Revision summary presentation for C1 Earth Chemistry File
... (accept sudden jolts / slips) • caused by convection currents (in the mantle) • heat / energy released from radioactive processes ...
... (accept sudden jolts / slips) • caused by convection currents (in the mantle) • heat / energy released from radioactive processes ...
Quiz # 6
... c. the rubbing of the continental plates warms up the Earth's surface d. we have no explanation for this higher temperature and that has scientists worried e. the heat given off by living things makes our planet warmer ____ 9. If no one has ever visited the core of the Earth, how do we know that it ...
... c. the rubbing of the continental plates warms up the Earth's surface d. we have no explanation for this higher temperature and that has scientists worried e. the heat given off by living things makes our planet warmer ____ 9. If no one has ever visited the core of the Earth, how do we know that it ...
Inside the Earth
... Formation of Earth’s Layers • Earth developed distinct layers of different material according to their densities (Do you remember DENSITY?). • When ancient Earth started melting, the densest materials sank and formed the innermost layer. • The least dense materials stayed at the surface and formed ...
... Formation of Earth’s Layers • Earth developed distinct layers of different material according to their densities (Do you remember DENSITY?). • When ancient Earth started melting, the densest materials sank and formed the innermost layer. • The least dense materials stayed at the surface and formed ...
Earth and Space Science
... concentrations as high as hundreds to thousands of parts per million. The evolution of O2 in our atmosphere spelled doom Thus, the early Earth was likely a for the proliferate paradise for methanogens methanogens, and other (methane-producing) that fed types of extremophiles that directly on hydroge ...
... concentrations as high as hundreds to thousands of parts per million. The evolution of O2 in our atmosphere spelled doom Thus, the early Earth was likely a for the proliferate paradise for methanogens methanogens, and other (methane-producing) that fed types of extremophiles that directly on hydroge ...
Review for CFE-answers
... Cosmic Background radiation is believed to be the leftover energy from the Big Bang. The Doppler Effect shows, using wavelengths, which direction stars and galaxies are moving. Generally it shows these objects moving away from Earth. 4 = 1, 2, 1 ch 1:9 4. Describe the evolution of stars with a mass ...
... Cosmic Background radiation is believed to be the leftover energy from the Big Bang. The Doppler Effect shows, using wavelengths, which direction stars and galaxies are moving. Generally it shows these objects moving away from Earth. 4 = 1, 2, 1 ch 1:9 4. Describe the evolution of stars with a mass ...
Physical and Ecological Processes
... Scientists cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt. People live near volcanoes because volcanic ash is extremely fertile and good for farming. ...
... Scientists cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt. People live near volcanoes because volcanic ash is extremely fertile and good for farming. ...
ExamView - Earth Science Study Guide Final.tst
... ____ 26. The gravitational attraction between two objects increases if a. the distance between them increases and their mass increases. b. the distance between them decreases and their mass decreases. c. the distance between them increases and their mass decreases. d. the distance between them decre ...
... ____ 26. The gravitational attraction between two objects increases if a. the distance between them increases and their mass increases. b. the distance between them decreases and their mass decreases. c. the distance between them increases and their mass decreases. d. the distance between them decre ...
Honors Earth Science EOC Exam Review
... Benchmark SC.912.E.7.2: Analyze the causes of various kinds of surface and deep water motion within the oceans and their impacts on the transfer of energy between the poles and the equator. 28. List several causes of deep water ocean currents. 32. List several causes of surface ocean currents. 33. D ...
... Benchmark SC.912.E.7.2: Analyze the causes of various kinds of surface and deep water motion within the oceans and their impacts on the transfer of energy between the poles and the equator. 28. List several causes of deep water ocean currents. 32. List several causes of surface ocean currents. 33. D ...
Physics 105 TEST II part II questions
... A) gases that absorb ultraviolet light B) gases that transmit infrared light C) gases that absorb infrared light D) gases that absorb visible light E) gases that transmit visible light 21) Which of the following gases absorbs ultraviolet light best? 21) ______ A) carbon dioxide B) nitrogen C) ozone ...
... A) gases that absorb ultraviolet light B) gases that transmit infrared light C) gases that absorb infrared light D) gases that absorb visible light E) gases that transmit visible light 21) Which of the following gases absorbs ultraviolet light best? 21) ______ A) carbon dioxide B) nitrogen C) ozone ...
Deep Thought Oceanography Questions from Ch. 22
... Some of the heat that caused Earth’s layers came from meteor impacts over 4 billion year ago, from decay of radioactive isotopes (elements releasing heat as they disintegrate into more stable forms), and from weight of overlying materials that caused compression in Earth’s interior. ...
... Some of the heat that caused Earth’s layers came from meteor impacts over 4 billion year ago, from decay of radioactive isotopes (elements releasing heat as they disintegrate into more stable forms), and from weight of overlying materials that caused compression in Earth’s interior. ...
Introduccon to PLATE TECTONICS
... forming at the bokom of the ocean – its proper)es change from place to place on Earth, and can be iden)fied – it is very useful in geological studies ...
... forming at the bokom of the ocean – its proper)es change from place to place on Earth, and can be iden)fied – it is very useful in geological studies ...
