practice exam #1
... 9. There are two figures below. The left-hand figure shows a hypothetical rock layer with two fossil species present (shown by symbols). The right-hand figure is a fossil range chart, showing the ranges of several fossil species. By looking at which fossil species are present (and which are not pre ...
... 9. There are two figures below. The left-hand figure shows a hypothetical rock layer with two fossil species present (shown by symbols). The right-hand figure is a fossil range chart, showing the ranges of several fossil species. By looking at which fossil species are present (and which are not pre ...
Mid Term Exam Review - Perry Local Schools
... What can hot spots tell us about the absolute direction of plate movement? ANSWER: Hot spots are present in the asthenosphere and are stationary. The abosolute direction of plate movement is recorded as volcanoes form on the overriding lithospheric plate. Where does most basalt form, and how does it ...
... What can hot spots tell us about the absolute direction of plate movement? ANSWER: Hot spots are present in the asthenosphere and are stationary. The abosolute direction of plate movement is recorded as volcanoes form on the overriding lithospheric plate. Where does most basalt form, and how does it ...
3A8 Week 01 Lecture 03-Rocks and minerals 02
... • The composition of the protolith and the conditions of metamorphism and deformation will largely determine the end structure and composition of the metamorphic rock ...
... • The composition of the protolith and the conditions of metamorphism and deformation will largely determine the end structure and composition of the metamorphic rock ...
Scott Foresman Science
... dioxide from the air. This makes a chemical called carbonic acid. When rain soaks into some rocks, the carbonic acid can dissolve parts of them. Caves can form. Fungi and other organisms can also give off chemicals that change rocks. Some rocks are more quickly broken down by chemical weathering tha ...
... dioxide from the air. This makes a chemical called carbonic acid. When rain soaks into some rocks, the carbonic acid can dissolve parts of them. Caves can form. Fungi and other organisms can also give off chemicals that change rocks. Some rocks are more quickly broken down by chemical weathering tha ...
Alabama Physiographic Provinces – Part 1
... Geographers and Geologists divide the land into different regions based on key physical characteristics such as topography, the drainage patterns of streams, dominant vegetation types, soils, and other features of the natural environment. In a sense it is geology, or the region’s predominant rock ty ...
... Geographers and Geologists divide the land into different regions based on key physical characteristics such as topography, the drainage patterns of streams, dominant vegetation types, soils, and other features of the natural environment. In a sense it is geology, or the region’s predominant rock ty ...
Study guide for test 1
... constituents of the solar system were assembled into meteorites, asteroids, planetary satellites, and planets. The oldest rocks yet dated formed about 4 billion years ago. Because Earth is a dynamic planet, most rocks we see formed much later during Earth's history and thus are much younger than the ...
... constituents of the solar system were assembled into meteorites, asteroids, planetary satellites, and planets. The oldest rocks yet dated formed about 4 billion years ago. Because Earth is a dynamic planet, most rocks we see formed much later during Earth's history and thus are much younger than the ...
the significance of the volcanic rocks in the fossil creek area, arizona
... elevation of about 5,800 feet. For the most part, those rocks that form the steep canyon walls are horizontal or nearly so, and are unbroken by major faults; therefore the thickness given for the volcanic rocks probably is not exaggerated because of structure. East of Fossil Springs, flat-lying Pale ...
... elevation of about 5,800 feet. For the most part, those rocks that form the steep canyon walls are horizontal or nearly so, and are unbroken by major faults; therefore the thickness given for the volcanic rocks probably is not exaggerated because of structure. East of Fossil Springs, flat-lying Pale ...
Unit 3 Study Guide
... Scientist Alfred Wegener hypothesized that all continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted. Wegnener used four pieces of evidence to support his hypothesis: The continents fit together like puzzle pieces. We call this supercontinent Pangaea. He found foss ...
... Scientist Alfred Wegener hypothesized that all continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted. Wegnener used four pieces of evidence to support his hypothesis: The continents fit together like puzzle pieces. We call this supercontinent Pangaea. He found foss ...
Summary and review
... 5. Faults cut up-section 6. Faults generally propagate (get younger) toward the foreland 7. Younger and structurally deeper faults rotate older faults to steeper ...
... 5. Faults cut up-section 6. Faults generally propagate (get younger) toward the foreland 7. Younger and structurally deeper faults rotate older faults to steeper ...
