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 ...
CHAPTER 2CROCKS AND MINERALS C A FIRST LOOK
... , consisting of four oxygen anions surrounding a single silicon cation, is the basic building block of silicate minerals. ...
... , consisting of four oxygen anions surrounding a single silicon cation, is the basic building block of silicate minerals. ...
Study Guide: Plate tectonics TEST 2/soil Rocks/Weathering and
... 17. What are the theories of Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics? The earth’s crust is cracked into plates that move, the earth was once one supercontinent called pangaea. 18. List 3 pieces of evidence that prove our tectonic plates move. Fossils-similar fossils in Africa and South America, geology- ...
... 17. What are the theories of Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics? The earth’s crust is cracked into plates that move, the earth was once one supercontinent called pangaea. 18. List 3 pieces of evidence that prove our tectonic plates move. Fossils-similar fossils in Africa and South America, geology- ...
Slide 1
... composition of the molten material from which igneous rocks are formed. – If the minerals in a rock are known, the chemical composition is not difficult to calculate; but the reverse is not true, because different minerals in various proportions may crystalize out of the same magma. • Granite and ob ...
... composition of the molten material from which igneous rocks are formed. – If the minerals in a rock are known, the chemical composition is not difficult to calculate; but the reverse is not true, because different minerals in various proportions may crystalize out of the same magma. • Granite and ob ...
Unit 3 Review
... • Scientists think that about 245 million years ago the continents were joined in a single large landmass that they call Pangaea. • It’s important to understand that at one time scientists think that all the continents were connected and during millions of years the continents moved into their curre ...
... • Scientists think that about 245 million years ago the continents were joined in a single large landmass that they call Pangaea. • It’s important to understand that at one time scientists think that all the continents were connected and during millions of years the continents moved into their curre ...
Directed Reading A
... a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. deformation. d. uprise. ______26. The sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. rebound. d. uprise. ______ 27. When the Earth’s crust slowly springs back to its original elevation, it is called a. uplift. c. subsid ...
... a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. deformation. d. uprise. ______26. The sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations is called a. uplift. c. subsidence. b. rebound. d. uprise. ______ 27. When the Earth’s crust slowly springs back to its original elevation, it is called a. uplift. c. subsid ...
Metamorphic Rocks
... • Occurs in major mountain belts: Alps, Himalayas, and Appalachians High-P, low-T zones near trench High-T, low-P zones in region of igneous activity (arc) ...
... • Occurs in major mountain belts: Alps, Himalayas, and Appalachians High-P, low-T zones near trench High-T, low-P zones in region of igneous activity (arc) ...
PT Dir Rdg
... 23. What deep-ocean feature forms at subduction zones? 24. As the oceanic plate subducts, it releases fluids into the mantle, causing magma to form and rise to the surface, forming ________________________. ...
... 23. What deep-ocean feature forms at subduction zones? 24. As the oceanic plate subducts, it releases fluids into the mantle, causing magma to form and rise to the surface, forming ________________________. ...
PowerPoint - Delaware Science Olympiad
... IT MUST HAVE a definite chemical composition – All minerals have a regular chemical composition. Sometimes this composition is made up of just one element, like gold. More commonly, minerals are made of many elements called compounds. Most minerals are made up of various combinations of only 8 eleme ...
... IT MUST HAVE a definite chemical composition – All minerals have a regular chemical composition. Sometimes this composition is made up of just one element, like gold. More commonly, minerals are made of many elements called compounds. Most minerals are made up of various combinations of only 8 eleme ...
EGU2017-10149 - CO Meeting Organizer
... mantle sources. It is therefore concluded that the Neoproterozoic magmatism along the ASRR belt originated from mantle sources with important contributions through anatexis of ancient lower crust. Discrimination diagrams of tectonic settings suggest continental arc magmatism. Neoproterozoic magmatis ...
... mantle sources. It is therefore concluded that the Neoproterozoic magmatism along the ASRR belt originated from mantle sources with important contributions through anatexis of ancient lower crust. Discrimination diagrams of tectonic settings suggest continental arc magmatism. Neoproterozoic magmatis ...
Powerpoint Presentation Physical Geology, 10/e
... The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics • Magma is created by melting above a subduction zone • Less dense magma rises and cools to form igneous rock • Igneous rock exposed at surface ...
... The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics • Magma is created by melting above a subduction zone • Less dense magma rises and cools to form igneous rock • Igneous rock exposed at surface ...
Classification of common igneous rocks: occurring in the Phil.
... complexes, sedimentary basins and continental block of Eurasian affinity subjected to tectonic processes such as subduction, collision and major strike slip faulting. The subduction zones are represented on the east by the west dipping Philippine Trench traversing the eastern seaboard of the Philipp ...