Layers of the Earth
... . The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust. These plates usually move along smoothly but sometimes they stick and build up pressure. The pressure builds and the rock bends until it snaps. When thi ...
... . The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust. These plates usually move along smoothly but sometimes they stick and build up pressure. The pressure builds and the rock bends until it snaps. When thi ...
Layers of the Earth
... . The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust. These plates usually move along smoothly but sometimes they stick and build up pressure. The pressure builds and the rock bends until it snaps. When thi ...
... . The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust. These plates usually move along smoothly but sometimes they stick and build up pressure. The pressure builds and the rock bends until it snaps. When thi ...
Next Generation Science Standards
... Use materials provided to demonstrate the interaction of plates and the constructive and destructive processes that result from this. Describe weathering and erosion processes and the rate at which those processes occur and where they are most likely to occur. Predict future continent location. ...
... Use materials provided to demonstrate the interaction of plates and the constructive and destructive processes that result from this. Describe weathering and erosion processes and the rate at which those processes occur and where they are most likely to occur. Predict future continent location. ...
Composition and Internal Structure of Earth
... It is probably a valid assumption that the chemical composition of such meteorite is very similar to the composition of the Earth. Earth Then, which element is enriched or depleted in the crust/mantle? Furthermore, what would be the composition of the Earth’s core? ...
... It is probably a valid assumption that the chemical composition of such meteorite is very similar to the composition of the Earth. Earth Then, which element is enriched or depleted in the crust/mantle? Furthermore, what would be the composition of the Earth’s core? ...
The Structure of the Earth
... America and Europe are moving apart. The mantle surrounds the iron core. Oceanic plates lie under the oceans. Oceanic plates are measured in seismic waves. ...
... America and Europe are moving apart. The mantle surrounds the iron core. Oceanic plates lie under the oceans. Oceanic plates are measured in seismic waves. ...
Questions Due Thursday
... Plate- huge pieces of the Earth’s crust Plate Tectonics- Theory that the continents were once connected as one supercontinent. Pangaea Plates float on magma (hot soft rock) altering the Earth surface May move 2 inches a year ...
... Plate- huge pieces of the Earth’s crust Plate Tectonics- Theory that the continents were once connected as one supercontinent. Pangaea Plates float on magma (hot soft rock) altering the Earth surface May move 2 inches a year ...
91 Important Earth Science Facts
... 17. All celestial objects APPEAR to move to the west. When facing NORTH, they appear to go counter-clockwise around Polaris. 18. The moon has phases because of the angle at which we view its surface (Remember though: half is always lit). 19. The same side of the moon always faces the earth. (Period ...
... 17. All celestial objects APPEAR to move to the west. When facing NORTH, they appear to go counter-clockwise around Polaris. 18. The moon has phases because of the angle at which we view its surface (Remember though: half is always lit). 19. The same side of the moon always faces the earth. (Period ...
9_Origin_earth
... will be on main sequence for 10 billion years. Red Giant: Outer part of star expands and cools. Core contracts and starts to burn He into Carbon and other heavier elements. Star dies: either as a planetary nebula (low mass star) or as a supernova (high mass star). ...
... will be on main sequence for 10 billion years. Red Giant: Outer part of star expands and cools. Core contracts and starts to burn He into Carbon and other heavier elements. Star dies: either as a planetary nebula (low mass star) or as a supernova (high mass star). ...
10-25 miles
... degrees F to 9000 degrees F 11. Made of Nickel and Iron 12. This liquid core produces a magnetic field that helps protect earth from coronal mass ejections (CME’s) produced by the sun. ...
... degrees F to 9000 degrees F 11. Made of Nickel and Iron 12. This liquid core produces a magnetic field that helps protect earth from coronal mass ejections (CME’s) produced by the sun. ...
Astronomy 211 EXAM 3 2010 April 20 Answer TRUE or FALSE (not
... 7. The lava that comes out of Earth’s volcanoes, wells up from the liquid core. 8. Generally, felsic rocks are found in the core and ultra mafic rocks rocks are found in the mantle. 9. We expect that smaller “planets” are less geologically active, but Io is an exception. 10. The heavily cratered lun ...
... 7. The lava that comes out of Earth’s volcanoes, wells up from the liquid core. 8. Generally, felsic rocks are found in the core and ultra mafic rocks rocks are found in the mantle. 9. We expect that smaller “planets” are less geologically active, but Io is an exception. 10. The heavily cratered lun ...
The Earth - Department of Physics, USU
... where it spreads out underneath the crust • This motion drags parts of the crust with it, creating the crustal plate motions we see ...
... where it spreads out underneath the crust • This motion drags parts of the crust with it, creating the crustal plate motions we see ...
The Floods Came Up and The Rains Came Down
... separated by cracks through which the magma flowed onto the ocean floor. These plates are measured to be moving slowly across the planet at about the rate of centimeters per year—the approximate rate at which fingernails grow. Along and either side of the cracks between the plates most of our active ...
... separated by cracks through which the magma flowed onto the ocean floor. These plates are measured to be moving slowly across the planet at about the rate of centimeters per year—the approximate rate at which fingernails grow. Along and either side of the cracks between the plates most of our active ...