Answers for "175 Things to know for the 2016 midterm"
... 100. What is special about the outer core? It’s liquid 101. What are the 3 types of seismic waves? S, P, LWhich on travels through solids but not liquids? S Which one travels fastest? P Which one causes the most damage? L 102. What is an earthquake? Energy released in the form of waves when part of ...
... 100. What is special about the outer core? It’s liquid 101. What are the 3 types of seismic waves? S, P, LWhich on travels through solids but not liquids? S Which one travels fastest? P Which one causes the most damage? L 102. What is an earthquake? Energy released in the form of waves when part of ...
Midterm Review Questions - Red Hook Central Schools
... 100. What is special about the outer core? It’s liquid 101. What are the 3 types of seismic waves? S, P, LWhich on travels through solids but not liquids? S Which one travels fastest? P Which one causes the most damage? L 102. What is an earthquake? Energy released in the form of waves when part of ...
... 100. What is special about the outer core? It’s liquid 101. What are the 3 types of seismic waves? S, P, LWhich on travels through solids but not liquids? S Which one travels fastest? P Which one causes the most damage? L 102. What is an earthquake? Energy released in the form of waves when part of ...
PLATE TECTONICS JF Harper Department of Mathematics
... The Earth’s solid surface behaves in most places as if it were divided into a number of almost rigid “plates”. Any horizontal motion of a rigid plate on a spherical Earth is necessarily a rotation about an axis through the center. This axis cuts the surface at the “pole of rotation”. The plates mov ...
... The Earth’s solid surface behaves in most places as if it were divided into a number of almost rigid “plates”. Any horizontal motion of a rigid plate on a spherical Earth is necessarily a rotation about an axis through the center. This axis cuts the surface at the “pole of rotation”. The plates mov ...
Study Guide Exam #2
... Geology 206 Study Guide for Midterm Exam #2 – Spring 2012 Disclaimer: This is a summary of some of the highlight from lecture that may appear on Exam #2, but you should note that any subject that was covered in lecture may appear on the exam regardless of whether or not it appears on this study guid ...
... Geology 206 Study Guide for Midterm Exam #2 – Spring 2012 Disclaimer: This is a summary of some of the highlight from lecture that may appear on Exam #2, but you should note that any subject that was covered in lecture may appear on the exam regardless of whether or not it appears on this study guid ...
Curriculum Map - Grade 09-12
... B2. Identify sources of stress in crustal rock B3. Compare folding and faulting as responses to stress B4. Describe the four types of faults B5. Identify the types of plate collisions that build mountains B6. Identify four types of mountains and discuss the forces that shaped them A. Earthquakes A1. ...
... B2. Identify sources of stress in crustal rock B3. Compare folding and faulting as responses to stress B4. Describe the four types of faults B5. Identify the types of plate collisions that build mountains B6. Identify four types of mountains and discuss the forces that shaped them A. Earthquakes A1. ...
FCAT Review - Mrs. Shaw's Science Site
... 3 kinds of stress can occur in the crust: • 1)Tension- the stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle. Occurs where 2 plates pull apart. • 2) Compression- the stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. This occurs where 2 plates come together. • 3) Shearing- str ...
... 3 kinds of stress can occur in the crust: • 1)Tension- the stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle. Occurs where 2 plates pull apart. • 2) Compression- the stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. This occurs where 2 plates come together. • 3) Shearing- str ...
Plate Tectonics
... • Pockets of magma develop and rise • Continental volcanic arcs form in part by volcanic activity caused by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent • Examples include the Andes, Cascades, and the Sierra Nevadas ...
... • Pockets of magma develop and rise • Continental volcanic arcs form in part by volcanic activity caused by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent • Examples include the Andes, Cascades, and the Sierra Nevadas ...
Bell Activity #15
... melted in subduction zone forms magma, which rises to the Earth’s surface and erupts to form volcanic mountains. ...
... melted in subduction zone forms magma, which rises to the Earth’s surface and erupts to form volcanic mountains. ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
... scientists discover the asthenoshere, the partially molten layer that Earth’s plates float on. ...
... scientists discover the asthenoshere, the partially molten layer that Earth’s plates float on. ...
1-1 Plate Tectonics
... Plate tectonics – the idea that the earth’s surface is covered by tectonic plates that are continually moving. The main features of plate tectonics are: ...
... Plate tectonics – the idea that the earth’s surface is covered by tectonic plates that are continually moving. The main features of plate tectonics are: ...
plate tectonics
... explain the apparent movement of the continents. • The theory of plate tectonics suggests that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called plates (that move). • But, what are they made of and how do they move?? ...
