Earth Science Milestones Review Notes Packet
... Minerals with higher numbers will be more resistant, or harder to scratch. Minerals with lower numbers are easy to scratch and can be scratched by any mineral with a higher number on Moh’s hardness scale. ...
... Minerals with higher numbers will be more resistant, or harder to scratch. Minerals with lower numbers are easy to scratch and can be scratched by any mineral with a higher number on Moh’s hardness scale. ...
Layers of the Earth
... thin compared to the other layers. The crust is only about 3-5 miles (8 km) thick under the oceans (oceanic crust) and about 25 miles (32 km) thick under the continents (continental crust). The crust is made up of mainly silicate rocks (about 85%). Continental crust is mostly granite while oceanic c ...
... thin compared to the other layers. The crust is only about 3-5 miles (8 km) thick under the oceans (oceanic crust) and about 25 miles (32 km) thick under the continents (continental crust). The crust is made up of mainly silicate rocks (about 85%). Continental crust is mostly granite while oceanic c ...
Sea Floor Spreading NOTES 2016 Key
... These processes cause the ocean floor to be renewed about every _____200 million___ years. The ___Pacific__ Ocean is shrinking – the trenches are swallowing more ocean crust than the mid-ocean ridge is producing. The ___Atlantic___ Ocean is expanding – in most places the oceanic crust is attac ...
... These processes cause the ocean floor to be renewed about every _____200 million___ years. The ___Pacific__ Ocean is shrinking – the trenches are swallowing more ocean crust than the mid-ocean ridge is producing. The ___Atlantic___ Ocean is expanding – in most places the oceanic crust is attac ...
Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
... Concentrations of solid, liquid or gaseous materials in or on the earth’s crust that can be converted to useful materials at an affordable price. Occurring in fixed quantities…….. ...
... Concentrations of solid, liquid or gaseous materials in or on the earth’s crust that can be converted to useful materials at an affordable price. Occurring in fixed quantities…….. ...
Chapter 8 Study Guide – Earthquakes 1. What is an earthquake
... calculate the distance to the epicenter of the earthquake. 10. Describe the make-up of the inner and outer core. Outer core: 2260 km thick, metallic iron flows through this layer, creating Earth’s magnetic field Inner core: 1220 km thick, solid iron-nickel alloy (solid due to extremely high pressure ...
... calculate the distance to the epicenter of the earthquake. 10. Describe the make-up of the inner and outer core. Outer core: 2260 km thick, metallic iron flows through this layer, creating Earth’s magnetic field Inner core: 1220 km thick, solid iron-nickel alloy (solid due to extremely high pressure ...
Fourth lecture - 16 September, 2015
... The leading physicists of his day, however, were able to show that this was physically not possible. The proposed mechanism was thus discredited, so the entire hypothesis was set aside (by most!) as yet more wishful thinking. ...
... The leading physicists of his day, however, were able to show that this was physically not possible. The proposed mechanism was thus discredited, so the entire hypothesis was set aside (by most!) as yet more wishful thinking. ...
8th Grade Science Test 3 – Earth Science Study Guide
... 1. What tool would you use to find the mass of an object? – Triple Beam balance 2. What tool would you use to find the volume of an object? – Graduated Cylinder 3. What tool would you use to find the length of an object? - Ruler 4. What does a line graph show? - They show how something changes over ...
... 1. What tool would you use to find the mass of an object? – Triple Beam balance 2. What tool would you use to find the volume of an object? – Graduated Cylinder 3. What tool would you use to find the length of an object? - Ruler 4. What does a line graph show? - They show how something changes over ...
Surface Features of Venus
... – about 1000 of them from 2 to 280 km diameter – cf. Earth has 150; Moon has many more – very few are under 10 km (Why?) – nearly all are “pristine” – entire surface ~15% of Lunar maria density – entire surface is about 500 million years old ...
... – about 1000 of them from 2 to 280 km diameter – cf. Earth has 150; Moon has many more – very few are under 10 km (Why?) – nearly all are “pristine” – entire surface ~15% of Lunar maria density – entire surface is about 500 million years old ...
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... GL1 II KI 3c The various elements of the rock cycle may be linked directly to plate tectonic processes: (i) IGNEOUS – basaltic magmatism at oceanic spreading centres and island arcs (ii) SEDIMENTARY – erosional processes and depositional environments (iii) REGIONAL METAMORPHISM – in subduction and o ...
... GL1 II KI 3c The various elements of the rock cycle may be linked directly to plate tectonic processes: (i) IGNEOUS – basaltic magmatism at oceanic spreading centres and island arcs (ii) SEDIMENTARY – erosional processes and depositional environments (iii) REGIONAL METAMORPHISM – in subduction and o ...
File - GEOLOGY ROCKS!
... Geology in the News Rare earth metals are a collection of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, namely scandium, yttrium, and the fifteen lanthanides ...
... Geology in the News Rare earth metals are a collection of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, namely scandium, yttrium, and the fifteen lanthanides ...
plate tectonics notes
... When an earthquake happens along a _______________, it sends waves out in all directions. There are three major forms of waves the come from an earthquake. ___-waves travel along the surface and do a lot of damage but don’t go very far. ___-waves and ___-waves travel into the Earth and can be record ...
... When an earthquake happens along a _______________, it sends waves out in all directions. There are three major forms of waves the come from an earthquake. ___-waves travel along the surface and do a lot of damage but don’t go very far. ___-waves and ___-waves travel into the Earth and can be record ...
Word - New Haven Science
... 1. Earth’s surface features, such as mountains, volcanoes and continents, are the constantlychanging result of dynamic processes and forces at work inside the Earth. 2. Earth is formed of three basic layers, with the densest being the iron and nickel core. The middle layer, the mantle, of the Earth ...
