... size due to melting back. • Continental glaciers – those that cover large expanses of land – Antarctica and Greenland are the last two remaining areas of this type. There is evidence that both are thinning and shrinking. ...
... size due to melting back. • Continental glaciers – those that cover large expanses of land – Antarctica and Greenland are the last two remaining areas of this type. There is evidence that both are thinning and shrinking. ...
Earth science
... Weathering can be physical (ex. water seeping into cracks and freezing) or chemical (ex. dissolution of minerals by acid rain) – physical more common in cold and dry climates; chemical more common in warm or moist climates ...
... Weathering can be physical (ex. water seeping into cracks and freezing) or chemical (ex. dissolution of minerals by acid rain) – physical more common in cold and dry climates; chemical more common in warm or moist climates ...
Earthquakes Intro. Paragraph By: Isabelle Jones BANG! BOOM! Did
... What causes a earthquake and where do they happen? The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. (Figure 2) The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like ...
... What causes a earthquake and where do they happen? The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. (Figure 2) The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like ...
Physical Geology
... The immense span of time encompassed by the Earth's existence and geological processes sets geology apart The geologic time scale is the calendar that geologists use to date past events in Earth’s history. ...
... The immense span of time encompassed by the Earth's existence and geological processes sets geology apart The geologic time scale is the calendar that geologists use to date past events in Earth’s history. ...
Apple Fritters
... When we remove vegetation or other objects that hold soil in place, we expose it to the action of wind/water and increase its chances of eroding. The loss of soil from a construction site results in loss of topsoil, minerals and nutrients, and it causes ugly cuts and gullies in the landscape. Surfac ...
... When we remove vegetation or other objects that hold soil in place, we expose it to the action of wind/water and increase its chances of eroding. The loss of soil from a construction site results in loss of topsoil, minerals and nutrients, and it causes ugly cuts and gullies in the landscape. Surfac ...
Intro to HG (PPT)
... • 2) Cultural diffusion – spread of an innovation, or ideology from its source area to another culture • a) Expansion diffusion – an innovation, or ideology develops in a source area and remains strong there while also spreading outward • 1) Contagious diffusion – nearly all adjacent individuals are ...
... • 2) Cultural diffusion – spread of an innovation, or ideology from its source area to another culture • a) Expansion diffusion – an innovation, or ideology develops in a source area and remains strong there while also spreading outward • 1) Contagious diffusion – nearly all adjacent individuals are ...
Deep Earth Observatory and Laboratory
... by fluid flow in the subsurface. These concentrations reflect both chemical and physical processes. For instance, oil, natural gas and some brines are localized in the crust largely by their physical response to fluid flow. Most metals, such as iron, copper and gold, are localized by chemical proces ...
... by fluid flow in the subsurface. These concentrations reflect both chemical and physical processes. For instance, oil, natural gas and some brines are localized in the crust largely by their physical response to fluid flow. Most metals, such as iron, copper and gold, are localized by chemical proces ...
The Interior of Venus - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... more likely (e.g., Guest and Stofan, 1999). • Atmospheric 40Ar is about 25% of Earth. Implies either reduced time-integrated volcanic outgassing or lower primoridal potassium abundance on Venus. ...
... more likely (e.g., Guest and Stofan, 1999). • Atmospheric 40Ar is about 25% of Earth. Implies either reduced time-integrated volcanic outgassing or lower primoridal potassium abundance on Venus. ...
Key Stage 3 unit: tectonic patterns and processes
... Key Stage 3 POS from National Curriculum England: Understand, through the use of detailed place-based exemplars at a variety of scales, the key processes in physical geography relating to plate tectonics; understand how human and physical processes interact… ...
... Key Stage 3 POS from National Curriculum England: Understand, through the use of detailed place-based exemplars at a variety of scales, the key processes in physical geography relating to plate tectonics; understand how human and physical processes interact… ...
Name - Humble ISD
... Core, Mantle, Crust Question What are the layers of the Earth, both inside and out? What forces change our Earth? Day/Date ...
... Core, Mantle, Crust Question What are the layers of the Earth, both inside and out? What forces change our Earth? Day/Date ...
Seasons, Solar Intensity, and Latitude
... • A community of organisms living all parts of their soil. Describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. • See diagram on p. 76 ...
... • A community of organisms living all parts of their soil. Describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. • See diagram on p. 76 ...
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
... Have the continents moved? Alfred Wegener was a key figure in changing ideas about the Earth’s surface. In 1912, he proposed that all the continents were once joined in a single supercontinent, called Pangaea. Wegener suggested that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago and the piec ...
