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... CAI’s: Calcium Aluminum-rich inclusions, varying size of material that condensed at T> 1100ºC Chondrules: rounded grains rich in silicon, condensed between 400-900 ºC. Matrix: low temperature silicon and carbon rich phases, condensed below 175 ºC. ...
... CAI’s: Calcium Aluminum-rich inclusions, varying size of material that condensed at T> 1100ºC Chondrules: rounded grains rich in silicon, condensed between 400-900 ºC. Matrix: low temperature silicon and carbon rich phases, condensed below 175 ºC. ...
6th Grade Earth Science – Inside Earth Vocabulary 1. crust – the
... 4. asthenosphere (convecting mantle) – the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats 5. outer core – a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth 6. inner core – a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth 7. magnet – a material t ...
... 4. asthenosphere (convecting mantle) – the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats 5. outer core – a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth 6. inner core – a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth 7. magnet – a material t ...
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... a) The early Sun (protosun) formed about 5 million years ago and 5 million years from now it will become a red giant and then end its life as a white and finally a black dwarf star. b) The early Sun (protosun) formed about 5 billion years ago and 10 billion years from now it will become a red giant ...
... a) The early Sun (protosun) formed about 5 million years ago and 5 million years from now it will become a red giant and then end its life as a white and finally a black dwarf star. b) The early Sun (protosun) formed about 5 billion years ago and 10 billion years from now it will become a red giant ...
Section Review
... b. mantle. c. outer core. d. inner core. _____ 4. The part of the Earth on which the tectonic plates move is the a. lithosphere. b. asthenosphere. c. mesosphere. d. crust. 5. Identify the layers of the Earth by their chemical composition. _____________________________________________________________ ...
... b. mantle. c. outer core. d. inner core. _____ 4. The part of the Earth on which the tectonic plates move is the a. lithosphere. b. asthenosphere. c. mesosphere. d. crust. 5. Identify the layers of the Earth by their chemical composition. _____________________________________________________________ ...
Plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes 1. Hypothesis that
... 1. Hypothesis that states that the continents have moved around the earth into their present positions. 2. The boundary between two tectonics plates that are moving away from each other. 3. The driving force in plate tectonics in which lava from the mantle rises to the lithosphere, moves horizontall ...
... 1. Hypothesis that states that the continents have moved around the earth into their present positions. 2. The boundary between two tectonics plates that are moving away from each other. 3. The driving force in plate tectonics in which lava from the mantle rises to the lithosphere, moves horizontall ...
Chapter 2: Earth Systems: Processes and
... o This contrast results from different fluxes of solar radiation reaching Earth’s surface o The atmosphere attempts to “smooth out” this temperature gradient by transferring heat from the equator toward the poles by convection o Earth’s wind patterns result from the effects of atmospheric convection ...
... o This contrast results from different fluxes of solar radiation reaching Earth’s surface o The atmosphere attempts to “smooth out” this temperature gradient by transferring heat from the equator toward the poles by convection o Earth’s wind patterns result from the effects of atmospheric convection ...
Earth`s Interior Introduction
... Lithosphere – _____ and solid upper mantle solid and rocky • Asthenosphere – soft and plastic __________mantle _______, _______, ________ rock and magma ...
... Lithosphere – _____ and solid upper mantle solid and rocky • Asthenosphere – soft and plastic __________mantle _______, _______, ________ rock and magma ...
How do you think it formed?
... -Made up of rock that is solid. -Farther down is hot enough to flow like putty. ...
... -Made up of rock that is solid. -Farther down is hot enough to flow like putty. ...
inside earth ppt
... How do we know what inside Earth is like if we can’t travel through it? • Scientist know this by studying seismic waves/data from earthquakes ...
... How do we know what inside Earth is like if we can’t travel through it? • Scientist know this by studying seismic waves/data from earthquakes ...
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... supercontinent in which all continents were once attached. It began breaking apart about 200 million years ago Convection – a process by which energy is transferred to cause warmer less dense air or liquid to rise while the dense cooler liquid or air is pushed down. ...
... supercontinent in which all continents were once attached. It began breaking apart about 200 million years ago Convection – a process by which energy is transferred to cause warmer less dense air or liquid to rise while the dense cooler liquid or air is pushed down. ...
Chapters 1 and 2 Review
... • Objective: Explain the physical forces that shape the Earth and how they affect people ...
... • Objective: Explain the physical forces that shape the Earth and how they affect people ...
