9th grade ch 3 notes simplified..
... 1. Convergent: 2 plates come towards each other. If one plate is an ocean plate, it will dive under the less dense continental plate, producing a subduction zone and a trench. If both are continents, the rock will fold, fault, and lead to mountain-building – like the Himalayas! 2. Transform: 2 p ...
... 1. Convergent: 2 plates come towards each other. If one plate is an ocean plate, it will dive under the less dense continental plate, producing a subduction zone and a trench. If both are continents, the rock will fold, fault, and lead to mountain-building – like the Himalayas! 2. Transform: 2 p ...
Earth`s Structure - SD43 Teacher Sites
... Inner Core • This extends another approx 1500Km into Earth. • It is believed that the inner core is made from mostly solid iron as well as nickel, silicon and carbon. • It is approx 5000 - 5700ºC ...
... Inner Core • This extends another approx 1500Km into Earth. • It is believed that the inner core is made from mostly solid iron as well as nickel, silicon and carbon. • It is approx 5000 - 5700ºC ...
Layers of the Earth and Atmosphere
... 1. What is the thickest layer of the earth? 2. What is the thinnest layer of the earth? 3. If you were to use an apple to represent the earth, what part of the apple would represent the earth’s crust? 4. How have scientists learned about the earth’s interior? 5. What layers make up the lithosphere? ...
... 1. What is the thickest layer of the earth? 2. What is the thinnest layer of the earth? 3. If you were to use an apple to represent the earth, what part of the apple would represent the earth’s crust? 4. How have scientists learned about the earth’s interior? 5. What layers make up the lithosphere? ...
Chapter 7 Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds
... The lithosphere is the cool rigid rock that forms a planet’s outer layer: the crust and some of the mantle. The earth is relatively hot, so its lithosphere is relatively thin. The lithosphere floats on the lower layers. ...
... The lithosphere is the cool rigid rock that forms a planet’s outer layer: the crust and some of the mantle. The earth is relatively hot, so its lithosphere is relatively thin. The lithosphere floats on the lower layers. ...
Earth structure
... The crust is made of about twelve plates. These are like big rafts floating on the semi-molten mantle. Convection currents within the mantle cause the plates to move. Although they only move about 2 cm/year this can have huge effects over long periods of time. ...
... The crust is made of about twelve plates. These are like big rafts floating on the semi-molten mantle. Convection currents within the mantle cause the plates to move. Although they only move about 2 cm/year this can have huge effects over long periods of time. ...
3A_Internal_Earth_Structure
... has become more expensive •When will be the next “big one” and what to do? How to deal with the potential consequence? ...
... has become more expensive •When will be the next “big one” and what to do? How to deal with the potential consequence? ...
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Convection is thought to be one way in which heat is
... Convection is one way in which energy as heat is transferred through the upper regions of Earth’s mantle. Which of the following best describes convection in Earth’s mantle? A) Solid rock in the lower mantle transfers energy through direct contact with the upper mantle. B) Rock material in the upper ...
... Convection is one way in which energy as heat is transferred through the upper regions of Earth’s mantle. Which of the following best describes convection in Earth’s mantle? A) Solid rock in the lower mantle transfers energy through direct contact with the upper mantle. B) Rock material in the upper ...
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... The earth's plates sit on a dense, hot, somewhat melted layer of the earth. The plates move very slowly, pressing against one another in some places and pulling apart in other places, sometimes scraping alongside each other as they do. Mountains form as two continental plates, or an ocean plate and ...
... The earth's plates sit on a dense, hot, somewhat melted layer of the earth. The plates move very slowly, pressing against one another in some places and pulling apart in other places, sometimes scraping alongside each other as they do. Mountains form as two continental plates, or an ocean plate and ...
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... processes occurred at middle stages of their evolution; very likely such changes took place on other terrestrial planets (Venus, Mars and Mercury). As a result, primordial crusts of the planets were in considerable degree replaced by secondary basaltic ones. The established succession of events on t ...
... processes occurred at middle stages of their evolution; very likely such changes took place on other terrestrial planets (Venus, Mars and Mercury). As a result, primordial crusts of the planets were in considerable degree replaced by secondary basaltic ones. The established succession of events on t ...
Seafloor spreading
... recognition in science. Seismological investigations showed that the Earth merely has a thin solid crust that floats on a plastic mantle. Deep inside our planet there’s a very hot core. The Earth’s crust, which contains the continents and seafloor, is geologically divided into seven large and numero ...
... recognition in science. Seismological investigations showed that the Earth merely has a thin solid crust that floats on a plastic mantle. Deep inside our planet there’s a very hot core. The Earth’s crust, which contains the continents and seafloor, is geologically divided into seven large and numero ...
Growing or
... that tneeanh 1s cooling. Certalniy. almost all neat sources decay with time and it 1s d~ff~cuH to concelve that the ...
... that tneeanh 1s cooling. Certalniy. almost all neat sources decay with time and it 1s d~ff~cuH to concelve that the ...
Magma ocean influence on early atmosphere composition and mass
... terrestrial magma oceans (MOs) likely had a key influence on Earth’s early thermal and dynamical evolution, its geochemical differentiation, its path to an equable climate, and development of prebiotic chemistry. It also set the initial conditions for development of deep Earth volatile cycles. Key q ...
