Evaluating Evidence of Plate Tectonics
... • Describe the relationship between the motion of continental plates and the patterns in the ages of crustal rocks, including: – Mid-ocean ridges, material from Earth’s interior must be emerging and forming new rocks with youngest ages – Continental centers will have oldest rocks because new crust i ...
... • Describe the relationship between the motion of continental plates and the patterns in the ages of crustal rocks, including: – Mid-ocean ridges, material from Earth’s interior must be emerging and forming new rocks with youngest ages – Continental centers will have oldest rocks because new crust i ...
Preview Sample 1
... the San Andreas fault. Converging boundaries reflect either subduction, where oceanic plates descend into the mantle, or collision, where two continents collide. 8. Rocks are formed as a result of tectonic activity. When molten rock, magma, at the high internal temperatures found inside the Earth ar ...
... the San Andreas fault. Converging boundaries reflect either subduction, where oceanic plates descend into the mantle, or collision, where two continents collide. 8. Rocks are formed as a result of tectonic activity. When molten rock, magma, at the high internal temperatures found inside the Earth ar ...
Preview Sample 2
... the San Andreas fault. Converging boundaries reflect either subduction, where oceanic plates descend into the mantle, or collision, where two continents collide. 8. Rocks are formed as a result of tectonic activity. When molten rock, magma, at the high internal temperatures found inside the Earth ar ...
... the San Andreas fault. Converging boundaries reflect either subduction, where oceanic plates descend into the mantle, or collision, where two continents collide. 8. Rocks are formed as a result of tectonic activity. When molten rock, magma, at the high internal temperatures found inside the Earth ar ...
Geology Log File - Learn District 196
... 7. A missing layer of rock that forms a gap in the Earth’s geologic history is called ___________________. 8. The law of ___________________ (p.98) states that a fault or an intrusion is younger than any layer of rock that the fault or rock body cuts through. 1. ____________ ________________ are use ...
... 7. A missing layer of rock that forms a gap in the Earth’s geologic history is called ___________________. 8. The law of ___________________ (p.98) states that a fault or an intrusion is younger than any layer of rock that the fault or rock body cuts through. 1. ____________ ________________ are use ...
First Hour Exam, Fall, 2001
... 18. The minerals in Bowen's Reaction Series are all susceptible to chemical weathering. What can you say about their relative resistance to chemical weathering? a. The minerals in Bowen's Reaction Series all have about the same resistance to weathering. b. Those at the bottom of the Series are the l ...
... 18. The minerals in Bowen's Reaction Series are all susceptible to chemical weathering. What can you say about their relative resistance to chemical weathering? a. The minerals in Bowen's Reaction Series all have about the same resistance to weathering. b. Those at the bottom of the Series are the l ...
Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Volcano, Plate Tectonics, Weathering
... ____ 40. Occurs with repeated daily heating and cooling of rock, heat causes rock to expand and cooling cause rock to contract. ____ 41. Occurs with the growth of minerals in cracks ____ 42. Occurs when there is a removal of pressure of deep burial. ____ 43. Occurs when water penetrates into cracks, ...
... ____ 40. Occurs with repeated daily heating and cooling of rock, heat causes rock to expand and cooling cause rock to contract. ____ 41. Occurs with the growth of minerals in cracks ____ 42. Occurs when there is a removal of pressure of deep burial. ____ 43. Occurs when water penetrates into cracks, ...
File
... subduction zone comes from the molten crust and is rich in silicon, alumninium and gases. ...
... subduction zone comes from the molten crust and is rich in silicon, alumninium and gases. ...
Week 6 Quiz- Weathering, Soil, Plate Tectonics Name
... D. continental drift and Big Bang theory ____25. Large pieces of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere are called: A. asthenosphere B. the mid-ocean ridge C. deep-sea trenches D. tectonic plates ____26. A boundary where plates move away from each other is called: A. divergent B. convergent ...
... D. continental drift and Big Bang theory ____25. Large pieces of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere are called: A. asthenosphere B. the mid-ocean ridge C. deep-sea trenches D. tectonic plates ____26. A boundary where plates move away from each other is called: A. divergent B. convergent ...
IGNEOUS ROCKS
... Herculeaneum were buried where they lie. Eruption was believed to be a nuee ardente (fiery cloud) traveling at velocities of 150-200 km/hr. Prior to 79 AD last eruption believed to have occurred about 10,000 BC when Mt. Somma was formed. 79 AD eruption blew top off Mt. Somma and cone of Vesuvius was ...
... Herculeaneum were buried where they lie. Eruption was believed to be a nuee ardente (fiery cloud) traveling at velocities of 150-200 km/hr. Prior to 79 AD last eruption believed to have occurred about 10,000 BC when Mt. Somma was formed. 79 AD eruption blew top off Mt. Somma and cone of Vesuvius was ...
