Inside Earth: Chapter 1
... How does the process of a fault-block mountain begin? • Where two plates move away from each other, tension forces create many normal faults • When two of these normal faults form parallel to each other, a block of rock is ...
... How does the process of a fault-block mountain begin? • Where two plates move away from each other, tension forces create many normal faults • When two of these normal faults form parallel to each other, a block of rock is ...
Click here for the "Dynamic Earth Vocabulary"
... Theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other. The circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density. (THINK: Lava Lamp) An event that causes a magnetic field to reverse direction or charge. (THINK: Oc ...
... Theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other. The circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density. (THINK: Lava Lamp) An event that causes a magnetic field to reverse direction or charge. (THINK: Oc ...
1.2 Billion Years Ago to 750 Million Years Ago Around 1.2 billion
... Belt, The Insular Belt, The Melange Belt, and the The Crescent Belt. As these terranes collided, the edge of the continent expanded some 400 miles westward. The other major phenomenon that shaped Washington's history was the formation of a series of continental volcanic arcs. These continental arcs ...
... Belt, The Insular Belt, The Melange Belt, and the The Crescent Belt. As these terranes collided, the edge of the continent expanded some 400 miles westward. The other major phenomenon that shaped Washington's history was the formation of a series of continental volcanic arcs. These continental arcs ...
The Hadean Eon
... •Found incorporated into younger metamorphic rocks. •Zircon forms in granite - continental crust. •Eroded and incorporated into sedimentary rock. •Sedimentary rock metamorphosed into gneiss. ...
... •Found incorporated into younger metamorphic rocks. •Zircon forms in granite - continental crust. •Eroded and incorporated into sedimentary rock. •Sedimentary rock metamorphosed into gneiss. ...
What 3 forces in our Earth can cause ROCKS to form?
... Obsidian, because it forms from hot lava that was exposed to cold water and the rock formed instantly. ...
... Obsidian, because it forms from hot lava that was exposed to cold water and the rock formed instantly. ...
Part A KEY - Belmont Secondary Home Page
... Because half-lives of radioactive isotopes are well known, it is possible to predict the rate at which an isotope will decay. ...
... Because half-lives of radioactive isotopes are well known, it is possible to predict the rate at which an isotope will decay. ...
What is this thing?
... On page 80 answer questions 1-6. Put these in your notebook. You need to finish during class. Focus and get it done. 1. How are rocks and minerals different? 2. What are the three types of rocks? 3. Which rock types are most common within Earth’s crust? Which type is most common at Earth’s surface? ...
... On page 80 answer questions 1-6. Put these in your notebook. You need to finish during class. Focus and get it done. 1. How are rocks and minerals different? 2. What are the three types of rocks? 3. Which rock types are most common within Earth’s crust? Which type is most common at Earth’s surface? ...
Metamorphic Rocks - Lancaster City Schools
... the minerals do not line up. Instead, the crystals are shaped like blocks and are all about the same size. The minerals are generally the same color, which helps distinguish them from igneous rocks such as granite. ...
... the minerals do not line up. Instead, the crystals are shaped like blocks and are all about the same size. The minerals are generally the same color, which helps distinguish them from igneous rocks such as granite. ...
GEOELECTRIC STRUCTURE AND LITHOLOGY BENEATH THE
... A study review on the geology within Olobanita area which approximately covers an area of about 400 sq.km was carried out whereby volcanic sediments of the quaternary-tertiary age were found to dominantly cover most of the areas. The study area is within the Phanerozoic basin in the Kenyan rift whic ...
... A study review on the geology within Olobanita area which approximately covers an area of about 400 sq.km was carried out whereby volcanic sediments of the quaternary-tertiary age were found to dominantly cover most of the areas. The study area is within the Phanerozoic basin in the Kenyan rift whic ...
Metamorphic rocks
... On page 80 answer questions 1-6. Put these in your notebook. You need to finish during class. Focus and get it done. 1. How are rocks and minerals different? 2. What are the three types of rocks? 3. Which rock types are most common within Earth’s crust? Which type is most common at Earth’s surface? ...
