Earth Science Introduction
... Some Geologic Rates Cutting of Grand Canyon • 2 km/3 m.y. = 1 cm/15 yr Uplift of Alps • 5 km/10 m.y. = 1 cm/20 yr. Opening of Atlantic • 5000 km/180 m.y. = 2.8 cm/yr. Uplift of White Mtns. (N.H.) Granites • 8 km/150 m.y. = 1 cm/190 yr. ...
... Some Geologic Rates Cutting of Grand Canyon • 2 km/3 m.y. = 1 cm/15 yr Uplift of Alps • 5 km/10 m.y. = 1 cm/20 yr. Opening of Atlantic • 5000 km/180 m.y. = 2.8 cm/yr. Uplift of White Mtns. (N.H.) Granites • 8 km/150 m.y. = 1 cm/190 yr. ...
Earth Resources
... Tectonic plates—solid, rigid plates: 15 Continental and oceanic crusts and outermost portion of mantle—lithosphere Move slowly, on asthenosphere Range from 1 cm -> 18 cm Move apart and slam into each other Create mountains, ridges and trenches ...
... Tectonic plates—solid, rigid plates: 15 Continental and oceanic crusts and outermost portion of mantle—lithosphere Move slowly, on asthenosphere Range from 1 cm -> 18 cm Move apart and slam into each other Create mountains, ridges and trenches ...
8th Grade Science Final - Union Beach School District
... 3. Which layers make up the tectonic plates? lithosphere – all of the crust and the upper mantle ...
... 3. Which layers make up the tectonic plates? lithosphere – all of the crust and the upper mantle ...
the junior version pdf file
... communicates with the Earth’s deepest layers! The mantle is the intermediate layer, it is the thickest layer and occupies 82% of the volume of the Earth. It is formed by very hot rocks, some of which are molten and are known as magma. The nucleus, is formed by liquid matter externally and by a centr ...
... communicates with the Earth’s deepest layers! The mantle is the intermediate layer, it is the thickest layer and occupies 82% of the volume of the Earth. It is formed by very hot rocks, some of which are molten and are known as magma. The nucleus, is formed by liquid matter externally and by a centr ...
Earth Science Notes
... _______________ large plates, several smaller ones Constant motion (a few cm per year) driven by _______________ Interactions occur at ______________________________ Plate Boundaries ____________________ – two plates collide o ______________________________ – crusts will compress into high m ...
... _______________ large plates, several smaller ones Constant motion (a few cm per year) driven by _______________ Interactions occur at ______________________________ Plate Boundaries ____________________ – two plates collide o ______________________________ – crusts will compress into high m ...
4/19/11 1 - CSUN.edu
... The Dynamic Planet The Pace of Change Earth’s Structure and Internal Energy The Geologic Cycle Plate Tectonics ...
... The Dynamic Planet The Pace of Change Earth’s Structure and Internal Energy The Geologic Cycle Plate Tectonics ...
GEOS1901 SKOU
... Igneous rocks • Igneous rock: a rock formed from the cooling and solidifying of magma and/or lava • Magma: molten rock originating from partial melting of the lower crust and upper mantle (10-200km below Earth’s surface) o Less dense than solid rock so often migrates upward through the mantle o Magm ...
... Igneous rocks • Igneous rock: a rock formed from the cooling and solidifying of magma and/or lava • Magma: molten rock originating from partial melting of the lower crust and upper mantle (10-200km below Earth’s surface) o Less dense than solid rock so often migrates upward through the mantle o Magm ...
Midterm Study Guide2013
... 25. List at least four dangers that are associated with earthquakes. 26. Briefly summarize Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift. 27. List four lines of evidence that supported the hypothesis of continental drift. 28. Briefly explain the theory of plate tectonics. 29. According to the pla ...
... 25. List at least four dangers that are associated with earthquakes. 26. Briefly summarize Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift. 27. List four lines of evidence that supported the hypothesis of continental drift. 28. Briefly explain the theory of plate tectonics. 29. According to the pla ...
Earth Revealed #10: Geologic Time
... 7. What kind of conditions exist for the formation of gold, silver and copper (in other words, how do they form)? ...
... 7. What kind of conditions exist for the formation of gold, silver and copper (in other words, how do they form)? ...
Exam review questions 2008 2
... With a distinctive color-_________________________________________ 33. Why are diamonds used as gemstones? 34. Name the ore mined for aluminum. _____________________ Why is this mineral called an ore? 35. List Moh’s scale of hardness. ...
... With a distinctive color-_________________________________________ 33. Why are diamonds used as gemstones? 34. Name the ore mined for aluminum. _____________________ Why is this mineral called an ore? 35. List Moh’s scale of hardness. ...
Rock - My CCSD
... also provide clues about lifeforms that lived billions of years ago, long before dinosaurs walked the Earth. ...
... also provide clues about lifeforms that lived billions of years ago, long before dinosaurs walked the Earth. ...
Iron Hill Museum Middle School Geology Program Teachers: This
... function? 3. Why are rocks and minerals not evenly distributed on the Earth? Vocabulary to know: organic, inorganic, mineral, rock, igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, intrusive, extrusive, luster, cleavage/fracture, convection, process Major understandings: 1. All processes that affect rocks and min ...
... function? 3. Why are rocks and minerals not evenly distributed on the Earth? Vocabulary to know: organic, inorganic, mineral, rock, igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, intrusive, extrusive, luster, cleavage/fracture, convection, process Major understandings: 1. All processes that affect rocks and min ...
P1: Rock identification (I)
... Examine the rocks specimens provided with the aid of these notes. All the rocks come from Ireland, as detailed on the attached map. Answer the short question on each specimen in the space provided; use the notes and definitions at the end this handout. Ask the demonstrators for help if necessary. Th ...
