Plate Tectonics
... Structures of Continents • continents are made and deformed by plate motion • continents are (in general) older than ocean rocks ...
... Structures of Continents • continents are made and deformed by plate motion • continents are (in general) older than ocean rocks ...
Rock and Mineral Targets
... I can identify and classify sedimentary rocks based on their properties. ...
... I can identify and classify sedimentary rocks based on their properties. ...
Chapter 7.4 Notes Deformation of the Earth`s Crust *Deformation
... Reverse Faults: happen when tectonic forces cause compression that pushes rocks together & hanging wall slides up & over the footwall. ...
... Reverse Faults: happen when tectonic forces cause compression that pushes rocks together & hanging wall slides up & over the footwall. ...
Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary
... - due to quick cooling, these have small or no crystals 5. intrusive – igneous rocks that form when magma cools slowly beneath Earth’s surface - due to slow cooling, these contain larger crystals 6. sedimentary rock – rock that forms from sediments, dissolved minerals or plant and animal matter that ...
... - due to quick cooling, these have small or no crystals 5. intrusive – igneous rocks that form when magma cools slowly beneath Earth’s surface - due to slow cooling, these contain larger crystals 6. sedimentary rock – rock that forms from sediments, dissolved minerals or plant and animal matter that ...
Rock Cycle Unit Vocabulary 1. lithosphere – rigid, top layer of Earth
... - due to quick cooling, these have small or no crystals 5. intrusive – igneous rocks that form when magma cools slowly beneath Earth’s surface - due to slow cooling, these contain larger crystals 6. sedimentary rock – rock that forms from sediments, dissolved minerals or plant and animal matter that ...
... - due to quick cooling, these have small or no crystals 5. intrusive – igneous rocks that form when magma cools slowly beneath Earth’s surface - due to slow cooling, these contain larger crystals 6. sedimentary rock – rock that forms from sediments, dissolved minerals or plant and animal matter that ...
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... II. The Archean cratonic elements welded together to form a large supercontinent during the early Proterozoic. A. Laurentia - North American cratron 1. welding occurred along belts of crustal compression, mountain building, and metamorphism, called an orogen 2. completed by about 1.7 billion years a ...
... II. The Archean cratonic elements welded together to form a large supercontinent during the early Proterozoic. A. Laurentia - North American cratron 1. welding occurred along belts of crustal compression, mountain building, and metamorphism, called an orogen 2. completed by about 1.7 billion years a ...
Key Words: Plate Tectonics, Structural Geology, Orogenesis
... As a structural geologist / tectonist, I attempt to understand and elucidate the processes that shape mountain belts, and to define the role of mountains in the evolution of the earth’s atmosphere, biosphere and continental lithosphere and deep mantle. My research is rooted in field-based geological ...
... As a structural geologist / tectonist, I attempt to understand and elucidate the processes that shape mountain belts, and to define the role of mountains in the evolution of the earth’s atmosphere, biosphere and continental lithosphere and deep mantle. My research is rooted in field-based geological ...
Rocks and Minerals - LCS Essentially Science
... Form from cooling magma Cooling can be fast or slow Slow makes big crystals = plutonic Fast makes small crystals = volcanic Amount of silica matters largely a function of continental input • Basalt – Andesite - Rhyolite ...
... Form from cooling magma Cooling can be fast or slow Slow makes big crystals = plutonic Fast makes small crystals = volcanic Amount of silica matters largely a function of continental input • Basalt – Andesite - Rhyolite ...
Metamorphic Igneous Sedimentary 3 Major Groups of Rocks
... Rock-forming and rock-destroying processes have been active for billions of years. Today, in the Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas, one can stand on limestone, a sedimentary rock, that was a coral reef in a tropical sea about 250 million years ago. In fact, Texas contains mostly sedimentary rock ...
... Rock-forming and rock-destroying processes have been active for billions of years. Today, in the Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas, one can stand on limestone, a sedimentary rock, that was a coral reef in a tropical sea about 250 million years ago. In fact, Texas contains mostly sedimentary rock ...
REVISED EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE – PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
... b. Molten iron and nickel c. Solid iron and nickel d. Solid basalt ...
... b. Molten iron and nickel c. Solid iron and nickel d. Solid basalt ...
Rocks
... 1. How does an igneous rock change into a sedimentary rock? 2. How does a sedimentary rock change into a metamorphic rock? 3. How does a metamorphic rock change into an igneous rock? 4. What is an index mineral? 5. How are metamorphic rocks classified? ...
... 1. How does an igneous rock change into a sedimentary rock? 2. How does a sedimentary rock change into a metamorphic rock? 3. How does a metamorphic rock change into an igneous rock? 4. What is an index mineral? 5. How are metamorphic rocks classified? ...
Chapter 29 Review Assignment
... b. the break down of soil, rocks, and land formations due to climate and seasonal changes c. a cross-section of ground that shows the layers of sediment d. a term used to describe the shape of land and the presence of bodies of water and mountains e. a region in a mineral where it will split cleanly ...