... On page 80 answer questions 1-6. Put these in your notebook. You need to finish during class. Focus and get it done. 1. How are rocks and minerals different? 2. What are the three types of rocks? 3. Which rock types are most common within Earth’s crust? Which type is most common at Earth’s surface? ...
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... Kinds of Faults Most faults occur along plate boundaries where the forces of plate motions push or pull the crust so much that the crust will break. The 3 types of faults are: Normal Fault Reverse Fault ...
... Kinds of Faults Most faults occur along plate boundaries where the forces of plate motions push or pull the crust so much that the crust will break. The 3 types of faults are: Normal Fault Reverse Fault ...
Rocks and Their Origins
... How are igneous rocks formed Objective- Identify two ways that igneous rocks are formed. Molten Rock- melted rocks and minerals. Magma- molten rock inside the earth. * The cooling and hardening of molten rock produces rocks of igneous classification. Pluton- large body of igneous rock that can form ...
... How are igneous rocks formed Objective- Identify two ways that igneous rocks are formed. Molten Rock- melted rocks and minerals. Magma- molten rock inside the earth. * The cooling and hardening of molten rock produces rocks of igneous classification. Pluton- large body of igneous rock that can form ...
Worksheet
... 21. _________This is the name of the super-continent 250 million years ago. 22. _________Molten rock under the surface of the Earth is called. 23. _________The deepest area of the oceans. 24. _________Along crack in the crust is called a 25. _________The idea that the Earth's plates are moving acros ...
... 21. _________This is the name of the super-continent 250 million years ago. 22. _________Molten rock under the surface of the Earth is called. 23. _________The deepest area of the oceans. 24. _________Along crack in the crust is called a 25. _________The idea that the Earth's plates are moving acros ...
Rock Cycle Lesson 2017
... Rocks are made up of one or more minerals. Minerals are crystals of chemical compounds or elements. The three main kinds of rock are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock. Igneous rock – forms when magma/lava from a volcano cools and hardens. Sedimentary rock – forms when sediments are buried, ...
... Rocks are made up of one or more minerals. Minerals are crystals of chemical compounds or elements. The three main kinds of rock are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock. Igneous rock – forms when magma/lava from a volcano cools and hardens. Sedimentary rock – forms when sediments are buried, ...
Chapter 21 Guided Reading
... of South America and the western coast of Africa appeared to fit together like pieces of a _____________. Wegener found that several other continents’ coastlines also seemed to fit together. He pieced all the continents together to form a ________________________ that he called ...
... of South America and the western coast of Africa appeared to fit together like pieces of a _____________. Wegener found that several other continents’ coastlines also seemed to fit together. He pieced all the continents together to form a ________________________ that he called ...
Alabama – Paleozoic and Precambrian Eras
... floor are now exposed along the Tennessee border in the north-central part of the state. A mountain-building event (Taconic Orogeny) occurred in the middle Ordovician. Layers of ash from associated volcanic activity and sediments eroding off the rising mountains were periodically deposited into the ...
... floor are now exposed along the Tennessee border in the north-central part of the state. A mountain-building event (Taconic Orogeny) occurred in the middle Ordovician. Layers of ash from associated volcanic activity and sediments eroding off the rising mountains were periodically deposited into the ...
Seafloor Ages ABC - SERC
... Student 1: The oldest rocks are located at E because it is the farthest from a continent. The rocks would take a really long time to get to the middle of the ocean. Student 2: But this divergent boundary is found in the center of the ocean. This means that rocks at E are really young. D is farthest ...
... Student 1: The oldest rocks are located at E because it is the farthest from a continent. The rocks would take a really long time to get to the middle of the ocean. Student 2: But this divergent boundary is found in the center of the ocean. This means that rocks at E are really young. D is farthest ...
Name: Date:____ Period:______ Geology Vocabulary Chart
... 21. Plasticity- the texture of the magma in the earth’s mantle that is neither liquid nor solid but slows and allows the plates to glide and move. 22. Anticline- an upward fold in rock formed by compression of earth’s crust. 23. Syncline-a downward fold in rock formed by compression of earth’s crust ...
