Bell Activity #15
... melted in subduction zone forms magma, which rises to the Earth’s surface and erupts to form volcanic mountains. ...
... melted in subduction zone forms magma, which rises to the Earth’s surface and erupts to form volcanic mountains. ...
Chapter 9: Plate Tectonics Review
... waves that may be generated by earthquakes. • Primary waves, also known as P-waves, are longitudinal waves and can travel through both solids and liquids. • Secondary waves, also called S-waves, are transverse waves that only travel through solids. • As these waves pass through the interior of Earth ...
... waves that may be generated by earthquakes. • Primary waves, also known as P-waves, are longitudinal waves and can travel through both solids and liquids. • Secondary waves, also called S-waves, are transverse waves that only travel through solids. • As these waves pass through the interior of Earth ...
SOL 5.6 Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems (Oceans)
... colder. Water has weight. The deeper you go in the ocean, the more water is pressing down on you. The force of the water pressing down is called water pressure. Therefore, as the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature decreases, the pressure increases, and the amount of light decreases. ...
... colder. Water has weight. The deeper you go in the ocean, the more water is pressing down on you. The force of the water pressing down is called water pressure. Therefore, as the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature decreases, the pressure increases, and the amount of light decreases. ...
Bathymetry and Geological Setting of the Drake Passage
... 63ºS an between meridians 70ºW and 50ºW, where the high resolution bathymetric data covers more than 70% of the region with a 200 m cell resolution of the sea floor topography. The data were collected over the last 25 years on more than one hundred oceanographic cruises onboard six different Antarct ...
... 63ºS an between meridians 70ºW and 50ºW, where the high resolution bathymetric data covers more than 70% of the region with a 200 m cell resolution of the sea floor topography. The data were collected over the last 25 years on more than one hundred oceanographic cruises onboard six different Antarct ...
Earthquakes and volcanoes
... • Another type of subduction zone is when two oceanic plates collide • This forms a trench on the ocean floor • The worlds deepest parts of the ocean are found along trenches – E.g. The Mariana Trench is 11 km deep! ...
... • Another type of subduction zone is when two oceanic plates collide • This forms a trench on the ocean floor • The worlds deepest parts of the ocean are found along trenches – E.g. The Mariana Trench is 11 km deep! ...
8.3 – What is Seafloor Spreading?
... 1. Scientists think that the movement of tectonic plates is caused by a. conveyor belts b. heat in Earth’s core. c. pressure in Earth’s crust. d. convection currents. ...
... 1. Scientists think that the movement of tectonic plates is caused by a. conveyor belts b. heat in Earth’s core. c. pressure in Earth’s crust. d. convection currents. ...
Oceans and Continental Profiles Activity
... equal to sea level. How many kilometers deep is shown in the first profile?_______ How would the profile shape change with no exaggeration?_________ _____________________________ To see this, mark & label sea level on the profile as if there were no vertical exaggeration from 6000 m, or 6 km, depth ...
... equal to sea level. How many kilometers deep is shown in the first profile?_______ How would the profile shape change with no exaggeration?_________ _____________________________ To see this, mark & label sea level on the profile as if there were no vertical exaggeration from 6000 m, or 6 km, depth ...
1 Science 8 Unit 1: Water Systems on Earth Chapter 2: Oceans
... This spinning body deflects winds and currents depending on what side the equator they are on. This alteration of direction is called the Coriolis Effect. - Wind and ocean currents move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Coriolis Video ...
... This spinning body deflects winds and currents depending on what side the equator they are on. This alteration of direction is called the Coriolis Effect. - Wind and ocean currents move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Coriolis Video ...
Oceanography Chapter 4 Bathymetry
... Shelf Break – makes the abrupt transition from continental shelf to continental slope ♦ water depth – 140 m (460 ft) ♦ exceptions in Antarctica/Greenland (300-400) Submarine Canyons ♦ Cut into shelf and slope ♦ Some as big as Grand Canyon ♦ How? Originally thought that they may have formed from sea ...
... Shelf Break – makes the abrupt transition from continental shelf to continental slope ♦ water depth – 140 m (460 ft) ♦ exceptions in Antarctica/Greenland (300-400) Submarine Canyons ♦ Cut into shelf and slope ♦ Some as big as Grand Canyon ♦ How? Originally thought that they may have formed from sea ...
Geochemical Fluxes through the New Zealand Arc
... where ~20 separate centers exist. These systems involve circulation of meteoric water to ~8 km depth, where it is heated and modified by mixing with magmatic volatiles, and subsequent water-rock interaction as the hybrid fluid(s) rises to the surface (e.g., Giggenbach, 1995; Rowland and Simmons, 201 ...