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
... Large bodies of magma; caused the Hawaiian Islands to form (fault, rift, hot spots, focus) ...
... Large bodies of magma; caused the Hawaiian Islands to form (fault, rift, hot spots, focus) ...
Geology unit test project
... when the plats crash in to each other. The results are earthquakes, mountain formation, and volcanoes. ...
... when the plats crash in to each other. The results are earthquakes, mountain formation, and volcanoes. ...
No Slide Title - University of South Alabama
... 300 million years ago, the continents were all grouped together into a “supercontinent” he called Pangaea ...
... 300 million years ago, the continents were all grouped together into a “supercontinent” he called Pangaea ...
Factors that Shape the Earth
... river, the water’s motion moves rock pieces along with it. Erosion is greatest wherever the water is moving the fastest: on steep slopes and the outside of curves. Deposition occurs whenever the water slows down (gentle slopes and inside curves) because the water no longer has the energy to carry pa ...
... river, the water’s motion moves rock pieces along with it. Erosion is greatest wherever the water is moving the fastest: on steep slopes and the outside of curves. Deposition occurs whenever the water slows down (gentle slopes and inside curves) because the water no longer has the energy to carry pa ...
SCIENCE NOTES
... - Mountains created by movement along a fault are called fault-block mountains. What Other Forces Shape Earth’s Surface? - Weathering is the breaking down of the materials of the Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. - Erosion is the picking up and carrying away of the pieces. ...
... - Mountains created by movement along a fault are called fault-block mountains. What Other Forces Shape Earth’s Surface? - Weathering is the breaking down of the materials of the Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. - Erosion is the picking up and carrying away of the pieces. ...
6.1 himalaya 4
... collisions can change climates and climates can influence the landscape of collisions. ...
... collisions can change climates and climates can influence the landscape of collisions. ...
Granitoid Rocks
... subduction ceases and the isotherms “relax” (return to a steady-state value). Thickened crust, whether created by underthrusting (as shown) or by folding or flow, leads to sialic crust at depths and temperatures sufficient to cause partial melting. Winter (2001) ...
... subduction ceases and the isotherms “relax” (return to a steady-state value). Thickened crust, whether created by underthrusting (as shown) or by folding or flow, leads to sialic crust at depths and temperatures sufficient to cause partial melting. Winter (2001) ...
Volcanoes and Igneous Activity Earth
... Are traces or remains of prehistoric life Are the most important inclusions Help determine past environments Are used to determine age of sedimentary rocks Are used for rock correlation ...
... Are traces or remains of prehistoric life Are the most important inclusions Help determine past environments Are used to determine age of sedimentary rocks Are used for rock correlation ...
Unit 3 Review
... How does sedimentary rock show Earth’s history? • The composition of sedimentary rock show the source of the sediment that makes up the rock • The texture of the sedimentary rock shows the environment in which the sediment was ...
... How does sedimentary rock show Earth’s history? • The composition of sedimentary rock show the source of the sediment that makes up the rock • The texture of the sedimentary rock shows the environment in which the sediment was ...
Is this rock
... Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth Chapter 2 Earth Science, 6e Modified by Dr. Kane ...
... Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth Chapter 2 Earth Science, 6e Modified by Dr. Kane ...
Chapter_3-Rocks
... Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth Chapter 2 Earth Science, 6e Modified by Dr. Kane ...
... Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth Chapter 2 Earth Science, 6e Modified by Dr. Kane ...
On silica-rich granitoids and their eruptive equivalents
... Silica-rich granites and rhyolites are components of igneous rock suites found in many tectonic environments, both continental and oceanic. Silica-rich magmas may arise by a range of processes including partial melting, magma mixing, melt extraction from a crystal mush, and fractional crystallizatio ...
... Silica-rich granites and rhyolites are components of igneous rock suites found in many tectonic environments, both continental and oceanic. Silica-rich magmas may arise by a range of processes including partial melting, magma mixing, melt extraction from a crystal mush, and fractional crystallizatio ...
Geology Winter Final Study Guide
... 9. Explain how igneous rock textures are formed. Describe how cooling rates affect crystal size. Fine-grained: Coarse-grained: Glassy: Porphyritic: 10. Compare and contrast chemical and detrital sedimentary rocks. ...
... 9. Explain how igneous rock textures are formed. Describe how cooling rates affect crystal size. Fine-grained: Coarse-grained: Glassy: Porphyritic: 10. Compare and contrast chemical and detrital sedimentary rocks. ...
2011 ESRT created by Julie Ann Hugick (Eastchester)
... 19. List the major plates of the world: __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ 20. List the major motions of plates due to plate tectonics.__________ ...
... 19. List the major plates of the world: __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ 20. List the major motions of plates due to plate tectonics.__________ ...
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.