... complexes, sedimentary basins and continental block of Eurasian affinity subjected to tectonic processes such as subduction, collision and major strike slip faulting. The subduction zones are represented on the east by the west dipping Philippine Trench traversing the eastern seaboard of the Philipp ...
Plate Tectonic Quiz Name: Label the four layers of the Earth Use the
... 17. Draw and label a subduction zone, then describe what it is in writing. ...
... 17. Draw and label a subduction zone, then describe what it is in writing. ...
Recent Research Results: Jer-Ming Chiu
... earthquakes occurred as a consequence of young and active mountain building processes in the Taiwan region. A few tectonic models have been proposed to interpret the orogenic process in the Taiwan region based on seismic profiles, surface geologic data, results from modern seismic tomographic invers ...
... earthquakes occurred as a consequence of young and active mountain building processes in the Taiwan region. A few tectonic models have been proposed to interpret the orogenic process in the Taiwan region based on seismic profiles, surface geologic data, results from modern seismic tomographic invers ...
Chapter 4
... Chapter 4- Review 1) What is indirect evidence? 2) What are seismic waves? 3) How do geologist know about the Earth’s interior? 4) What happens to pressure and temperature as one descends through the Earth? 5) What is pressure? 6) Identify the four layers of the Earth from the outside and moving in. ...
... Chapter 4- Review 1) What is indirect evidence? 2) What are seismic waves? 3) How do geologist know about the Earth’s interior? 4) What happens to pressure and temperature as one descends through the Earth? 5) What is pressure? 6) Identify the four layers of the Earth from the outside and moving in. ...
Forces in Earth’s Crust
... These landforms include anticlines and synclines, folded mountains, fault-block mountains, and plateaus. ...
... These landforms include anticlines and synclines, folded mountains, fault-block mountains, and plateaus. ...
PART II: METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
... (with the exception of loss or gain of volatiles such as H2O and CO2); (iii) take place at conditions above those of diagenesis but below those of melting1. Range or realm of Metamorphism: The scope and range of metamorphism is not easy to define. By definition, metamorphism should exclude all sedim ...
... (with the exception of loss or gain of volatiles such as H2O and CO2); (iii) take place at conditions above those of diagenesis but below those of melting1. Range or realm of Metamorphism: The scope and range of metamorphism is not easy to define. By definition, metamorphism should exclude all sedim ...
Metamorphic Rocks
... The heat and pressure comes from inside the earth. From the upper mantle up to within a few kilometers of the surface of the earth there is a tremendous amount of heat and pressure. This heat and pressure increase with depth. It is estimated that the temperature increases about 20o to 30o C per kil ...
... The heat and pressure comes from inside the earth. From the upper mantle up to within a few kilometers of the surface of the earth there is a tremendous amount of heat and pressure. This heat and pressure increase with depth. It is estimated that the temperature increases about 20o to 30o C per kil ...
Quiz # 1 Chapters 1 and 2
... 1. The principles of relative dating were published in 1669 by Nicolaus ____________. 2. Tilted outcrops of turbidites, the deposits of sediment avalanches that fall off of the continental slope, can be oriented right-side-up using observations of their sedimentary structures called __________ beddi ...
... 1. The principles of relative dating were published in 1669 by Nicolaus ____________. 2. Tilted outcrops of turbidites, the deposits of sediment avalanches that fall off of the continental slope, can be oriented right-side-up using observations of their sedimentary structures called __________ beddi ...
Intro to Plates_Density of Granite_Basalt
... This is the volume of the rock sample; remember: (basalt) (granite) 1 mL = 1 cm3 ...
... This is the volume of the rock sample; remember: (basalt) (granite) 1 mL = 1 cm3 ...
Rock Cycle - Hicksville Public Schools / Homepage
... (1) Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle interlocked/united together. (2) Any rock can make any other rock: A Sedimentary Rock can produce a Igneous Rock, another Sedimentary Rock or a Metamorphic Rock. An Igneous Rock can produce another Igneous Rock, a Sedimentary Rock or Metamorphic Rock. A Metamorphic ...
... (1) Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle interlocked/united together. (2) Any rock can make any other rock: A Sedimentary Rock can produce a Igneous Rock, another Sedimentary Rock or a Metamorphic Rock. An Igneous Rock can produce another Igneous Rock, a Sedimentary Rock or Metamorphic Rock. A Metamorphic ...
1. Describe completely the following folds: a. Anticline – It is caused
... a. Anticline – It is caused by rock layers folding. In an anticline the oldest layers of rock are found at the core of the fold. The youngest layers of rock are found of the outside of the fold. It looks like the letter “A”. b. Syncline – It is caused by rock layers folding. In a syncline the younge ...
... a. Anticline – It is caused by rock layers folding. In an anticline the oldest layers of rock are found at the core of the fold. The youngest layers of rock are found of the outside of the fold. It looks like the letter “A”. b. Syncline – It is caused by rock layers folding. In a syncline the younge ...
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.