... Examine the rocks specimens provided with the aid of these notes. All the rocks come from Ireland, as detailed on the attached map. Answer the short question on each specimen in the space provided; use the notes and definitions at the end this handout. Ask the demonstrators for help if necessary. Th ...
Mineral Resources
... Eight chemical elements make up 98.3% of Earth’s crust. O – 46.6% Al – 8.1% ...
... Eight chemical elements make up 98.3% of Earth’s crust. O – 46.6% Al – 8.1% ...
Rocks and Resources Study Guide – Chapter 11-1, 12
... Nonrenewable – includes the elements (mined metals) and other resources that are renewed too slowly and can be used up. Includes fossil fuels - oil, natural gas, coal. Trees are renewable, but an old-growth forest is not. Petroleum supplies most of our energy, and is also used to make plastics. Geol ...
... Nonrenewable – includes the elements (mined metals) and other resources that are renewed too slowly and can be used up. Includes fossil fuels - oil, natural gas, coal. Trees are renewable, but an old-growth forest is not. Petroleum supplies most of our energy, and is also used to make plastics. Geol ...
Review Mid-Term Exam
... In time EARTH’S interior accumulated heat New atmosphere created by volcanic outgassing and delivery of gases and water by ice-covered comets. ...
... In time EARTH’S interior accumulated heat New atmosphere created by volcanic outgassing and delivery of gases and water by ice-covered comets. ...
Soil and Rapid Changes Review
... Why can floods be helpful? A. They can bring rich soil into an area. B. They damage many homes and roads. C. They make the Earth’s mantle stronger. D. They form new islands in the ocean. ...
... Why can floods be helpful? A. They can bring rich soil into an area. B. They damage many homes and roads. C. They make the Earth’s mantle stronger. D. They form new islands in the ocean. ...
First Hour Exam, Spring, 1999
... The lithosphere consists of the a. rocks of the uppermost crust that are accessible to us. b. plastic, deformable material in the mantle that provides the source for mafic magmas and pushes the overlying layers around. c. portion of the Earth's surface that isn't covered by water. d. relatively rigi ...
... The lithosphere consists of the a. rocks of the uppermost crust that are accessible to us. b. plastic, deformable material in the mantle that provides the source for mafic magmas and pushes the overlying layers around. c. portion of the Earth's surface that isn't covered by water. d. relatively rigi ...
Earth-Science-Test-Week-9
... 3. ___ The removal and transport of material by wind, water, or ice. 4. ___ Unsorted rocks and sediments left behind when a glacier melts. 5. ___ The process in which carbonic acid reacts chemically with other substances. 6. ___ The breaking down of rocks by physical processes. 7. ___ The downhill m ...
... 3. ___ The removal and transport of material by wind, water, or ice. 4. ___ Unsorted rocks and sediments left behind when a glacier melts. 5. ___ The process in which carbonic acid reacts chemically with other substances. 6. ___ The breaking down of rocks by physical processes. 7. ___ The downhill m ...
STEINWAY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 141Q A NASA Explorer
... Fracture: The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces. Hardness: A measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching. Mohs Scale: Minerals are assigned a number between 1 & 10 to indicate their hardness. Rock: A solid material made up of minerals, fo ...
... Fracture: The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces. Hardness: A measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching. Mohs Scale: Minerals are assigned a number between 1 & 10 to indicate their hardness. Rock: A solid material made up of minerals, fo ...
REVISED EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE – PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
... Lithospheric Plate Boundaries: Volcanism? Earthquakes? Which boundary type? Convergent: (# of types? Give examples and description of landforms possible) Subduction Zone surface/topographic Features Divergent ( # of types? Description/Examples) Topographic features? ...
... Lithospheric Plate Boundaries: Volcanism? Earthquakes? Which boundary type? Convergent: (# of types? Give examples and description of landforms possible) Subduction Zone surface/topographic Features Divergent ( # of types? Description/Examples) Topographic features? ...
Earth`s Matter
... ● There are three groups of rocks that form in different ways. ○ Igneous rock forms from cooling magma or lava. ○ Most sedimentary rock forms when small particles of rocks or organic remains are pressed and cemented together. ○ Metamorphic rock forms when a rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chem ...
... ● There are three groups of rocks that form in different ways. ○ Igneous rock forms from cooling magma or lava. ○ Most sedimentary rock forms when small particles of rocks or organic remains are pressed and cemented together. ○ Metamorphic rock forms when a rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chem ...
Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Notes
... *Temperature ranges from -140 C to 20 C Water on Mars *Scientists think that a large amount of liquid water flowed on Mars's surface in the distant past *Water cannot exist as liquid today because of Mars's too thin atmosphere Seasons on Mars *Mars is tilted like Earth so it experiences seasons *Ice ...
... *Temperature ranges from -140 C to 20 C Water on Mars *Scientists think that a large amount of liquid water flowed on Mars's surface in the distant past *Water cannot exist as liquid today because of Mars's too thin atmosphere Seasons on Mars *Mars is tilted like Earth so it experiences seasons *Ice ...
Cycles in the Lithosphere pages 54-60
... 2. Most of the earth’s rocks move continuously through the _____________________ or rock cycle. When rocks near the earth’s core are melted, due to the decay of ____________________ material, they form _____________________ which moves upward through cracks in the earth’s crust and eventually emerge ...
... 2. Most of the earth’s rocks move continuously through the _____________________ or rock cycle. When rocks near the earth’s core are melted, due to the decay of ____________________ material, they form _____________________ which moves upward through cracks in the earth’s crust and eventually emerge ...
Composition of Mars
The composition of Mars covers the branch of the geology of Mars that describes the make-up of the planet Mars.