... where ~20 separate centers exist. These systems involve circulation of meteoric water to ~8 km depth, where it is heated and modified by mixing with magmatic volatiles, and subsequent water-rock interaction as the hybrid fluid(s) rises to the surface (e.g., Giggenbach, 1995; Rowland and Simmons, 201 ...
Geological Landforms of the ocean floor
... Main Idea: Geological landforms of the ocean floor can be identified using diagrams and illustrations. ...
... Main Idea: Geological landforms of the ocean floor can be identified using diagrams and illustrations. ...
environmental science fall exam review
... 136. This is an organism that makes their own food. 137. This means self to feed. 138. Give an example of an autotroph. 139. During photosynthesis ________________ energy is captured 140. What are the three things required for photosynthesis to occur? 141. A consumer is also known as a ____________ ...
... 136. This is an organism that makes their own food. 137. This means self to feed. 138. Give an example of an autotroph. 139. During photosynthesis ________________ energy is captured 140. What are the three things required for photosynthesis to occur? 141. A consumer is also known as a ____________ ...
Ocean resources and oceanography-Unit C Chapter 3
... • What is cohesion? • Water sticking to water • How are cohesion and the gravitational pull of the moon related? • The water molecules sticking together allows the water to move as one. ...
... • What is cohesion? • Water sticking to water • How are cohesion and the gravitational pull of the moon related? • The water molecules sticking together allows the water to move as one. ...
Deep Ocean Basins
... soundings existed until recently. On the basis of these few soundings it was thought that the deep ocean floor was a monotonous plain. Depth can now be determined in seconds instead of hours by automatically timing the passage of sound echoes from the ocean bottom to a ship; and we now know that the ...
... soundings existed until recently. On the basis of these few soundings it was thought that the deep ocean floor was a monotonous plain. Depth can now be determined in seconds instead of hours by automatically timing the passage of sound echoes from the ocean bottom to a ship; and we now know that the ...
Ocean Bathymetry and Plate Tectonics
... we could drain the oceans and how is this related to plate tectonics? How has seafloor mapping technology evolved over the past 40 years? The bathymetry of the ocean floor reflects plate tectonics processes associated with global-scale mantle convection. There are three types of plate boundaries eac ...
... we could drain the oceans and how is this related to plate tectonics? How has seafloor mapping technology evolved over the past 40 years? The bathymetry of the ocean floor reflects plate tectonics processes associated with global-scale mantle convection. There are three types of plate boundaries eac ...
Physiography of the Seafloor
... • Continental mountains can be viewed as blocks of wood of different (lower) densities that float higher and sink deeper than oceanic crust • Oceanic crust is of higher density but thinner so it floats/sinks to lesser extent than continental crust ...
... • Continental mountains can be viewed as blocks of wood of different (lower) densities that float higher and sink deeper than oceanic crust • Oceanic crust is of higher density but thinner so it floats/sinks to lesser extent than continental crust ...
The Dynamic Earth
... Pacific, Indian, etc., they are all actually a large, single, interconnected, body of water. – Largest=Pacific, next =Atlantic, smallest=Arctic. ...
... Pacific, Indian, etc., they are all actually a large, single, interconnected, body of water. – Largest=Pacific, next =Atlantic, smallest=Arctic. ...
Name: Class: Date: Divergent Boundaries (All answers must be in
... Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle. Picture two giant conveyor belts, facing each other but slowly moving in opposite directions as they transport newly formed oceanic crust away from the ridge ...
... Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle. Picture two giant conveyor belts, facing each other but slowly moving in opposite directions as they transport newly formed oceanic crust away from the ridge ...
Ophiolite_ppt_presentation
... suite, a multilayered sequence of rocks. 3. Divergent plate boundaries – new crust is created – ophiolite suite 4. Convergent plate boundaries – crust is destroyed by descending into subduction zone where volcanoes are associated ...
... suite, a multilayered sequence of rocks. 3. Divergent plate boundaries – new crust is created – ophiolite suite 4. Convergent plate boundaries – crust is destroyed by descending into subduction zone where volcanoes are associated ...
HYDROTHERMAL VENT PPT
... Galapagos rift • An area of the Pacific floor where the plates that form Earth’s crust are separating. • Vents emitting superheated water, black with sulfur and miners were found by geologists. ...
... Galapagos rift • An area of the Pacific floor where the plates that form Earth’s crust are separating. • Vents emitting superheated water, black with sulfur and miners were found by geologists. ...
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... ACTIVE MARGINS are continental margins that are associated with plate boundaries, and they are marked by a high degree of tectonic activity. Active margins are further divided into two types, transform active margins and convergent active margins. Transform active margins - side-to-side fault. San A ...
... ACTIVE MARGINS are continental margins that are associated with plate boundaries, and they are marked by a high degree of tectonic activity. Active margins are further divided into two types, transform active margins and convergent active margins. Transform active margins - side-to-side fault. San A ...