... b. the break down of soil, rocks, and land formations due to climate and seasonal changes c. a cross-section of ground that shows the layers of sediment d. a term used to describe the shape of land and the presence of bodies of water and mountains e. a region in a mineral where it will split cleanly ...
7.4 Forces that move plates.
... Write a description of each example and suggest how each might have formed. ...
... Write a description of each example and suggest how each might have formed. ...
Metamorphic Rock Metamorphic rocks have been changed over
... Metamorphic rocks have been changed over time by extreme pressure and heat. The word metamorphic literally means "changed form". Metamorphic rocks can be formed by pressure deep under the Earth's surface, from the extreme heat caused by magma or by the intense collisions and friction of tectonic pla ...
... Metamorphic rocks have been changed over time by extreme pressure and heat. The word metamorphic literally means "changed form". Metamorphic rocks can be formed by pressure deep under the Earth's surface, from the extreme heat caused by magma or by the intense collisions and friction of tectonic pla ...
Unit 7 Study Guide
... GEOLOGIC CHANGE OVER TIME Due to continental drift, tectonic plates move causes Earth’s surface to change. Some ef fects of this change: Mountains are created and eroded, The sea floor spreads as new rock pushes up to create ocean ridges. Layers of rock are disturbed causing them to be tilted, ...
... GEOLOGIC CHANGE OVER TIME Due to continental drift, tectonic plates move causes Earth’s surface to change. Some ef fects of this change: Mountains are created and eroded, The sea floor spreads as new rock pushes up to create ocean ridges. Layers of rock are disturbed causing them to be tilted, ...
Metamorphic rocks|A1 Sample answer
... or grate pressure as a result of tectonic activity such as folding can cause igneous or sedimentary rocks to change into metamorphic rocks. Marble and quartzite are both metamorphic rocks found in Ireland. Metamorphism is the changing into a metamorphic rock. There are two types of metamorphism, reg ...
... or grate pressure as a result of tectonic activity such as folding can cause igneous or sedimentary rocks to change into metamorphic rocks. Marble and quartzite are both metamorphic rocks found in Ireland. Metamorphism is the changing into a metamorphic rock. There are two types of metamorphism, reg ...
ocks in the lithosphere
... Lithosphere: The lithosphere of the Earth, is not homogeneous. Crust under the oceans is only about 5 km thick while continental crust can be up to 65 km thick. Also, ocean crust is made of denser minerals than continental crust. The tectonic plates are made up of Earth’s crust and the upper part o ...
... Lithosphere: The lithosphere of the Earth, is not homogeneous. Crust under the oceans is only about 5 km thick while continental crust can be up to 65 km thick. Also, ocean crust is made of denser minerals than continental crust. The tectonic plates are made up of Earth’s crust and the upper part o ...
Chapter 5: Mountain Belts and the Continental Crust
... 3. Delamination or Lithosphere Delamination - The detachment of part of the mantle portion of the lithosphere beneath a mountain belt. * Great Basin was 3km higher than present (from fossils) * Helps explain why PANGEA broke up * Hypothesis that builds on the theory of Tectonics ...
... 3. Delamination or Lithosphere Delamination - The detachment of part of the mantle portion of the lithosphere beneath a mountain belt. * Great Basin was 3km higher than present (from fossils) * Helps explain why PANGEA broke up * Hypothesis that builds on the theory of Tectonics ...
Metamorphic Rock by Leila, John*S, and Samantha
... in the earth or on the earth. Metamorphic rock usually appear in big clusters of rock. They can also be different in size shape and color. ...
... in the earth or on the earth. Metamorphic rock usually appear in big clusters of rock. They can also be different in size shape and color. ...
Chapter 20: Mountain Belts and the Continental Crust Major
... * Includes the accumulation of a great thickness of sediment (source for sediment must be a nearby landmass) a. Accumulation in an opening ocean basin (Passive Continental Margin) - Like the Eastern US * Accumulation of Shales, Limestones and Qtz sandstones (from continental shelf, slope and abyssal ...
... * Includes the accumulation of a great thickness of sediment (source for sediment must be a nearby landmass) a. Accumulation in an opening ocean basin (Passive Continental Margin) - Like the Eastern US * Accumulation of Shales, Limestones and Qtz sandstones (from continental shelf, slope and abyssal ...
Archean - University of Hawaii at Hilo
... No water-expelled during collision and melting-not kept in atmosphere due to small size and lack of gravitational attraction Small metallic core (earth’s is larger than expected) Feldspar rick outer layer-ANORTHOSITE Earth’s atmosphere: mainly the result of volcanic activity (gases) water, H, HCl, C ...
... No water-expelled during collision and melting-not kept in atmosphere due to small size and lack of gravitational attraction Small metallic core (earth’s is larger than expected) Feldspar rick outer layer-ANORTHOSITE Earth’s atmosphere: mainly the result of volcanic activity (gases) water, H, HCl, C ...
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.