... explain the apparent movement of the continents. • The theory of plate tectonics suggests that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called plates (that move). • But, what are they made of and how do they move?? ...
Mantle convection results from plate tectonics – Fresh
... foams and bubbles which typically display hexagonal or pentagonal shapes meeting at 120°. Essentially, the configuration of the earth’s plates is surface tessellation, i.e. a sort of regular checkered surface pattern due to physical processes. To sum up, according to Anderson’s ‘top-down’ plate tect ...
... foams and bubbles which typically display hexagonal or pentagonal shapes meeting at 120°. Essentially, the configuration of the earth’s plates is surface tessellation, i.e. a sort of regular checkered surface pattern due to physical processes. To sum up, according to Anderson’s ‘top-down’ plate tect ...
Title Page Photo “Come forth into the light of things, —William Wordsworth
... • External processes on the other hand, are those that are caused by the influence of the atmosphere and oceans. It constitutes a destructive process or a “wearing down” of the earth’s surface and it reduces the relief of a place. ...
... • External processes on the other hand, are those that are caused by the influence of the atmosphere and oceans. It constitutes a destructive process or a “wearing down” of the earth’s surface and it reduces the relief of a place. ...
Historical Geology
... -Catastrophic Agents- such as meteorite impacts and comet showers, -Earth Agents- such as volcanism, glaciation, variations in sea level, global climatic changes, and changes in ocean levels of oxygen or salinity -Combination of the two - could catastrophic agents trigger these earth agents? Althoug ...
... -Catastrophic Agents- such as meteorite impacts and comet showers, -Earth Agents- such as volcanism, glaciation, variations in sea level, global climatic changes, and changes in ocean levels of oxygen or salinity -Combination of the two - could catastrophic agents trigger these earth agents? Althoug ...
Plate Tectonics Theory and Boundary Tree Map
... Plate Tectonicstheory that states the Earth’s Lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that are able to move on top of the liquid rock making up the Asthenosphere. Plate Boundarylocation where tectonic plates touch. Boundary ...
... Plate Tectonicstheory that states the Earth’s Lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that are able to move on top of the liquid rock making up the Asthenosphere. Plate Boundarylocation where tectonic plates touch. Boundary ...
File - Mr. Carter`s Earth
... 3. How do rifts form? As the divergent plate separates, the magma comes up through the opening and ...
... 3. How do rifts form? As the divergent plate separates, the magma comes up through the opening and ...
GSI Standard and Syllabus
... faulting. Time-relationship between crystallization and deformation. Unconformities and basement-cover relations. Structural behaviour of igneous rocks, diapirs and salt domes. Introduction to petrofabrics. Section C : Geotectonics ...
... faulting. Time-relationship between crystallization and deformation. Unconformities and basement-cover relations. Structural behaviour of igneous rocks, diapirs and salt domes. Introduction to petrofabrics. Section C : Geotectonics ...
Oceanic Crust
... On shaky ground. • Plate boundaries known known as Transform fault occur when two plates grind away at one another. • The San Andreas fault line is an example of a transform fault. ...
... On shaky ground. • Plate boundaries known known as Transform fault occur when two plates grind away at one another. • The San Andreas fault line is an example of a transform fault. ...
What do the following photos have in common?
... physical and chemical attribute of a system within an environment, for example: - light, temperature, wind patterns, rocks, soil, pH, pressure, etc. • The landforms that develop upon a particular kind of bedrock are related to its structural features such as bedding planes, joints, folds and faults, ...
... physical and chemical attribute of a system within an environment, for example: - light, temperature, wind patterns, rocks, soil, pH, pressure, etc. • The landforms that develop upon a particular kind of bedrock are related to its structural features such as bedding planes, joints, folds and faults, ...
Geophysics
Geophysics /dʒiːoʊfɪzɪks/ is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics organizations use a broader definition that includes the water cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets.Although geophysics was only recognized as a separate discipline in the 19th century, its origins go back to ancient times. The first magnetic compasses were made from lodestones, while more modern magnetic compasses played an important role in the history of navigation. The first seismic instrument was built in 132 BC. Isaac Newton applied his theory of mechanics to the tides and the precession of the equinox; and instruments were developed to measure the Earth's shape, density and gravity field, as well as the components of the water cycle. In the 20th century, geophysical methods were developed for remote exploration of the solid Earth and the ocean, and geophysics played an essential role in the development of the theory of plate tectonics.Geophysics is applied to societal needs, such as mineral resources, mitigation of natural hazards and environmental protection. Geophysical survey data are used to analyze potential petroleum reservoirs and mineral deposits, locate groundwater, find archaeological relics, determine the thickness of glaciers and soils, and assess sites for environmental remediation.