journey 05 - Auburn High School
... The study of seismic waves allows scientists to “see” inside the earth. Scientists have discovered that seismic waves • refract • reflect • change velocity • and become absorbed by various parts of the Earth’s interior ...
... The study of seismic waves allows scientists to “see” inside the earth. Scientists have discovered that seismic waves • refract • reflect • change velocity • and become absorbed by various parts of the Earth’s interior ...
study guide for plate tectonics assessment c example
... 10. What type of rock forms the Oceanic Plates? What type of rock forms the Continental Plates? 11. Where does new ocean crust form during seafloor spreading? Divergent boundaries by submarine (underwater) eruptions and intrusions of basaltic magma. 12. Where does old oceanic crust get removed? Subd ...
... 10. What type of rock forms the Oceanic Plates? What type of rock forms the Continental Plates? 11. Where does new ocean crust form during seafloor spreading? Divergent boundaries by submarine (underwater) eruptions and intrusions of basaltic magma. 12. Where does old oceanic crust get removed? Subd ...
Study Guide: Unit ESS2-1 and ESS2
... 5. Pull-apart rift zones are generally associated with a divergent plate boundary. 6. The temperature below which magnetic material can retain a permanent magnetization is called the currie point. 7. A very long-lived magma source located deep in the mantle is called a hot spot. 8. Linear, magnetic ...
... 5. Pull-apart rift zones are generally associated with a divergent plate boundary. 6. The temperature below which magnetic material can retain a permanent magnetization is called the currie point. 7. A very long-lived magma source located deep in the mantle is called a hot spot. 8. Linear, magnetic ...
Geologic Landforms of the Ocean Floor
... The edges of the continents slope down from the shore into the ocean. The part of the continent located under the water is known as the ...
... The edges of the continents slope down from the shore into the ocean. The part of the continent located under the water is known as the ...
Water Systems on Earth
... • Tides are connected to the motion of the moon and the spinning of the Earth. • The moon exerts a greater force of pull than the sun due to its closer proximity to Earth. ...
... • Tides are connected to the motion of the moon and the spinning of the Earth. • The moon exerts a greater force of pull than the sun due to its closer proximity to Earth. ...
STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 3 TEST 2009
... Coral, sponges, and seaweed are all part of the ____________________ group of marine life. benthos The neritic and oceanic zones make up the _______________. ( answer: pelagic environment) Drifting organisms that may be plant-like or animal-like are called ____________________. plankton The constant ...
... Coral, sponges, and seaweed are all part of the ____________________ group of marine life. benthos The neritic and oceanic zones make up the _______________. ( answer: pelagic environment) Drifting organisms that may be plant-like or animal-like are called ____________________. plankton The constant ...
Plate Tectonics
... 17) The __________________ Trench is the largest Deep Ocean Trench on Earth measuring up to 7 miles deep and 1,500 miles long. a) Mariana b) Mid Atlantic c) East Pacific d) Subduction Zone ...
... 17) The __________________ Trench is the largest Deep Ocean Trench on Earth measuring up to 7 miles deep and 1,500 miles long. a) Mariana b) Mid Atlantic c) East Pacific d) Subduction Zone ...
Review Test 2 - Course World
... bacteria, appearing white in the lights of the sub, were able to use hydrogen sulfide as an energy source. In most other food chains, plants convert carbon dioxide into food using ________ during photosynthesis. These peculiar bacteria were able to convert hydrogen sulfide into food during chemosynt ...
... bacteria, appearing white in the lights of the sub, were able to use hydrogen sulfide as an energy source. In most other food chains, plants convert carbon dioxide into food using ________ during photosynthesis. These peculiar bacteria were able to convert hydrogen sulfide into food during chemosynt ...
How the Earth Was Made: The Deepest Place on Earth
... 8. What happens to the magnetic minerals in magma when the material cools and solidifies? How does the allow us to know the direction and speed at which the plates move? (24:00) ...
... 8. What happens to the magnetic minerals in magma when the material cools and solidifies? How does the allow us to know the direction and speed at which the plates move? (24:00) ...
3. Ocean Geography Notes
... Since it is the only accessible layer, we know the most about it. Consists of layered rocks located on 12 plates The MOHO separates the crust from the mantle Crust slides around on liquid mantle 5 km to 70 km in depth ...
... Since it is the only accessible layer, we know the most about it. Consists of layered rocks located on 12 plates The MOHO separates the crust from the mantle Crust slides around on liquid mantle 5 km to 70 km in depth ...
This test review is in preparation for a chemistry test
... 3.) What evidence did scientists use to understand that Earth is broken into plates? 4.) What is the force that drives the movement of the tectonic plates? 5. Describe the steps in history leading to the development of Plate Tectonic Theory. ...
... 3.) What evidence did scientists use to understand that Earth is broken into plates? 4.) What is the force that drives the movement of the tectonic plates? 5. Describe the steps in history leading to the development of Plate Tectonic Theory. ...
Chapter three worksheet 2012-13
... 5. The average depth of the Southern Ocean is _____________m a. The deepest point is ______________________m 33. What is salinity? a. What unit is used to measure salinity? b. The average ocean salinity is ______________ c. Most of the salt in the ocean is ______________________ d. Name some other e ...
... 5. The average depth of the Southern Ocean is _____________m a. The deepest point is ______________________m 33. What is salinity? a. What unit is used to measure salinity? b. The average ocean salinity is ______________ c. Most of the salt in the ocean is ______________________ d. Name some other e ...
