Seafloor Spreading and Paleomagnetism
... Subduction Zone: When one plate sinks beneath another. ...
... Subduction Zone: When one plate sinks beneath another. ...
1 - Pitt County Schools
... 4. List the two categories of seismic waves. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe the two different ways to measure the size of an earthquake. ______________________________ ...
... 4. List the two categories of seismic waves. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe the two different ways to measure the size of an earthquake. ______________________________ ...
Geological Oceanography
... – 2 plates slide past each other – Crust neither formed nor destroyed – Most occur in the ocean, but some occur on land – Earthquakes – Example: North American plate and Pacific plate ...
... – 2 plates slide past each other – Crust neither formed nor destroyed – Most occur in the ocean, but some occur on land – Earthquakes – Example: North American plate and Pacific plate ...
Grade 8 Science
... Glaciation – freezing of fresh water into large slabs of ice that usually does not thaw easily. Continental margin – the continental shelf and slope together. Continiental shelf – made from erosion of run off, located off the shore of land before the ocean basin. Continental Slope – where the contin ...
... Glaciation – freezing of fresh water into large slabs of ice that usually does not thaw easily. Continental margin – the continental shelf and slope together. Continiental shelf – made from erosion of run off, located off the shore of land before the ocean basin. Continental Slope – where the contin ...
Journey to the Center of the Earth Name: Stop 1 – Earth`s Surface
... How far into our journey are we? (How close are we to reaching the core?) ...
... How far into our journey are we? (How close are we to reaching the core?) ...
Name: Date:______ Period:______ Lab – Sea Floor Spreading
... away from the mid ocean ridge. The two sides of the ridge are moving in opposite directions leaving a rift valley that is the site of submarine volcanic eruptions. Molten rock from a magma chamber only 1 to 2 kilometers below the central rift valley feeds up to the spreading rift. The magma fills th ...
... away from the mid ocean ridge. The two sides of the ridge are moving in opposite directions leaving a rift valley that is the site of submarine volcanic eruptions. Molten rock from a magma chamber only 1 to 2 kilometers below the central rift valley feeds up to the spreading rift. The magma fills th ...
Photosynthesis and the Earth
... Reservoirs of oxidizable rock became saturated about 1 billion years ago, so the free oxygen began to build up in the atmosphere to about 20%. ...
... Reservoirs of oxidizable rock became saturated about 1 billion years ago, so the free oxygen began to build up in the atmosphere to about 20%. ...
Marine Biology Worksheet I
... # 17: Explain how the following diagram is related to getting oxygen into the deep ocean. 1. As you move toward the poles the air temperature decreases. ...
... # 17: Explain how the following diagram is related to getting oxygen into the deep ocean. 1. As you move toward the poles the air temperature decreases. ...
... seismogenicprocesses. In Costa Rica, surface geology and gravity data indicate the existence of dense basalt/gabbro crust overlyingthe seismogenic zone where the coupling is present. Bouguer anomaly values in this region reach up to 120×105m/s2and are the highest for Costa Rica. In this research, th ...
Lesson 1: The Water Planet
... About 80 percent of the ocean is the deep zone with temperatures ranging from –1°C to 3°C. The surface or mixed zone that is warmed by the sun contains about two percent of the ocean’s water and extends to a depth of about 150 meters. The ocean is also layered by light penetration. Solar radiation h ...
... About 80 percent of the ocean is the deep zone with temperatures ranging from –1°C to 3°C. The surface or mixed zone that is warmed by the sun contains about two percent of the ocean’s water and extends to a depth of about 150 meters. The ocean is also layered by light penetration. Solar radiation h ...
The Structure and Origin of the Ocean Basins The water Planet
... In fact, as the lithospheric plates diverged at the mid-oceanic ridge it will be converged with another plate on the other side. In some places, the movement of the plates causes them to collide with one another. When this occurs, earthquakes are formed, and the heavier and denser oceanic plates sin ...
... In fact, as the lithospheric plates diverged at the mid-oceanic ridge it will be converged with another plate on the other side. In some places, the movement of the plates causes them to collide with one another. When this occurs, earthquakes are formed, and the heavier and denser oceanic plates sin ...
The Earth was extensively molten in the first 100 million years after
... The Earth was extensively molten in the first 100 million years after its formation. In that span of time, it acquired much of its present-day structure: the metallic core segregated and sank towards the center, while the mantle and crust separated at the surface. The primordial evolution of the man ...
... The Earth was extensively molten in the first 100 million years after its formation. In that span of time, it acquired much of its present-day structure: the metallic core segregated and sank towards the center, while the mantle and crust separated at the surface. The primordial evolution of the man ...
Name: Graphing Seafloor Spreading Lab Objective: Using ocean
... 1) What process within Earth’s asthenosphere is responsible for plate motions? ...
... 1) What process within Earth’s asthenosphere is responsible for plate motions? ...
Chapter 3 - COSEE Florida
... movement in opposite directions ○ Still seismically active Fracture zones: extensions of transform faults (aseismic) ○ Beyond offset segments of oceanic ridge ...
