Key concepts
... -know the difference between oceanic crust & continental crust -know how pressure and temperature change as you move through the layers of the earth and their effects on the behavior of rocks -know the internal source of heat inside the earth and how heat moves by conduction or convection -know how ...
... -know the difference between oceanic crust & continental crust -know how pressure and temperature change as you move through the layers of the earth and their effects on the behavior of rocks -know the internal source of heat inside the earth and how heat moves by conduction or convection -know how ...
Plate Tectonics Basics – Tutorial Script - FOG
... other parts. What does that do to the lithosphere? It causes it to break into pieces we call plates. Where heat rises, material must be pushed away in opposite directions to make room for the continual rising of new hot material (much like boiling water). That drags on the lithosphere above and caus ...
... other parts. What does that do to the lithosphere? It causes it to break into pieces we call plates. Where heat rises, material must be pushed away in opposite directions to make room for the continual rising of new hot material (much like boiling water). That drags on the lithosphere above and caus ...
SOL Review
... because S-waves could not penetrate the molten layer and P-waves were slowed. It was determined that the inner core is solid because there is a sudden increase in P-wave activity. The inner core is the most dense layer of the earth ...
... because S-waves could not penetrate the molten layer and P-waves were slowed. It was determined that the inner core is solid because there is a sudden increase in P-wave activity. The inner core is the most dense layer of the earth ...
seismotectonic manifestations in the sou theastern chersky range
... the Ulakhan fault transects the upper reaches of the tributaries of the Rassokha and Omulevka rivers (the river basin of Yasachnaya flowing into the Kolyma river) the river channels have become offset to the left by 24 km beginning in the Middle Pliocene (3.4 Ma) 2. This permitted estimating the m ...
... the Ulakhan fault transects the upper reaches of the tributaries of the Rassokha and Omulevka rivers (the river basin of Yasachnaya flowing into the Kolyma river) the river channels have become offset to the left by 24 km beginning in the Middle Pliocene (3.4 Ma) 2. This permitted estimating the m ...
Plates are large rigid slabs on Earth`s surface. Interact at boundaries
... Where plates move apart, rifting allows magma from mantle to fill in the gap. Described as sea floor spreading, this occurs at the center of the oceanic ridge system: the largest mountain range in the world. Plates grow where this sea floor spreading occurs. Plates can grow if other areas have ...
... Where plates move apart, rifting allows magma from mantle to fill in the gap. Described as sea floor spreading, this occurs at the center of the oceanic ridge system: the largest mountain range in the world. Plates grow where this sea floor spreading occurs. Plates can grow if other areas have ...
amazonbasingeologicaldevelopment
... • Magnetic “stripes” on Atlantic sea-floor rocks on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Water ran off the continent to the west, depositing sediments into the Pacific Ocean ...
... • Magnetic “stripes” on Atlantic sea-floor rocks on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Water ran off the continent to the west, depositing sediments into the Pacific Ocean ...
Study Questions for Quiz #9
... 21.13! I am thinking of having you recreate one or more of these diagrams for the Exam (not the quiz) What are three examples of mountain ranges formed by oceanic-continent collision? When were the Rocky Mountains deformed? When were the Appalachian Mountains deformed? ...
... 21.13! I am thinking of having you recreate one or more of these diagrams for the Exam (not the quiz) What are three examples of mountain ranges formed by oceanic-continent collision? When were the Rocky Mountains deformed? When were the Appalachian Mountains deformed? ...
Structure of the Earth
... together. He thought that all the continents used to fit together in one big continent called Pangaea which broke apart about 200 million years ago into the continents that we now know. ...
... together. He thought that all the continents used to fit together in one big continent called Pangaea which broke apart about 200 million years ago into the continents that we now know. ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Virtual Lab http://earthguide
... like the sea floor and return as an echo. The longer it takes for an echo to return, the farther ___________________ the reflective surface, whether it’s the far wall of a canyon or the sea floor. 2) The Actual Depth Sound waves travel at about __________ meters per second in seawater, so a _____ se ...
... like the sea floor and return as an echo. The longer it takes for an echo to return, the farther ___________________ the reflective surface, whether it’s the far wall of a canyon or the sea floor. 2) The Actual Depth Sound waves travel at about __________ meters per second in seawater, so a _____ se ...
Aquatic Science Where do Oceans come from?
... – East Pacific Rise – Mid-Atlantic Ridge – Ring of Fire. – On your paper, answer the following… • What is an island arc? How is it formed? What kind of boundary does it occur along? • What side of which oceans contain island arcs? • How many island arcs are located in the Pacific? In the Atlantic? ...
... – East Pacific Rise – Mid-Atlantic Ridge – Ring of Fire. – On your paper, answer the following… • What is an island arc? How is it formed? What kind of boundary does it occur along? • What side of which oceans contain island arcs? • How many island arcs are located in the Pacific? In the Atlantic? ...
Sea-floor spreading
... the process of sea-floor spreading? • At the mid-ocean ridge, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts. The molten material then spreads out, pushing older rock to both sides of the ridge. • Over tens of millions of years, the process continues until the oldest ocean floor collides with the ...
... the process of sea-floor spreading? • At the mid-ocean ridge, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts. The molten material then spreads out, pushing older rock to both sides of the ridge. • Over tens of millions of years, the process continues until the oldest ocean floor collides with the ...
Chapter 10-2 - Seafloor Spreading
... sound waves to detect (to find) submarines. In the 1940’s during World War II, scientists began to use sound waves to map the ocean floor. This is sometimes called echo sounding. Sound waves echo off the bottom of the ocean, so the longer the sound waves take to return to a ship the deeper the ...