Sea-floor Spreading
... As this hot magma cooled in the ocean water, it would expand and push the plates on either side of it -- North and South America to the west and Eurasia and Africa to the east. This way, the Atlantic Ocean would get wider but the coastlines of the landmasses would not ...
... As this hot magma cooled in the ocean water, it would expand and push the plates on either side of it -- North and South America to the west and Eurasia and Africa to the east. This way, the Atlantic Ocean would get wider but the coastlines of the landmasses would not ...
final study guide answer key
... 25. In the TWILIGHT zone, 600 ft to 3000 ft), there is very little sunlight…not enough for photosynthesis to occur. At this depth, the human eye could not see any color. 26. In the MIDNIGHT zone, there is no sunlight. Most life in this zone lives in HYDROTHERMAL vent communities. ...
... 25. In the TWILIGHT zone, 600 ft to 3000 ft), there is very little sunlight…not enough for photosynthesis to occur. At this depth, the human eye could not see any color. 26. In the MIDNIGHT zone, there is no sunlight. Most life in this zone lives in HYDROTHERMAL vent communities. ...
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... of subduction. The deepest area of the Marianas Trench is Challenger Deep, at 10,900 meters, 35,760 ft. The sea pressure at that depth is 108.6 MPa, over one thousand times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. The Marianas Trench has been measured by American, British, Soviet, and Japanes ...
... of subduction. The deepest area of the Marianas Trench is Challenger Deep, at 10,900 meters, 35,760 ft. The sea pressure at that depth is 108.6 MPa, over one thousand times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. The Marianas Trench has been measured by American, British, Soviet, and Japanes ...
Fast Changes to the Earth`s Surface
... the Indian Ocean. The quake caused a tsunami, or giant wave. The tsunami spread across the Indian Ocean for 4,500 kilometers moving at 500 mph. As the wave reached the shore, it slowed down, but grew taller. The first wave was over 9 meters (30 feet) tall when it crashed on shore. When the wall of w ...
... the Indian Ocean. The quake caused a tsunami, or giant wave. The tsunami spread across the Indian Ocean for 4,500 kilometers moving at 500 mph. As the wave reached the shore, it slowed down, but grew taller. The first wave was over 9 meters (30 feet) tall when it crashed on shore. When the wall of w ...
Fast Changes to the Earth`s Surface
... the Indian Ocean. The quake caused a tsunami, or giant wave. The tsunami spread across the Indian Ocean for 4,500 kilometers moving at 500 mph. As the wave reached the shore, it slowed down, but grew taller. The first wave was over 9 meters (30 feet) tall when it crashed on shore. When the wall of w ...
... the Indian Ocean. The quake caused a tsunami, or giant wave. The tsunami spread across the Indian Ocean for 4,500 kilometers moving at 500 mph. As the wave reached the shore, it slowed down, but grew taller. The first wave was over 9 meters (30 feet) tall when it crashed on shore. When the wall of w ...
Earth Interior quest
... determine what percent of the whole each layer is equal to. 6. Is the “Rigid Mantle” a part of the crust? 7. How do you know that you have bones, a heart, lungs etc.? 8. Describe the density/ pressure/ and temperature of the composition of the Earth’s material as you gain depth. 9. Which layer conta ...
... determine what percent of the whole each layer is equal to. 6. Is the “Rigid Mantle” a part of the crust? 7. How do you know that you have bones, a heart, lungs etc.? 8. Describe the density/ pressure/ and temperature of the composition of the Earth’s material as you gain depth. 9. Which layer conta ...
Sediments
... • Manganese nodules (manganese dioxide, iron oxide) • Phosphorite nodules (P2O5) (grow down into sediment) • Calcium carbonate (not from coral) ...
... • Manganese nodules (manganese dioxide, iron oxide) • Phosphorite nodules (P2O5) (grow down into sediment) • Calcium carbonate (not from coral) ...
Chapter 1 Section 2
... 24. Temperate Zone- found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, typically hot Summers and cold Winters 25.Polar Zone- the area to the north of the Arctic Circle and to the south o ...
... 24. Temperate Zone- found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, typically hot Summers and cold Winters 25.Polar Zone- the area to the north of the Arctic Circle and to the south o ...
Understanding the Cascadia Subduction Zone
... One way tectonic plates move is for an oceanic plate to sink underneath a continental plate as the two plates converge, called a subduction zone. Subduction zones create the largest earthquakes observed on the earth, such as the frequent earthquakes in Japan and Chile, so understanding these bounda ...
... One way tectonic plates move is for an oceanic plate to sink underneath a continental plate as the two plates converge, called a subduction zone. Subduction zones create the largest earthquakes observed on the earth, such as the frequent earthquakes in Japan and Chile, so understanding these bounda ...
Name
... What happens to the age of the rocks as the distance increases away from a mid-ocean ridge? ...
... What happens to the age of the rocks as the distance increases away from a mid-ocean ridge? ...
Chapter 19
... three or four major oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic (sometimes considered part of the Atlantic). The deepest and therefore coldest is the Pacific. It is also the least salty. The Atlantic is the most shallow, warmest, and saltiest. The Indian’s characteristics fall in between the P ...
... three or four major oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic (sometimes considered part of the Atlantic). The deepest and therefore coldest is the Pacific. It is also the least salty. The Atlantic is the most shallow, warmest, and saltiest. The Indian’s characteristics fall in between the P ...