CTY Course Syllabus: Dynamic Earth
... Using previous knowledge of plates and volcanism to identify evidence of processes Weathering (Chemical and physical) Gravitational separation of heavy minerals by centripetal forces, formation and characteristics of different rock types, pet rocks, relationship of component parts to whole rock ...
... Using previous knowledge of plates and volcanism to identify evidence of processes Weathering (Chemical and physical) Gravitational separation of heavy minerals by centripetal forces, formation and characteristics of different rock types, pet rocks, relationship of component parts to whole rock ...
ppt - Discover Earth Science
... slowly drift atop a liquid core • Wegener hypothesized that there was a gigantic supercontinent 200 MYA, which he named Pangaea, meaning "All-earth“ • Wegener published this theory in his book, ...
... slowly drift atop a liquid core • Wegener hypothesized that there was a gigantic supercontinent 200 MYA, which he named Pangaea, meaning "All-earth“ • Wegener published this theory in his book, ...
The Curaqao lava formation: samples of the oldest and most
... composition to T-MORB (transitional MORB) because the chondrite normalized REE data have flat patterns rather than the LREE depleted signatures more commonly observed in MORB. A higher than expected K content was also noted in the CLF rocks. Despite some overlap in their chemistry however, a number ...
... composition to T-MORB (transitional MORB) because the chondrite normalized REE data have flat patterns rather than the LREE depleted signatures more commonly observed in MORB. A higher than expected K content was also noted in the CLF rocks. Despite some overlap in their chemistry however, a number ...
Jones County Schools 2nd Nine Weeks 6th Grade Social Studies
... around the Pacific Ocean. Dark lines indicate tectonic plate boundaries of Earth's crust. ...
... around the Pacific Ocean. Dark lines indicate tectonic plate boundaries of Earth's crust. ...
Work Package 3 Drifting Apart Story
... The Earth is a dynamic planet, most of us witness this every day in the form of changing weather, but it’s perhaps not so obvious in relation to the ground we walk on and the rocks found beneath. Processes above and below the Earth’s surface, atmosphere, oceans, continents, lithosphere, crust, mantl ...
... The Earth is a dynamic planet, most of us witness this every day in the form of changing weather, but it’s perhaps not so obvious in relation to the ground we walk on and the rocks found beneath. Processes above and below the Earth’s surface, atmosphere, oceans, continents, lithosphere, crust, mantl ...
Geology Review
... method of determining age of a fossil or rock layer compared to other fossils or rock layers? Relative Dating ...
... method of determining age of a fossil or rock layer compared to other fossils or rock layers? Relative Dating ...
Study Guide! Which of the following is homozygous and has a
... 39. What is the definition of matter? A. Matter is anything that has a definite volume B. Matter is anything that has weight and occupies space C. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space D. None of the above 40. Which part of the mantle is under the Lithosphere? A. The Mantle B. Core C. ...
... 39. What is the definition of matter? A. Matter is anything that has a definite volume B. Matter is anything that has weight and occupies space C. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space D. None of the above 40. Which part of the mantle is under the Lithosphere? A. The Mantle B. Core C. ...
Chapter 17 Review game
... The continents (Thick slabs of granitic crust) are riding on top of the ocean crust (thinner more dense layer of basalt). As the new ocean crust forms at divergent plate boundaries, the old crust is pushed away and the continents go along for the ride. ...
... The continents (Thick slabs of granitic crust) are riding on top of the ocean crust (thinner more dense layer of basalt). As the new ocean crust forms at divergent plate boundaries, the old crust is pushed away and the continents go along for the ride. ...
PART 1 - earth science!
... 2. The continental shelf is the section of the continental crust that extends under the water. 3. The continental slope is the steep incline section of the continental crust. It connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plain. 4. The abyssal plain is a large, flat, almost level of the ocean flo ...
... 2. The continental shelf is the section of the continental crust that extends under the water. 3. The continental slope is the steep incline section of the continental crust. It connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plain. 4. The abyssal plain is a large, flat, almost level of the ocean flo ...
