Powerpoint Presentation Physical Geology, 10th ed.
... Geologic Time The best estimate for Earth's age is ~4.6 billion years (same as age of our Solar System, as indicated by meteorites). Historically, there has been much debate over "how fast" geology happens with two different camps of thought: CatastrophismUniformitarianism- ...
... Geologic Time The best estimate for Earth's age is ~4.6 billion years (same as age of our Solar System, as indicated by meteorites). Historically, there has been much debate over "how fast" geology happens with two different camps of thought: CatastrophismUniformitarianism- ...
Quiz - SLH PD Earthquakes
... When strain builds up in the Earth as a result of stress from tectonic movement, materials like clay can change shape rather than fracture. This change is not reversible when the stress is removed – it is referred to as plastic rather than elastic. If the stress on the material continues past a cert ...
... When strain builds up in the Earth as a result of stress from tectonic movement, materials like clay can change shape rather than fracture. This change is not reversible when the stress is removed – it is referred to as plastic rather than elastic. If the stress on the material continues past a cert ...
TeachernotesL1 32.50KB 2017-03-29 12:41:27
... Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the lithosphere Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-motlen. Temperatures near the core reach 5000oC High temperatures near the core are ...
... Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the lithosphere Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-motlen. Temperatures near the core reach 5000oC High temperatures near the core are ...
Term 1 wk7
... A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes. An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an ...
... A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes. An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an ...
Earth Science Chapter 9 Section 5 Review
... a. small amounts of material from the lower mantle move upward to the surface b. slabs of cold oceanic lithosphere move down and into the lower mantle c. large chunks of continental crust are pulled down into the lower mantle d. material from the inner core rises into the mantle to form super hot pl ...
... a. small amounts of material from the lower mantle move upward to the surface b. slabs of cold oceanic lithosphere move down and into the lower mantle c. large chunks of continental crust are pulled down into the lower mantle d. material from the inner core rises into the mantle to form super hot pl ...
Layers PangaeaCont drift Convection
... • Read through the assigned portions of the power point (for example, you’re first notes homework will be slides #19-37). • You will be reading the slides, and completed the blanks in your guided notes whenever you see the arrow symbol. The portion you need to copy into your notes will be underlined ...
... • Read through the assigned portions of the power point (for example, you’re first notes homework will be slides #19-37). • You will be reading the slides, and completed the blanks in your guided notes whenever you see the arrow symbol. The portion you need to copy into your notes will be underlined ...
12.2 - Features of Plate Tectonics
... As the plates are pushed outward in the oceans, it disappears underneath continental plate at the same time. This is called ______________________. Subduction is one plate pushing under another one. Areas of subduction, called __________________________, are often areas where volcanic eruptions and ...
... As the plates are pushed outward in the oceans, it disappears underneath continental plate at the same time. This is called ______________________. Subduction is one plate pushing under another one. Areas of subduction, called __________________________, are often areas where volcanic eruptions and ...
Makayla Vogel
... will tell you about the most recent one and where they might happen again, I will tell you about volcanoes and earthquakes all together. I’m writing this letter as an assignment and to explain things about international earthquakes. To start, I will begin with the most recent earthquakes, also where ...
... will tell you about the most recent one and where they might happen again, I will tell you about volcanoes and earthquakes all together. I’m writing this letter as an assignment and to explain things about international earthquakes. To start, I will begin with the most recent earthquakes, also where ...
Why is Earth Unique? - Bakersfield College
... • Just the right time – enough time for microorganisms to photosynthesize an oxygen-rich atmosphere 2.2 billion years ago • Just the right time – asteroid impact about 65 million years ago creates mass extinction allowing the proliferation of mammals • Plate Tectonic Processes – recycling lithospher ...
... • Just the right time – enough time for microorganisms to photosynthesize an oxygen-rich atmosphere 2.2 billion years ago • Just the right time – asteroid impact about 65 million years ago creates mass extinction allowing the proliferation of mammals • Plate Tectonic Processes – recycling lithospher ...
Cenozoic Tectonics & Life
... • As the Farallon Plate disappeared completely under California. • North American plate came into contact with the Pacific Plate moving in different directions, the San Andreas Fault formed. • Because of this there is little volcanic activity beneath central and southern California ...