... movement in opposite directions ○ Still seismically active Fracture zones: extensions of transform faults (aseismic) ○ Beyond offset segments of oceanic ridge ...
Dr. Joaquim Goes - (UConn) Marine Sciences
... (NEM) also, chlorophyll a concentrations have been on the rise due to unprecedented blooms of a mixotrophic dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans (Noctiluca). First seen in smaller numbers off the coast of Oman, Noctiluca blooms have now become more pervasive and widespread throughout the northern A ...
... (NEM) also, chlorophyll a concentrations have been on the rise due to unprecedented blooms of a mixotrophic dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans (Noctiluca). First seen in smaller numbers off the coast of Oman, Noctiluca blooms have now become more pervasive and widespread throughout the northern A ...
practice exam
... 18) (4 pts) The two major types of sediments created by organisms are __________________________ and __________________________. The elements (nutrients) used for these two types of sediment are ________________ and _________________. 19) The beds of sediment laid down by turbidity currents are call ...
... 18) (4 pts) The two major types of sediments created by organisms are __________________________ and __________________________. The elements (nutrients) used for these two types of sediment are ________________ and _________________. 19) The beds of sediment laid down by turbidity currents are call ...
questions
... meteorologist and geologist, was one of the first scientists to theorize about tectonic plates. Wegener suggested that past continents had drifted apart over time to form the present continents. This rearrangement of continents is known as continental drift. Wegener published his first complete stat ...
... meteorologist and geologist, was one of the first scientists to theorize about tectonic plates. Wegener suggested that past continents had drifted apart over time to form the present continents. This rearrangement of continents is known as continental drift. Wegener published his first complete stat ...
Exam1B
... b) pyroclastic flows because they are the fastest and involve toxic gases c) lava flows because they are unstoppable d) volcanic ash because it gets everywhere 21. Much of New Orleans is 3 meters below sea level. A simple solution to their problems might include adding 3 meters of sediment to the wh ...
... b) pyroclastic flows because they are the fastest and involve toxic gases c) lava flows because they are unstoppable d) volcanic ash because it gets everywhere 21. Much of New Orleans is 3 meters below sea level. A simple solution to their problems might include adding 3 meters of sediment to the wh ...
The Structure and Origin of the Ocean Basins The water Planet
... In fact, as the lithospheric plates diverged at the mid-oceanic ridge it will be converged with another plate on the other side. In some places, the movement of the plates causes them to collide with one another. When this occurs, earthquakes are formed, and the heavier and denser oceanic plates sin ...
... In fact, as the lithospheric plates diverged at the mid-oceanic ridge it will be converged with another plate on the other side. In some places, the movement of the plates causes them to collide with one another. When this occurs, earthquakes are formed, and the heavier and denser oceanic plates sin ...
Investigation 6: What Happens When Plates Collide? Investigation
... 18. Which plate is overriding and which plate is subducting in the U.S. Pacific Northwest at the convergent plate boundary? Support your answer with evidence from the GIS map. (Hint: Where are the volcanoes located?) ...
... 18. Which plate is overriding and which plate is subducting in the U.S. Pacific Northwest at the convergent plate boundary? Support your answer with evidence from the GIS map. (Hint: Where are the volcanoes located?) ...
EE I Chapter 2 The Dynamic Earth
... when toxins from a factory run off into a water system and poison fish in a body of water Hydrosphere interacts with the Atmosphere when water evaporates and forms clouds Atmosphere interacts with the Lithosphere when acid rain falls and dissolves limestone ...
... when toxins from a factory run off into a water system and poison fish in a body of water Hydrosphere interacts with the Atmosphere when water evaporates and forms clouds Atmosphere interacts with the Lithosphere when acid rain falls and dissolves limestone ...
Sea Level Change and Climate - University of Hawaii at Hilo
... Isostatic Rebound of the land from the removal of significant volume (and wt.) of ice. Up to 1000 meters of rebound (0.9 g/cm3 vs. 2.7 g/cm3) for crust Slow rate of uplift. Also a small subsidence of ocean floor due to increased wt. of water 100 meters over the past 18,000 years Scandanavia: rebound ...
... Isostatic Rebound of the land from the removal of significant volume (and wt.) of ice. Up to 1000 meters of rebound (0.9 g/cm3 vs. 2.7 g/cm3) for crust Slow rate of uplift. Also a small subsidence of ocean floor due to increased wt. of water 100 meters over the past 18,000 years Scandanavia: rebound ...
Lecture - Ann Arbor Earth Science
... surface does today. The Earth was probably composed of the same material from its surface all the way to its center. Objects colliding with Earth helped to cause Earth to grow hot enough that heavy elements such as iron and nickel melted. The material composing Earth gradually separated into several ...
... surface does today. The Earth was probably composed of the same material from its surface all the way to its center. Objects colliding with Earth helped to cause Earth to grow hot enough that heavy elements such as iron and nickel melted. The material composing Earth gradually separated into several ...