Y10 Earthquakes - Learning on the Loop
... fossilised in the rocks then uplifted and exposed. Coastal areas such as Marlborough have only been pushed up to become land in the last 50,000 years so we don’ have many old fossils. Rich deposits of beautifully preserved Pleistocene sea shell fossils can be found at Motunau Beach (Marlborough). Th ...
... fossilised in the rocks then uplifted and exposed. Coastal areas such as Marlborough have only been pushed up to become land in the last 50,000 years so we don’ have many old fossils. Rich deposits of beautifully preserved Pleistocene sea shell fossils can be found at Motunau Beach (Marlborough). Th ...
The Isotopic Datings by U-Pb in Zircons of Granitoides of Gashi
... Abstract: Two samples of the granodiorides of the Gashi Zone (Trokuzi massif), one sample from the Juniku(Kosovo) granite and one sample from the granitic massif of Fierza are dated by U-Pb method in zircons. The isotopic dating is realized in the Istem, CC 066 Laboratory of the Montpellie II Univer ...
... Abstract: Two samples of the granodiorides of the Gashi Zone (Trokuzi massif), one sample from the Juniku(Kosovo) granite and one sample from the granitic massif of Fierza are dated by U-Pb method in zircons. The isotopic dating is realized in the Istem, CC 066 Laboratory of the Montpellie II Univer ...
Rocks in the Museum - Oxford University Museum of Natural History
... Surface processes like weathering and erosion do not normally form minerals, but redistribute them; however, in some circumstances, minerals can be born from water. Rocks and minerals exposed to Earth’s surface are subject to weathering and erosion. They break down into sediments and are transported ...
... Surface processes like weathering and erosion do not normally form minerals, but redistribute them; however, in some circumstances, minerals can be born from water. Rocks and minerals exposed to Earth’s surface are subject to weathering and erosion. They break down into sediments and are transported ...
Review of Geology
... that occurred due to a geological event such as the movement of plate tectonics or an earthquake. (1 point for introducing that you know how the layers should look and the process by which they have been rearranged.) The process of faulting is when a crack in the layers occurs and the layers are off ...
... that occurred due to a geological event such as the movement of plate tectonics or an earthquake. (1 point for introducing that you know how the layers should look and the process by which they have been rearranged.) The process of faulting is when a crack in the layers occurs and the layers are off ...
TeachernotesL1 32.50KB 2017-03-29 12:41:27
... Thinnest, coolest and least dense layer. Rocks are rich in silicon, oxygen, aluminium, potassium and sodium Separated from the mantle by the Mohorovijic (Moho) discontinuity. Varies in thickness from 5 to 70 km Two types of crust: oceanic and continental Oceanic crust is mainly made up of basa ...
... Thinnest, coolest and least dense layer. Rocks are rich in silicon, oxygen, aluminium, potassium and sodium Separated from the mantle by the Mohorovijic (Moho) discontinuity. Varies in thickness from 5 to 70 km Two types of crust: oceanic and continental Oceanic crust is mainly made up of basa ...
Bell Ringer 1-5-10
... 1. What conditions can cause a sedimentary or igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock? 2. How do new minerals grow within existing rock? 3. Why do bands of minerals develop in most metamorphic rocks? 4. Would you expect to find foliated or nonfoliated metamorphic rocks net to a lave flow? Why ...
... 1. What conditions can cause a sedimentary or igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock? 2. How do new minerals grow within existing rock? 3. Why do bands of minerals develop in most metamorphic rocks? 4. Would you expect to find foliated or nonfoliated metamorphic rocks net to a lave flow? Why ...
Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of an existing
... Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of an existing rock type in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The existing rock, (called a protolith), is subjected to heat and pressure (temperatures greater than 150 to 200 °C and pressures of 1500 bars) causing profou ...
... Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of an existing rock type in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The existing rock, (called a protolith), is subjected to heat and pressure (temperatures greater than 150 to 200 °C and pressures of 1500 bars) causing profou ...
Earth 50 2nd Midterm Exam November 14, 2005 Multiple Choice (2
... A) at a 45-degree angle to the direction in which the wave travels. B) in an elliptical pattern. C) back and forth parallel to the direction in which the wave travels. D) back and forth at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. E) in a circle like sea waves. 20. The size of the Ear ...
... A) at a 45-degree angle to the direction in which the wave travels. B) in an elliptical pattern. C) back and forth parallel to the direction in which the wave travels. D) back and forth at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. E) in a circle like sea waves. 20. The size of the Ear ...