... • As the Farallon Plate disappeared completely under California. • North American plate came into contact with the Pacific Plate moving in different directions, the San Andreas Fault formed. • Because of this there is little volcanic activity beneath central and southern California ...
Volcanoes and Igneous Activity Earth
... earthquakes are usually associated with large fractures in Earth’s crust called faults •Most of the motion along faults can be explained by the plate tectonics theory ...
... earthquakes are usually associated with large fractures in Earth’s crust called faults •Most of the motion along faults can be explained by the plate tectonics theory ...
Restless Earth Part 1: How and why do the earths tectonic plates
... Restless Earth Part 1: How and why do the earths tectonic plates move? I know the different layers of the earth and their features. I understand how the earth’s core generates heat and convection currents that move plates. I know the different properties of continental and oceanic crust. I know what ...
... Restless Earth Part 1: How and why do the earths tectonic plates move? I know the different layers of the earth and their features. I understand how the earth’s core generates heat and convection currents that move plates. I know the different properties of continental and oceanic crust. I know what ...
Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals
... 2004 when a great underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 9.15 caused a tsunami that generated waves as high as a five-story building. ...
... 2004 when a great underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 9.15 caused a tsunami that generated waves as high as a five-story building. ...
Name date
... 3. Igneous rock forms when _______________ solidifies a. Different types of igneous rocks are identified by the size of the _______________ from rapid cooling b. _______________ crystals form from slow cooling, whereas small _______________ form from rapid cooling 4. _______________ rock is any rock ...
... 3. Igneous rock forms when _______________ solidifies a. Different types of igneous rocks are identified by the size of the _______________ from rapid cooling b. _______________ crystals form from slow cooling, whereas small _______________ form from rapid cooling 4. _______________ rock is any rock ...
Landform Results
... 5.12(A)The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to interpret how land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces such as deposition of sediment and weathering. ...
... 5.12(A)The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to interpret how land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces such as deposition of sediment and weathering. ...
Grade 6 Vocabulary List
... A meander cut off from a river The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere A major body (not a comet or asteroid) orbiting around a star Large crustal plates moving on the Earth's surface and resulting in changes in the Earth's surface The process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the l ...
... A meander cut off from a river The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere A major body (not a comet or asteroid) orbiting around a star Large crustal plates moving on the Earth's surface and resulting in changes in the Earth's surface The process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the l ...
Juniata College Science in Motion Introduction: The theory of plate
... mountain ranges in various parts of the world. It was discarded for lack of proof. The Theory of Plate Tectonics supplies proof that the upper layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, is rigid and it is basically floating on the lower layer, the asthenosphere. The semisolid asthenosphere allows the lith ...
... mountain ranges in various parts of the world. It was discarded for lack of proof. The Theory of Plate Tectonics supplies proof that the upper layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, is rigid and it is basically floating on the lower layer, the asthenosphere. The semisolid asthenosphere allows the lith ...
Gravity Summary
... Magnetic Field is a vector It has an intensity (can be measured looking At the oscillation of a compass) And a direction The direction change with the position ...
... Magnetic Field is a vector It has an intensity (can be measured looking At the oscillation of a compass) And a direction The direction change with the position ...
Unit 3: Plate Tectonics: Test Review
... 7. How did it prove the existence of Pangaea? The continents which are now in cooler climates, could not have supported the growth of Glossopteris proving the continents must have been in a warmer climate at one time. ...
... 7. How did it prove the existence of Pangaea? The continents which are now in cooler climates, could not have supported the growth of Glossopteris proving the continents must have been in a warmer climate at one time. ...
Chapter 4: Plate - Frankfort School District 157c
... – Hot, less dense mantle is forced upwards by the surrounding cool, more dense mantle – The hot mantle reaches the surface, cools, and sinks back down – This cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is called a convection current ...
... – Hot, less dense mantle is forced upwards by the surrounding cool, more dense mantle – The hot mantle reaches the surface, cools, and sinks back down – This cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is called a convection current ...
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.