... terrestrial magma oceans (MOs) likely had a key influence on Earth’s early thermal and dynamical evolution, its geochemical differentiation, its path to an equable climate, and development of prebiotic chemistry. It also set the initial conditions for development of deep Earth volatile cycles. Key q ...
4-1 Earth`s Interior
... crust, mantle, outer core, inner core In general, how does the density of material in Earth’s layers change with depth? density increases with depth ...
... crust, mantle, outer core, inner core In general, how does the density of material in Earth’s layers change with depth? density increases with depth ...
Ch. 4 Plate Tectonics This is a satellite image of the San Francisco
... core force the solid inner core to spin at a slightly faster rate than the rest of the planet. These currents in the outer core also create Earth's magnetic field, which causes the planet to act like a giant bar magnet. ...
... core force the solid inner core to spin at a slightly faster rate than the rest of the planet. These currents in the outer core also create Earth's magnetic field, which causes the planet to act like a giant bar magnet. ...
Earths_interior_2013 Page 1
... Scientific theory that the earth is a dynamic planet and the continents are moving A scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animal The theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago ...
... Scientific theory that the earth is a dynamic planet and the continents are moving A scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animal The theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago ...
Plate Tectonics
... are made of iron and nickel. • The composition of the core and rotation of the Earth causes a magnetic field called the magnetosphere. • The inner core is very dense due to pressure & has a temperature of around 50000C. • The diameter of the inner core is approximately 2600 km (1616 miles). It is fo ...
... are made of iron and nickel. • The composition of the core and rotation of the Earth causes a magnetic field called the magnetosphere. • The inner core is very dense due to pressure & has a temperature of around 50000C. • The diameter of the inner core is approximately 2600 km (1616 miles). It is fo ...
Toward a theory of formation of the Earths` crust
... Things to do ... • You will be assigned a ‘theory’ in your group • You will be provided with a set of ‘evidence cards’. You will need to sift through the cards to find evidence that supports your theory. Also, try to look for evidence which contradicts other theories – always good to add some weigh ...
... Things to do ... • You will be assigned a ‘theory’ in your group • You will be provided with a set of ‘evidence cards’. You will need to sift through the cards to find evidence that supports your theory. Also, try to look for evidence which contradicts other theories – always good to add some weigh ...
In which of the following does convection occur
... 17. Which of the following has particles with the greatest average kinetic energy and the least amount of thermal energy? A. a boiling pot of water B. a bath tub full of lukewarm water C. the flame of a candle D. a lake with a layer of ice on its surface 18. Why does a piece of metal expand when it ...
... 17. Which of the following has particles with the greatest average kinetic energy and the least amount of thermal energy? A. a boiling pot of water B. a bath tub full of lukewarm water C. the flame of a candle D. a lake with a layer of ice on its surface 18. Why does a piece of metal expand when it ...
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... the earth’s surface if it is indirect sunlight. The rays are more focused with direct sunlight. This relates to the tilt of the Earth’s axis and how the Earth’s position in relation to the sun affects the seasons. D. How does sedimentary rock change to metamorphic rock? Heat & pressure over time E. ...
... the earth’s surface if it is indirect sunlight. The rays are more focused with direct sunlight. This relates to the tilt of the Earth’s axis and how the Earth’s position in relation to the sun affects the seasons. D. How does sedimentary rock change to metamorphic rock? Heat & pressure over time E. ...
Heat Budget and Climate Change
... years the Earth’s tilt and its eccentricity in its orbit around the Sun changes slightly. This can alter the intensity and amount of insolation the Earth receives – thus, altering the heat budget for the planet. When our orbit’s eccentricity AND tilt are altered at the same time; the climatic change ...
... years the Earth’s tilt and its eccentricity in its orbit around the Sun changes slightly. This can alter the intensity and amount of insolation the Earth receives – thus, altering the heat budget for the planet. When our orbit’s eccentricity AND tilt are altered at the same time; the climatic change ...
Earth Systems Science Core Curriculum
... The sun is the major source of Earth’s energy. Some of the solar radiation that reaches Earth is reflected, but most is absorbed. Gases in the atmosphere trap some of the heat energy and delay its radiation into space. This greenhouse effect retains energy longer in the Earth system. Currents in the ...
... The sun is the major source of Earth’s energy. Some of the solar radiation that reaches Earth is reflected, but most is absorbed. Gases in the atmosphere trap some of the heat energy and delay its radiation into space. This greenhouse effect retains energy longer in the Earth system. Currents in the ...
docx: Earth`s Interior Pre Assessment
... d. Spun off of the Earth as it began to rotate. 22. A convection cell is a _____________________________________________. a. pocket of heat in the inner core. b. human skin cell that has been exposed to cosmic radiation. c. single circular pattern of gas or liquid movement due to changes in density ...
... d. Spun off of the Earth as it began to rotate. 22. A convection cell is a _____________________________________________. a. pocket of heat in the inner core. b. human skin cell that has been exposed to cosmic radiation. c. single circular pattern of gas or liquid movement due to changes in density ...
Geology and the Earth (Con`t.)
... Superposition - The scientific law stating that in any unaltered sequence of rock strata, each stratum is younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it, so that the youngest stratum will be at the top of the sequence and the oldest at the bottom. ...
... Superposition - The scientific law stating that in any unaltered sequence of rock strata, each stratum is younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it, so that the youngest stratum will be at the top of the sequence and the oldest at the bottom. ...