... 1. Earth’s surface features, such as mountains, volcanoes and continents, are the constantlychanging result of dynamic processes and forces at work inside the Earth. 2. Earth is formed of three basic layers, with the densest being the iron and nickel core. The middle layer, the mantle, of the Earth ...
THIRD QUARTER II. UNIT 4: Landforms and Constructive and
... 1. Earth’s surface features, such as mountains, volcanoes and continents, are the constantlychanging result of dynamic processes and forces at work inside the Earth. 2. Earth is formed of three basic layers, with the densest being the iron and nickel core. The middle layer, the mantle, of the Earth ...
... 1. Earth’s surface features, such as mountains, volcanoes and continents, are the constantlychanging result of dynamic processes and forces at work inside the Earth. 2. Earth is formed of three basic layers, with the densest being the iron and nickel core. The middle layer, the mantle, of the Earth ...
Chapter 16
... fault to relieve stress and gives off energy as shockwaves that travel through the earth Fig. 16-6 p. 337 ...
... fault to relieve stress and gives off energy as shockwaves that travel through the earth Fig. 16-6 p. 337 ...
Chapter 19
... grains, and dissolved gases deep beneath Earth’s surface. • Forms when temperatures are high enough to melt rock – 800°C-1200°C ...
... grains, and dissolved gases deep beneath Earth’s surface. • Forms when temperatures are high enough to melt rock – 800°C-1200°C ...
- Catalyst
... temperature of the upper mantle, which rises and partially melts the overlying crust. In an ocean-continental convergent margin it may mix with partially melted continental crust, increasing the magma’s silica content (becomes more felsic). Mount St. Helens dacites are more silica rich than Mt. Rain ...
... temperature of the upper mantle, which rises and partially melts the overlying crust. In an ocean-continental convergent margin it may mix with partially melted continental crust, increasing the magma’s silica content (becomes more felsic). Mount St. Helens dacites are more silica rich than Mt. Rain ...
Plate Tectonics - Awtrey Middle School
... Large landmass that existed 245 m.y.a. Evidence that Pangaea existed 1. Continents fit together like puzzle pieces (mountain ranges lined up) 2. Mesosaurus – Reptile fossil found on South America and Africa – It couldn’t swim! 3. Glossopteris – Tropical plant fossil that was found in Antarctica! ...
... Large landmass that existed 245 m.y.a. Evidence that Pangaea existed 1. Continents fit together like puzzle pieces (mountain ranges lined up) 2. Mesosaurus – Reptile fossil found on South America and Africa – It couldn’t swim! 3. Glossopteris – Tropical plant fossil that was found in Antarctica! ...
C3 Chemicals in our Lives
... Large-scale industrialisation caused a shortage of alkalis in the 19th century, so a new method had to be found: I’m an old scientist. I used to make alkalis from limestone and salt using coal as a fuel. The only problem was that it made a lot of ...
... Large-scale industrialisation caused a shortage of alkalis in the 19th century, so a new method had to be found: I’m an old scientist. I used to make alkalis from limestone and salt using coal as a fuel. The only problem was that it made a lot of ...
Density of Earth Materials Lab - Mercer Island School District
... Peridotite inclusions are also found in kimberlite pipes, cone-shaped bodies of rock where magma has been volcanically emplaced into pre-existing rocks. Kimberlite deposits contain certain minerals (one of which is diamond) which can only form under the high temperature and pressure conditions found ...
... Peridotite inclusions are also found in kimberlite pipes, cone-shaped bodies of rock where magma has been volcanically emplaced into pre-existing rocks. Kimberlite deposits contain certain minerals (one of which is diamond) which can only form under the high temperature and pressure conditions found ...
Evolution and the Environment
... Large-scale industrialisation caused a shortage of alkalis in the 19th century, so a new method had to be found: I’m an old scientist. I used to make alkalis from limestone and salt using coal as a fuel. The only problem was that it made a lot of ...
... Large-scale industrialisation caused a shortage of alkalis in the 19th century, so a new method had to be found: I’m an old scientist. I used to make alkalis from limestone and salt using coal as a fuel. The only problem was that it made a lot of ...
1. This question is about rocks. Look at the picture of a volcano. (a
... Molten rock under the surface of the Earth is called .................................... . Molten rock that erupts from a volcano is called .......................................... . Molten rock cools down to make ........................................................... rock. ...
... Molten rock under the surface of the Earth is called .................................... . Molten rock that erupts from a volcano is called .......................................... . Molten rock cools down to make ........................................................... rock. ...
Topic 6 Earth`s Internal Structure and Tectonic Process Geography
... Analogous to: Years → Months → Weeks → Days ...
... Analogous to: Years → Months → Weeks → Days ...
Density of the Earth
... The mass of the earth is approximately 5.98 x 1023kg. The scale of this measurement is difficult to comprehend and impossible to measure directly. However, smaller scale measurements can be completed in the laboratory that will give insight into the density and mass of the Earth. Current theories of ...
... The mass of the earth is approximately 5.98 x 1023kg. The scale of this measurement is difficult to comprehend and impossible to measure directly. However, smaller scale measurements can be completed in the laboratory that will give insight into the density and mass of the Earth. Current theories of ...
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... b. metamorphic c. metasedimentary d. sedimentary 22. Which rock’s texture is determined by the pressure and temperature the rock was exposed to? a. metasedimentary b. metamorphic c. igneous d. sedimentary ...
... b. metamorphic c. metasedimentary d. sedimentary 22. Which rock’s texture is determined by the pressure and temperature the rock was exposed to? a. metasedimentary b. metamorphic c. igneous d. sedimentary ...
Composition of Mars
The composition of Mars covers the branch of the geology of Mars that describes the make-up of the planet Mars.