Geology
... • Take out your Measurement lab from yesterday, the M & M lab if you fixed it and your Info sheet if you still have it. ...
... • Take out your Measurement lab from yesterday, the M & M lab if you fixed it and your Info sheet if you still have it. ...
99 Things to Remember for the Regents Exam
... Memorize the "Dreaded 13 Must-know Earth Science Facts " ...
... Memorize the "Dreaded 13 Must-know Earth Science Facts " ...
Uniformitarianism and earth layers
... planets, by gravity drawing particles together, results in a lot of friction and collisions, which creates heat in the core. That heat dissipates out into space as infrared radiation. A crust then forms and holds the heat in. Heat moves slowly through the crust, but not fast enough to heat the air m ...
... planets, by gravity drawing particles together, results in a lot of friction and collisions, which creates heat in the core. That heat dissipates out into space as infrared radiation. A crust then forms and holds the heat in. Heat moves slowly through the crust, but not fast enough to heat the air m ...
Unit 2: Physical Geography Study Guide for Test Learning Targets:
... 3. Explain factors that affect the climate of an area (including latitude, elevation, wind and ocean currents, and landforms). a. What is the climate of the highlatitudes like? Why? b. What is the climate of the lowlatitude like? Why? c. What is the climate of the midlatitudes like? Why? ...
... 3. Explain factors that affect the climate of an area (including latitude, elevation, wind and ocean currents, and landforms). a. What is the climate of the highlatitudes like? Why? b. What is the climate of the lowlatitude like? Why? c. What is the climate of the midlatitudes like? Why? ...
What is heat transfer?
... Geologists get rock by drilling into Earth or from volcanic eruptions. The rocks tell scientists about the structure and conditions inside Earth. ...
... Geologists get rock by drilling into Earth or from volcanic eruptions. The rocks tell scientists about the structure and conditions inside Earth. ...
EARTH LAYERS REVIEW Name the compositional layers of Earth in
... CRUST, MANTLE, OUTER CORE, INNER CORE 2. Earth’s core (both inner and outer) is made of NICKEL AND IRON. 3. The hottest layer of Earth is the __INNER CORE_. The layer with the highest pressures is the _____ INNER CORE ____. The layer with the highest density is the _ INNER CORE _. 4. Name the physic ...
... CRUST, MANTLE, OUTER CORE, INNER CORE 2. Earth’s core (both inner and outer) is made of NICKEL AND IRON. 3. The hottest layer of Earth is the __INNER CORE_. The layer with the highest pressures is the _____ INNER CORE ____. The layer with the highest density is the _ INNER CORE _. 4. Name the physic ...
Factors That Affect Climate Change File
... The presence of ice and snow on the earth’s surface can have an effect on how much solar radiation gets reflected from the earth’s surface back out into space. albedo- a measure of the fraction (or amount) of solar radiation or light that is reflected by a surface. Lighter-coloured materials have a ...
... The presence of ice and snow on the earth’s surface can have an effect on how much solar radiation gets reflected from the earth’s surface back out into space. albedo- a measure of the fraction (or amount) of solar radiation or light that is reflected by a surface. Lighter-coloured materials have a ...
Introduction to Planet Earth
... • Where the oceanic crust bends downward and sinks back into the mantle • Pacific Ocean is shrinking!! • Subduction is occurring faster than new crust is being produced. ...
... • Where the oceanic crust bends downward and sinks back into the mantle • Pacific Ocean is shrinking!! • Subduction is occurring faster than new crust is being produced. ...
O: You will be able to explain the layers of the Earth.
... O: You will be able to explain the layers of the Earth. Take out your questions from yesterday. ...
... O: You will be able to explain the layers of the Earth. Take out your questions from yesterday. ...
Figure 3
... Solar radiation Most important forcing mechanism for climate Amount of solar radiation that the Earth surface (or any part thereof) receives is slowly but continuously changing Changes are related to variations in the orbit of the Earth about the Sun ...