... sound waves to detect (to find) submarines. In the 1940’s during World War II, scientists began to use sound waves to map the ocean floor. This is sometimes called echo sounding. Sound waves echo off the bottom of the ocean, so the longer the sound waves take to return to a ship the deeper the ...
deep structure of kamchatka northern volcanic group
... observed south of the Klyuchevskoi volcanoes group (KVG) – beneath Tolbachinskyi cones, Klyuchevskoi volcano is located at the periphery of a crustal anomaly that exhibits a strong lateral velocity gradient, with velocity variation in upper crust up to 20%, while in the mantle below still 8% to 10% ...
... observed south of the Klyuchevskoi volcanoes group (KVG) – beneath Tolbachinskyi cones, Klyuchevskoi volcano is located at the periphery of a crustal anomaly that exhibits a strong lateral velocity gradient, with velocity variation in upper crust up to 20%, while in the mantle below still 8% to 10% ...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS | Plate Tectonics
... Yet the surface of the Earth is not as solid or as permanent as had been thought. Scientists found that the surface of our planet is always in motion. Continents move about the Earth like huge ships at sea, floating on pieces of the Earth’s outer skin, or crust. New crust is created as melted rock p ...
... Yet the surface of the Earth is not as solid or as permanent as had been thought. Scientists found that the surface of our planet is always in motion. Continents move about the Earth like huge ships at sea, floating on pieces of the Earth’s outer skin, or crust. New crust is created as melted rock p ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
... • Clouds of volcanic ash and sulfur-rich gases can reach the upper atmosphere. **Iceland • Ash and gas spread across the planet and reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. • Reduced sunlight can result in a decrease in the average global temperature over a period of ...
... • Clouds of volcanic ash and sulfur-rich gases can reach the upper atmosphere. **Iceland • Ash and gas spread across the planet and reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. • Reduced sunlight can result in a decrease in the average global temperature over a period of ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes - St. Louis Public Schools
... • Clouds of volcanic ash and sulfur-rich gases can reach the upper atmosphere. **Iceland • Ash and gas spread across the planet and reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. • Reduced sunlight can result in a decrease in the average global temperature over a period of ...
... • Clouds of volcanic ash and sulfur-rich gases can reach the upper atmosphere. **Iceland • Ash and gas spread across the planet and reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. • Reduced sunlight can result in a decrease in the average global temperature over a period of ...
... the DOEI. A variety of dynamic processes occur at these sites that support life and influence ocean chemistry and seafloor geology. Located on seafloor spreading centers, rising magma at vent sites heats and alters seawater percolating through the ocean crust. The hydrothermal fluid emerging from the se ...
plate-tectonics-pre-test-study-guide
... ______ 14. A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) _____ a. deep-sea trench b. ocean ridge c. oceanic crust d. ocean floor sediments ______ 15. A narrow, elongated depression in the seafloor is called a(n) _____ a. deep-sea trenches b. oceanic crust c. ocean ridge d. ocean floor sediment ...
... ______ 14. A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) _____ a. deep-sea trench b. ocean ridge c. oceanic crust d. ocean floor sediments ______ 15. A narrow, elongated depression in the seafloor is called a(n) _____ a. deep-sea trenches b. oceanic crust c. ocean ridge d. ocean floor sediment ...
faults_heating
... mountain ranges are common in this region. The Nazca Plate is sinking smoothly and continuously into the trench, the deepest part of the subducting plate breaks into smaller pieces that become locked in place for long periods of time before suddenly moving to generate large earthquakes. Such earthqu ...
... mountain ranges are common in this region. The Nazca Plate is sinking smoothly and continuously into the trench, the deepest part of the subducting plate breaks into smaller pieces that become locked in place for long periods of time before suddenly moving to generate large earthquakes. Such earthqu ...
Day 69 Pangaea and boundaries review
... • When the sea floor spreads, it splits, thus creating a way for the mantle to rise through the crust, creating new sea floor. • Example: Mid-Atlantic Ridge. ...
... • When the sea floor spreads, it splits, thus creating a way for the mantle to rise through the crust, creating new sea floor. • Example: Mid-Atlantic Ridge. ...
Earth`s Layers
... – There is a huge difference in temperature between the outer mantle and the inner mantle. – This difference in temperature sets up a convection current which is responsible for the cracking and moving of the tectonic plates. ...
... – There is a huge difference in temperature between the outer mantle and the inner mantle. – This difference in temperature sets up a convection current which is responsible for the cracking and moving of the tectonic plates. ...
Earth`s Layers
... – There is a huge difference in temperature between the outer mantle and the inner mantle. – This difference in temperature sets up a convection current which is responsible for the cracking and moving of the tectonic plates. ...
... – There is a huge difference in temperature between the outer mantle and the inner mantle. – This difference in temperature sets up a convection current which is responsible for the cracking and moving of the tectonic plates. ...
OCN100--Study Guide
... ______ meters; this makes the average ocean depth _______ times deeper than land is high. The deepest spot in the ocean is the ____________________; its depth is _______ meters. Including above and below sea level portions, the tallest mountain on earth is ___________. Be able to briefly describe th ...
... ______ meters; this makes the average ocean depth _______ times deeper than land is high. The deepest spot in the ocean is the ____________________; its depth is _______ meters. Including above and below sea level portions, the tallest mountain on earth is ___________. Be able to briefly describe th ...
Convection and Seafloor Spreading
... plastic like layer within the mantle called the Asthenosphere. A scientist named Arthur Holmes provided evidence to prove that tectonic plates moved on what he referred to as convection currents. ...
... plastic like layer within the mantle called the Asthenosphere. A scientist named Arthur Holmes provided evidence to prove that tectonic plates moved on what he referred to as convection currents. ...