... 21. Plasticity- the texture of the magma in the earth’s mantle that is neither liquid nor solid but slows and allows the plates to glide and move. 22. Anticline- an upward fold in rock formed by compression of earth’s crust. 23. Syncline-a downward fold in rock formed by compression of earth’s crust ...
Tectonics of the Precambrian
... are of only two types: granite/gneiss complexes (a high-grade metamorphic rock) and intervening greenstones (metamorphosed basalt and some sedimentary rock) • Superior province in North America is among the biggest in the world ...
... are of only two types: granite/gneiss complexes (a high-grade metamorphic rock) and intervening greenstones (metamorphosed basalt and some sedimentary rock) • Superior province in North America is among the biggest in the world ...
Structural Geology 1
... original size and shape when stress removed. When the (strength) of a rock is surpassed, it either flows (ductile deformation) or fractures ...
... original size and shape when stress removed. When the (strength) of a rock is surpassed, it either flows (ductile deformation) or fractures ...
The History of Life: Study Guide
... relatively short period of time 16. If fossils are rare and unconformities are hard to find then lithostratigraphy is probably the best method used for correlation. 22. Marine sedimentary rock layers are deposited during a sea level rise. Later, there is a global sea-level fall. Erosion occurs for a ...
... relatively short period of time 16. If fossils are rare and unconformities are hard to find then lithostratigraphy is probably the best method used for correlation. 22. Marine sedimentary rock layers are deposited during a sea level rise. Later, there is a global sea-level fall. Erosion occurs for a ...
Class notes ()
... 2.How do igneous rocks differ from one another? 3. How do magmas form? 4. Magmatic differentiation 5. Forms of magmatic intrusion 6. Igneous activity and plate tectonics ...
... 2.How do igneous rocks differ from one another? 3. How do magmas form? 4. Magmatic differentiation 5. Forms of magmatic intrusion 6. Igneous activity and plate tectonics ...
Table of Contents - Carson
... Earth rocks! It also slips, folds, tilts, and breaks in a process called deformation. Over periods of years, centuries, and millennia, these Earth movements can result in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other processes human beings sometimes witness directly. Over long periods of time, entire m ...
... Earth rocks! It also slips, folds, tilts, and breaks in a process called deformation. Over periods of years, centuries, and millennia, these Earth movements can result in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other processes human beings sometimes witness directly. Over long periods of time, entire m ...
Igneous Rocks
... the crust. It took a rare combination of tectonic and geologic activity to get this piece of deep lithosphere across the ocean floor, plaster it against the continent, carry it down into a subduction zone and back up again, then gently release it to the rough hands of the Pacific surf, which are qui ...
... the crust. It took a rare combination of tectonic and geologic activity to get this piece of deep lithosphere across the ocean floor, plaster it against the continent, carry it down into a subduction zone and back up again, then gently release it to the rough hands of the Pacific surf, which are qui ...
Algoman orogeny
The Algoman orogeny, known as the Kenoran orogeny in Canada, was an episode of mountain-building (orogeny) during the Late Archean Eon that involved repeated episodes of continental collisions, compressions and subductions. The Superior province and the Minnesota River Valley terrane collided about 2,700 to 2,500 million years ago. The collision folded the Earth's crust and produced enough heat and pressure to metamorphose the rock. Blocks were added to the Superior province along a 1,200 km (750 mi) boundary that stretches from present-day eastern South Dakota into the Lake Huron area. The Algoman orogeny brought the Archaen Eon to a close, about 2,500 million years ago; it lasted less than 100 million years and marks a major change in the development of the earth’s crust.The Canadian shield contains belts of metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks formed by the action of metamorphism on volcanic and sedimentary rock. The areas between individual belts consist of granites or granitic gneisses that form fault zones. These two types of belts can be seen in the Wabigoon, Quetico and Wawa subprovinces; the Wabigoon and Wawa are of volcanic origin and the Quetico is of sedimentary origin. These three subprovinces lie linearly in southwestern- to northeastern-oriented belts about 140 km (90 mi) wide on the southern portion of the Superior Province.The Slave province and portions of the Nain province were also affected. Between about 2,000 and 1,700 million years ago these combined with the Sask and Wyoming cratons to form the first supercontinent, the Kenorland supercontinent.