... Solar radiation Most important forcing mechanism for climate Amount of solar radiation that the Earth surface (or any part thereof) receives is slowly but continuously changing Changes are related to variations in the orbit of the Earth about the Sun ...
Structure of the Earth powerpoint
... • Earth was formed roughly 4.6 billion ears ago and for a long time was entirely molten. • The various materials (elements) that make up the earth were stratified (separated) according to their density. • The densest elements formed the core and the lighter elements floated to the surface. ...
... • Earth was formed roughly 4.6 billion ears ago and for a long time was entirely molten. • The various materials (elements) that make up the earth were stratified (separated) according to their density. • The densest elements formed the core and the lighter elements floated to the surface. ...
Earth Science
... pieces of continental and oceanic crust. 13. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. 14. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. 15. The movement of a fluids caused by differenc ...
... pieces of continental and oceanic crust. 13. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. 14. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. 15. The movement of a fluids caused by differenc ...
Earth
... Density increases with depth => "differentiation" Earth must have been molten once, allowing denser material to sink, as it started to cool and solidify. ...
... Density increases with depth => "differentiation" Earth must have been molten once, allowing denser material to sink, as it started to cool and solidify. ...
Document
... 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical compositio ...
... 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical compositio ...
01 - Mayfield City Schools
... 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical compositio ...
... 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical compositio ...
directed reading inside earth
... 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical compositio ...
... 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. List the three layers of the Earth, based on their chemical compositio ...
The Rock Cycle - WNMS8thScience
... What does the S-wave shadow zone tell us about the interior of Earth? Name the type of Rock that makes up the ocean floor. Name the two kinds of rock that make up the ...
... What does the S-wave shadow zone tell us about the interior of Earth? Name the type of Rock that makes up the ocean floor. Name the two kinds of rock that make up the ...
Astronomy 211 EXAM 3 2012 April 20 Except for questions 22 and
... Except for questions 22 and 40 marks/answers on these sheets are not graded. Answer TRUE or FALSE (not T or F ) (2 pts each) 1. The Earth’s surface is heated more by the troposphere than by direct sunlight. 2. Geostrophic balance: the Coriolis force on moving air (i.e., a wind) is balanced by a pres ...
... Except for questions 22 and 40 marks/answers on these sheets are not graded. Answer TRUE or FALSE (not T or F ) (2 pts each) 1. The Earth’s surface is heated more by the troposphere than by direct sunlight. 2. Geostrophic balance: the Coriolis force on moving air (i.e., a wind) is balanced by a pres ...
Chapter One: Plate Tectonics
... within Earth’s outer core and inner core, range from 2,000 to 5,000 *C. • Both made of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni). • Outer core is liquid while the inner core is solid (so much pressure, Fe and Ni atoms can not spread out) ...
... within Earth’s outer core and inner core, range from 2,000 to 5,000 *C. • Both made of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni). • Outer core is liquid while the inner core is solid (so much pressure, Fe and Ni atoms can not spread out) ...
Climate Test
... D. because it is located where the sun’s rays most directly strike the earth 9. Temperate zones receive _____ solar energy than polar zones. A. less B. more C. the same amount of D. none of the above 10. The Milankovitch theory states that which of the following causes ice ages? A. changes in the Ea ...
... D. because it is located where the sun’s rays most directly strike the earth 9. Temperate zones receive _____ solar energy than polar zones. A. less B. more C. the same amount of D. none of the above 10. The Milankovitch theory states that which of the following causes ice ages? A. changes in the Ea ...
Geology Core Class Assessment 2015-2016
... form caves. This reaction may then be reversed as water drips from the ceiling and splashes on the floor of an air-filled cave and minerals are precipitated to form features known as: a. stalactites b. stalagmites c. sinkholes d. (a) and (b) e. all of the above 16. The erosional removal of mass from ...
... form caves. This reaction may then be reversed as water drips from the ceiling and splashes on the floor of an air-filled cave and minerals are precipitated to form features known as: a. stalactites b. stalagmites c. sinkholes d. (a) and (b) e. all of the above 16. The erosional removal of mass from ...