Review Topics for Test I
... may exhibit foliation (alignment of minerals or apparent “layers” of minerals) due to stress on the parent rock Sedimentary: Formed from existing rock as solid rocks weather mechanically. Pieces are buried, compacted and cemented to form a new rock. Also formed from chemical weathering where mineral ...
... may exhibit foliation (alignment of minerals or apparent “layers” of minerals) due to stress on the parent rock Sedimentary: Formed from existing rock as solid rocks weather mechanically. Pieces are buried, compacted and cemented to form a new rock. Also formed from chemical weathering where mineral ...
Geology Practice Test 2012 Minerals – use your mineral flow chart
... 9. ______ A rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. 10. ______ The type of rock that forms from the compaction of sediments. 11. ______ What type of bedrock is found in the Twin Cities area? 12. _____Where most sedimentary rocks form. 13. _____Does sandstone form in deep or shallow water? 1 ...
... 9. ______ A rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. 10. ______ The type of rock that forms from the compaction of sediments. 11. ______ What type of bedrock is found in the Twin Cities area? 12. _____Where most sedimentary rocks form. 13. _____Does sandstone form in deep or shallow water? 1 ...
Chapter 6: Igneous Rocks
... • Igneous rocks gets its name from the Latin word for “fire”, because it is formed from hot molten rock (magma) inside the Earth. When the molten rock solidifies, it forms solid igneous rock. • The way the magma cools determines the kind of igneous rock that is formed. • Magma is molten rock, while ...
... • Igneous rocks gets its name from the Latin word for “fire”, because it is formed from hot molten rock (magma) inside the Earth. When the molten rock solidifies, it forms solid igneous rock. • The way the magma cools determines the kind of igneous rock that is formed. • Magma is molten rock, while ...
Eons, Eras, Periods and Epochs Dating by radioactive isotopes
... Nebula (cloud of dust and gas) results H and He condense into Sun Other elements form disk of matter around sun Disk slowly accretes into clumps (planetesimals) planetesimals → planetoids → planets (including Earth) and satellites ...
... Nebula (cloud of dust and gas) results H and He condense into Sun Other elements form disk of matter around sun Disk slowly accretes into clumps (planetesimals) planetesimals → planetoids → planets (including Earth) and satellites ...
Desk Copy Changing Earth Common Assessment
... a. rock material. b. fossils. c. dead organisms. d. all of the above. 19. What characteristics could a geologist use to determine the environment in which it formed? a. grain size b. The way the grains fit together c. shape of the rock’s clasts d. All of the above 20. When metamorphic rocks have fol ...
... a. rock material. b. fossils. c. dead organisms. d. all of the above. 19. What characteristics could a geologist use to determine the environment in which it formed? a. grain size b. The way the grains fit together c. shape of the rock’s clasts d. All of the above 20. When metamorphic rocks have fol ...
Intrusive Activity Earth Science Notes Chapter 18.3
... ________________________ irregularly shaped plutons that are similar to batholiths but smaller ________________________a pluton that forms when magma intrudes parallel to layers of rock ________________________ the larges plutons ________________________ a mushroom shaped pluton with a round top and ...
... ________________________ irregularly shaped plutons that are similar to batholiths but smaller ________________________a pluton that forms when magma intrudes parallel to layers of rock ________________________ the larges plutons ________________________ a mushroom shaped pluton with a round top and ...
An Introduction to Geology - e
... slowly; d. is the zone over which plates move; e. all of these. 16. The layer between the core and the crust is the: a. mantle; b. lithosphere; c. sima; d. sial; e. innersphere. 17. The scientific method is an orderly, logical approach that involves gathering and analyzing facts about a particular p ...
... slowly; d. is the zone over which plates move; e. all of these. 16. The layer between the core and the crust is the: a. mantle; b. lithosphere; c. sima; d. sial; e. innersphere. 17. The scientific method is an orderly, logical approach that involves gathering and analyzing facts about a particular p ...
Provenance (geology)
Provenance in geology, is the reconstruction of the history of sediments movements over time. The Earth is not a static but a dynamic planet, all rocks are subject to transition between the three main rock types, which are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks (the rock cycle). Rocks exposed to the surface, sooner or later, are broken down into sediments. Sediments are expected to be able to provide evidence of the erosion history of their parent source rocks. The purpose of provenance study is to restore the tectonic, paleo-geographic and paleo-climatic history.