PhET Plate Tectonics Simulation Lab
... Investigate transform boundaries (blue arrows). Describe the relative motion of ALL plates at transform fault boundaries ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ...
... Investigate transform boundaries (blue arrows). Describe the relative motion of ALL plates at transform fault boundaries ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ...
contents - Less Stress More Success
... Earth’s rotation. This could have some minor effects on climate. ● Giant waves, called tsunamis, were created. These devastated the Indian Ocean coastal areas, especially the Indonesian and Thailand coasts. ● More than 230,000 people were killed and over 1 million displaced. ● Coastal villages and t ...
... Earth’s rotation. This could have some minor effects on climate. ● Giant waves, called tsunamis, were created. These devastated the Indian Ocean coastal areas, especially the Indonesian and Thailand coasts. ● More than 230,000 people were killed and over 1 million displaced. ● Coastal villages and t ...
plates
... What evidence do we have to support this idea? o Ocean floor sediments are thin on the ridges and get thicker as the distance from the ridges increase o Polar reversal magnetism proves that the ocean floor is moving away from the ...
... What evidence do we have to support this idea? o Ocean floor sediments are thin on the ridges and get thicker as the distance from the ridges increase o Polar reversal magnetism proves that the ocean floor is moving away from the ...
Sea-Floor Spreading - Madison County Schools
... • Using a submarine named Alvin, scientists were able to look into a rift valley and examine something called pillow lava, which is a special type of solid rock that only forms on the ocean floor when magma cools very rapidly. This proved that new molten material was being added to the ocean floor a ...
... • Using a submarine named Alvin, scientists were able to look into a rift valley and examine something called pillow lava, which is a special type of solid rock that only forms on the ocean floor when magma cools very rapidly. This proved that new molten material was being added to the ocean floor a ...
Chapter 5 Fast Changes on Earth: Earthquakes
... b. some caused by underwater landslides or volcanoes 2. The force of the earthquake causes a large wave to form 3. As the wave moves closer to shore a. It drags along the ocean floor which slows the wave down b. Soon the wave gets higher 4. Effects of a tsunami a. Tsunamis may be a huge wall of wate ...
... b. some caused by underwater landslides or volcanoes 2. The force of the earthquake causes a large wave to form 3. As the wave moves closer to shore a. It drags along the ocean floor which slows the wave down b. Soon the wave gets higher 4. Effects of a tsunami a. Tsunamis may be a huge wall of wate ...
Plate Tectonics - Net Start Class
... A. Convection cells – hot magma rises at spreading ridges; some escapes to form new lithosphere, but the rest flows outwrd and drags the overlying lithosphere with it B. Subduction zones – the weight of the dense, cold, down going slab of lithosphere is the subduction zone pulls the rest of the trai ...
... A. Convection cells – hot magma rises at spreading ridges; some escapes to form new lithosphere, but the rest flows outwrd and drags the overlying lithosphere with it B. Subduction zones – the weight of the dense, cold, down going slab of lithosphere is the subduction zone pulls the rest of the trai ...
Jon D - Laconia School District
... looked like, or what certain things happening to the Earth look like, such as when hurricanes occur. We also have probes that have cameras on them, that will focus in for days on a speck of light smaller than the dot on a lower case “i”, and discover multiple galaxies. Some probes even go to celesti ...
... looked like, or what certain things happening to the Earth look like, such as when hurricanes occur. We also have probes that have cameras on them, that will focus in for days on a speck of light smaller than the dot on a lower case “i”, and discover multiple galaxies. Some probes even go to celesti ...
Chapter 4 lesson 1
... A type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other in opposite directions with little up or down motion ...
... A type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other in opposite directions with little up or down motion ...
Prelude :: Just What is Geology?
... The Crust: How many basic types? What are the compositions? What are the general rock types for each? Which is more/less dense? Which is thicker/thinner? ...
... The Crust: How many basic types? What are the compositions? What are the general rock types for each? Which is more/less dense? Which is thicker/thinner? ...