Student Study Guide
... Draw a rough sketch showing the earth’s main stores of water, and the direction of transfers in the hydrologic cycle. ...
... Draw a rough sketch showing the earth’s main stores of water, and the direction of transfers in the hydrologic cycle. ...
Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries
... Ultimately it is the plate densities that determines which of the two lithospheric plates will ride over the other. The plates density along with the Slab Pull helps move the plate along. The largest subduction zone in the world runs along the entire Pacific Ocean and is known as the ‘Ring of Fire’. ...
... Ultimately it is the plate densities that determines which of the two lithospheric plates will ride over the other. The plates density along with the Slab Pull helps move the plate along. The largest subduction zone in the world runs along the entire Pacific Ocean and is known as the ‘Ring of Fire’. ...
Handout 2.3-2 Standard 2 Objective 3.a, b, d, and e
... 13. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape is called • A. elastic rebound. ...
... 13. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape is called • A. elastic rebound. ...
Earth and Ocean Sciences
... annual Earth Sciences Student Conference, (organised by the Department), that is deemed to be outstanding in the presentation of its findings and setting a context for the research it describes. ...
... annual Earth Sciences Student Conference, (organised by the Department), that is deemed to be outstanding in the presentation of its findings and setting a context for the research it describes. ...
Continental Drift
... • Deep faults separate the plates. • Theory of Plate Tectonics: earth’s lithospheric plates move slowly relative to each other, driven by convection currents in the mantle. ...
... • Deep faults separate the plates. • Theory of Plate Tectonics: earth’s lithospheric plates move slowly relative to each other, driven by convection currents in the mantle. ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
... 2. long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart 3. magma that reaches Earth’s surface 4. point inside Earth where earthquake movement first occurs 5. small volcano formed from tephra 6. the surface of a break in a section of rock 8. steep-sided volcano formed from layers of lava and tephr ...
... 2. long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart 3. magma that reaches Earth’s surface 4. point inside Earth where earthquake movement first occurs 5. small volcano formed from tephra 6. the surface of a break in a section of rock 8. steep-sided volcano formed from layers of lava and tephr ...
Chapter 17 Plate Tectonics Notes
... • Transform fault boundary – a boundary where two plates slide past one another but crust isn’t created or destroyed. ...
... • Transform fault boundary – a boundary where two plates slide past one another but crust isn’t created or destroyed. ...
heat and convection in the earth
... -> 230 to 460 K over life span of Earth. Explains the formation of the inner core - crystallizing as the Earth cools. But how does heat escape and what how does it effect the nature of the Earth??? The Lithosphere Ridge When the plate forms, it makes a ridge which is a topographic high because it is ...
... -> 230 to 460 K over life span of Earth. Explains the formation of the inner core - crystallizing as the Earth cools. But how does heat escape and what how does it effect the nature of the Earth??? The Lithosphere Ridge When the plate forms, it makes a ridge which is a topographic high because it is ...
Earth and Space Science (The Rock and Fossil Record)
... ESS.1.2.a Historical data and observations such as fossil distribution, paleomagnetism, continental drift and sea-floor spreading contributed to the theory of plate tectonics. The rigid tectonic plates move with the molten rock and magma beneath them in the upper mantle. Content Statement ESS.1.4 Ev ...
... ESS.1.2.a Historical data and observations such as fossil distribution, paleomagnetism, continental drift and sea-floor spreading contributed to the theory of plate tectonics. The rigid tectonic plates move with the molten rock and magma beneath them in the upper mantle. Content Statement ESS.1.4 Ev ...
Lecture 2.5 - St. Mark`s Boise
... crust of the earth is broken up into plates that float on the liquid mantel and is driven by convection currents within the mantle. ...
... crust of the earth is broken up into plates that float on the liquid mantel and is driven by convection currents within the mantle. ...
Ch 12 and 13 ppt 2010
... Radiometric Dating: A way to calculate the age of rocks and minerals that contain certain radioactive isotopes (Example: Uranium – 238) Dating with Carbon – 14 ...
... Radiometric Dating: A way to calculate the age of rocks and minerals that contain certain radioactive isotopes (Example: Uranium – 238) Dating with Carbon – 14 ...
Key Terms for Theme 3 Aseismic Aseismig A description of buildings
... A mixture of hot gas, ash and fragments of volcanic rock that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano during some explosive eruptions. ...
... A mixture of hot gas, ash and fragments of volcanic rock that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano during some explosive eruptions. ...
Earth`s Crust Unit Plan
... Through this unit, students will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the Earth’s crust and rock formation. This will provide students with valuable information about the past physical properties of various regions and the changes that have occurred to Earth’s crust overtime. Students ...
... Through this unit, students will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the Earth’s crust and rock formation. This will provide students with valuable information about the past physical properties of various regions and the changes that have occurred to Earth’s crust overtime. Students ...
Test 2
... c) What are the two kinds of earthquake waves? Which of them is longitudinal and which is transverse? Which one can travel through both liquid and solid and which only through solid? d) Why is the outer core of the earth liquid but the inner core solid? e) What is the theory of Plate Tectonics and w ...
... c) What are the two kinds of earthquake waves? Which of them is longitudinal and which is transverse? Which one can travel through both liquid and solid and which only through solid? d) Why is the outer core of the earth liquid but the inner core solid? e) What is the theory of Plate Tectonics and w ...
Tour of Plate Boundaries
... As you have learned, where there is upwelling of the asthenosphere, the crust above spreads apart, and new material from below bulges up into ridges. Where there is subsidence of the asthenosphere, the crust is being pulled down along with it to form depressions, or trenches. This can be visualized ...
... As you have learned, where there is upwelling of the asthenosphere, the crust above spreads apart, and new material from below bulges up into ridges. Where there is subsidence of the asthenosphere, the crust is being pulled down along with it to form depressions, or trenches. This can be visualized ...
Slide 1
... breaking of rocks into smaller pieces. • Erosion is the movement of pieces of broken rock. Gravity causes this. • There are two types of weathering: physical weathering and chemical ...
... breaking of rocks into smaller pieces. • Erosion is the movement of pieces of broken rock. Gravity causes this. • There are two types of weathering: physical weathering and chemical ...
Density of the Earth
... Current theories of the beginning of our solar system suggest that the early chemical composition of the solar system may still be preserved in solid remains such as comets and meteors. Comets, of course, are much more difficult to test directly than meteorites – having entered the Earth’s atmospher ...
... Current theories of the beginning of our solar system suggest that the early chemical composition of the solar system may still be preserved in solid remains such as comets and meteors. Comets, of course, are much more difficult to test directly than meteorites – having entered the Earth’s atmospher ...
Guided Notes Marine Geology
... • 200mys a single landmass called Pangea broke up • Evidence – Coastlines fit like a __________________________ – Similar ___________________________ on different continents Problems with Continental Drift • ______________________ for how the continents “drift” • Wegener was a meteorologist…what did ...
... • 200mys a single landmass called Pangea broke up • Evidence – Coastlines fit like a __________________________ – Similar ___________________________ on different continents Problems with Continental Drift • ______________________ for how the continents “drift” • Wegener was a meteorologist…what did ...
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.