Chapter 3 Test Review
... 15. During the process of nitrogen fixation, nitrogen gas is converted to_____________________ (88) 17. The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by the ____________________ scale. (71) 18. An ___________________ is the negatively charged part of an atom. (65) 19. As the asthenosphere moves ...
... 15. During the process of nitrogen fixation, nitrogen gas is converted to_____________________ (88) 17. The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by the ____________________ scale. (71) 18. An ___________________ is the negatively charged part of an atom. (65) 19. As the asthenosphere moves ...
draw a diagram of earth`s interior and label each
... OF LITHOSPHERIC PLATES AND WHERE DOES THIS OCCUR? DRAW A DIAGRAM DESCRIBING HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS CONVECTION OCCURS IN THE MANTLE WHEN COOL DENSE MATERIAL SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MANTLE NEAR THE CORE AND WARM LESS DENSE MATERIAL RISES TO THE TOP OF THE MANTLE TO HEAT EARTH’S SURFACE ...
... OF LITHOSPHERIC PLATES AND WHERE DOES THIS OCCUR? DRAW A DIAGRAM DESCRIBING HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS CONVECTION OCCURS IN THE MANTLE WHEN COOL DENSE MATERIAL SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MANTLE NEAR THE CORE AND WARM LESS DENSE MATERIAL RISES TO THE TOP OF THE MANTLE TO HEAT EARTH’S SURFACE ...
The Sea floor: Layers of the earth
... Southern Hemisphere = 80% ocean Pacific ocean: deepest, largest, almost as ...
... Southern Hemisphere = 80% ocean Pacific ocean: deepest, largest, almost as ...
NTWS TEK 9 A and B
... 12. Of that % which is absorbed, how much is redirected back to space as infrared? 13. Briefly describe each of the processes of the hydrologic cycle: Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Infiltration Transpiration Runoff 14. Where on the Earth do the most perpendicular rays of the Sun ...
... 12. Of that % which is absorbed, how much is redirected back to space as infrared? 13. Briefly describe each of the processes of the hydrologic cycle: Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Infiltration Transpiration Runoff 14. Where on the Earth do the most perpendicular rays of the Sun ...
6th Grade Vocabulary 6, test on Wednesday, 1/11/17
... lithosphere - the rigid outermost layer of the earth that includes the rocky plates both above and below the ocean mantle - the thick middle layer of the earth magnetosphere - the earth's magnetic field caused by the movement of the liquid outer core's motion around the solid inner core oceanic crus ...
... lithosphere - the rigid outermost layer of the earth that includes the rocky plates both above and below the ocean mantle - the thick middle layer of the earth magnetosphere - the earth's magnetic field caused by the movement of the liquid outer core's motion around the solid inner core oceanic crus ...
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... Sorry to break it to you but the earth is NOT round – rather a spheroid. It bulges at the equator and flattens at the poles… ...
... Sorry to break it to you but the earth is NOT round – rather a spheroid. It bulges at the equator and flattens at the poles… ...
ASTR 1110H – Fall 2004
... Long-period comets come from the Oort Cloud; short-period comets come from the Kuiper Belt. 7. What is the explanation for why we experience meteor showers? The Earth passes through the dust trail left behind by a comet. 8. How many astronauts have walked on the Moon? ...
... Long-period comets come from the Oort Cloud; short-period comets come from the Kuiper Belt. 7. What is the explanation for why we experience meteor showers? The Earth passes through the dust trail left behind by a comet. 8. How many astronauts have walked on the Moon? ...
Lecture 11 Review
... by a semi-molten outer core. The thermal history of Earth is similar to the other terrestrial planets. For instance, Mars formed by accretion, then became hot enough for differentiation to occur. Cooling followed moderated by radiogenic cooling. Mars is smaller than the Earth and has lost more of it ...
... by a semi-molten outer core. The thermal history of Earth is similar to the other terrestrial planets. For instance, Mars formed by accretion, then became hot enough for differentiation to occur. Cooling followed moderated by radiogenic cooling. Mars is smaller than the Earth and has lost more of it ...
Earth`s Surface
... which is thought to have been a great cosmic explosion of matter and energy from a single point, occurred about 13.7 billion years ago. From that explosion, dust particles began to collide and clump together. These clumps collided with other clumps until eventually, the Earth and other planets were ...
... which is thought to have been a great cosmic explosion of matter and energy from a single point, occurred about 13.7 billion years ago. From that explosion, dust particles began to collide and clump together. These clumps collided with other clumps until eventually, the Earth and other planets were ...