... Have the continents moved? Alfred Wegener was a key figure in changing ideas about the Earth’s surface. In 1912, he proposed that all the continents were once joined in a single supercontinent, called Pangaea. Wegener suggested that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago and the piec ...
GEOLOGY 1--Physical Geology Lecture #2, 2/9/2006
... Discovery of radioactivity in 1986 invalidated Lord Kelvin’s claim because it provided a heat source that had not known about. The decay of radioactive elements generate heat and add to the heat already in the earth. The discovery of radioactivity also provided means to determine how old Earth is. I ...
... Discovery of radioactivity in 1986 invalidated Lord Kelvin’s claim because it provided a heat source that had not known about. The decay of radioactive elements generate heat and add to the heat already in the earth. The discovery of radioactivity also provided means to determine how old Earth is. I ...
Name: Date: Block
... 9. Explain how humans are affecting the carbon cycle? 10. What are the three types of rocks? 11. Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it. Explain what this statement means. What law does it satisfy? 12. How are the three types of rocks classified? Based on what? 13. Explain the ni ...
... 9. Explain how humans are affecting the carbon cycle? 10. What are the three types of rocks? 11. Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it. Explain what this statement means. What law does it satisfy? 12. How are the three types of rocks classified? Based on what? 13. Explain the ni ...
Chapter 3 Notes
... that flows very slowly; allows plates to move on top of it; 250 km thick • __________________=2,550 km thick; lower part of mantle; “middle sphere” • Outer __________=2,200 km thick; dense liquid layer; made of liquid nickel & iron; outer shell of Earth’s core • ______________ core=1,228 km radius; ...
... that flows very slowly; allows plates to move on top of it; 250 km thick • __________________=2,550 km thick; lower part of mantle; “middle sphere” • Outer __________=2,200 km thick; dense liquid layer; made of liquid nickel & iron; outer shell of Earth’s core • ______________ core=1,228 km radius; ...
geog 1301 unit 1 concept list
... 1. Water storage in oceans: Saline water existing in oceans and inland seas 2. Evaporation: The process by which water is changed from liquid to a gas or vapor Evaporation drives the water cycle 3. Sublimation: The changing of snow or ice to water vapor without melting 4. Evapotranspiration: The pro ...
... 1. Water storage in oceans: Saline water existing in oceans and inland seas 2. Evaporation: The process by which water is changed from liquid to a gas or vapor Evaporation drives the water cycle 3. Sublimation: The changing of snow or ice to water vapor without melting 4. Evapotranspiration: The pro ...
Earth*s Changing Surface
... When the continental crust dips below water it forms the continental shelf. ...
... When the continental crust dips below water it forms the continental shelf. ...
Test 3 Review
... River- and tide-dominated deltas have ___________________________________.. The Continental Margin: Includes the:_________________________________. Continental Shelves: _____% of Earth’s surface. Is the shallow, gently sloping area found as you first enter the ocean water. Economically critical zone ...
... River- and tide-dominated deltas have ___________________________________.. The Continental Margin: Includes the:_________________________________. Continental Shelves: _____% of Earth’s surface. Is the shallow, gently sloping area found as you first enter the ocean water. Economically critical zone ...
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... and hot spots.This magma is rich in iron and magnesium and has a low fluid content.The magma from the subduction zone comes from the molten crust and is rich in silicon, alumninium and gases. ...
... and hot spots.This magma is rich in iron and magnesium and has a low fluid content.The magma from the subduction zone comes from the molten crust and is rich in silicon, alumninium and gases. ...
Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... stretched in rift zones ◦ A rift zone is a set of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other ◦ As tectonic plates pull apart, stress between the plates causes a series of faults to form along the rift zone ...
... stretched in rift zones ◦ A rift zone is a set of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other ◦ As tectonic plates pull apart, stress between the plates causes a series of faults to form along the rift zone ...
Geomorphology
Geomorphology (from Greek: γῆ, ge, ""earth""; μορφή, morfé, ""form""; and λόγος, logos, ""study"") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical or chemical processes operating at or near the earth's surface. Geomorphologists seek to understand why landscapes look the way they do, to understand landform history and dynamics and to predict changes through a combination of field observations, physical experiments and numerical modeling. Geomorphology is practiced within physical geography, geology, geodesy, engineering geology, archaeology and geotechnical engineering. This broad base of interests contributes to many research styles and interests within the field.