Continental Arcs
... – Primary basalt magma surrounded by mantle peridotite • Negatively buoyant – Melt more dense than surrounding rocks ...
... – Primary basalt magma surrounded by mantle peridotite • Negatively buoyant – Melt more dense than surrounding rocks ...
Chapter 15 Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources Notes
... • The earth’s crust consists of solid inorganic elements and compounds called minerals that can sometimes be used as resources. – Mineral resource: is a concentration of naturally occurring material in or on the earth’s crust that can be extracted and processed into useful materials at an affordable ...
... • The earth’s crust consists of solid inorganic elements and compounds called minerals that can sometimes be used as resources. – Mineral resource: is a concentration of naturally occurring material in or on the earth’s crust that can be extracted and processed into useful materials at an affordable ...
Chapter 2, Section 1 – Forces in Earth`s Crust
... b. Occur along plate boundaries c. Three main types: i. Normal faults: fault is at an angle; one block of rock lies above the fault, one below the fault 1. hanging wall (rock above fault) 2. footwall (rock below fault) 3. occur where plates pull apart (divergent boundary) ii. Reverse faults: rock of ...
... b. Occur along plate boundaries c. Three main types: i. Normal faults: fault is at an angle; one block of rock lies above the fault, one below the fault 1. hanging wall (rock above fault) 2. footwall (rock below fault) 3. occur where plates pull apart (divergent boundary) ii. Reverse faults: rock of ...
ocean zones - Somerset Academy
... • Benthic: a term meaning bottom, is the ocean zone ranging from the deepest part of the ocean to the shore. Many kinds of organisms live in the benthic zone– plants, anemones, sponges, fish, skates and rays, octopus, mollusks, crabs, sea stars, corals and worms. Most are scavengers. In the deep oce ...
... • Benthic: a term meaning bottom, is the ocean zone ranging from the deepest part of the ocean to the shore. Many kinds of organisms live in the benthic zone– plants, anemones, sponges, fish, skates and rays, octopus, mollusks, crabs, sea stars, corals and worms. Most are scavengers. In the deep oce ...
High School Earth Science Curriculum Map
... mantle, crust), the distribution of major elements, the origin of internal heat sources, and the mechanism by which heat transfer drives plate tectonics. b. Explain how the composition of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core is determined and compare it to that of other solar system objects. d. Descri ...
... mantle, crust), the distribution of major elements, the origin of internal heat sources, and the mechanism by which heat transfer drives plate tectonics. b. Explain how the composition of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core is determined and compare it to that of other solar system objects. d. Descri ...
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
... Defined by a decrease in P-wave velocities (1) Just below the crust (2) Relatively cold by virtue of being near the cool surface (3) Is chemically different than most of the mantle due to the extraction of melt that produced the crust, and is therefore thought to be anomalously strong (i.e., resista ...
... Defined by a decrease in P-wave velocities (1) Just below the crust (2) Relatively cold by virtue of being near the cool surface (3) Is chemically different than most of the mantle due to the extraction of melt that produced the crust, and is therefore thought to be anomalously strong (i.e., resista ...
Unit Objectives
... • Be able to compare and contrast among the 3 types of volcanoes • Identify the 3 factors that determine the nature of a volcanic eruption • List the 3 types of material released during an eruption • Describe how secondary magma is made and the type of volcanic eruption it can cause • Be able to ill ...
... • Be able to compare and contrast among the 3 types of volcanoes • Identify the 3 factors that determine the nature of a volcanic eruption • List the 3 types of material released during an eruption • Describe how secondary magma is made and the type of volcanic eruption it can cause • Be able to ill ...
California`s Geologic History:
... Also during the Mesozoic era a mountain building event occurred (due to converging plates) Very few fossils can be found in Mesozoic era sedimentary rocks because they were formed too deep where marine life was scarce. Eventually the original spreading center moved toward the subduction zone a ...
... Also during the Mesozoic era a mountain building event occurred (due to converging plates) Very few fossils can be found in Mesozoic era sedimentary rocks because they were formed too deep where marine life was scarce. Eventually the original spreading center moved toward the subduction zone a ...
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
... Major lines of weakness in Earth’s crust. Cross the mid-ocean ridge at nearly right angles. Extend for 1000's kilometers across the ocean floor. The mid-ocean ridge was once continuous across the fracture zones but is now offset. ...
... Major lines of weakness in Earth’s crust. Cross the mid-ocean ridge at nearly right angles. Extend for 1000's kilometers across the ocean floor. The mid-ocean ridge was once continuous across the fracture zones but is now offset. ...
C1 - John Ferneley College
... molecules with a similar number of carbon atoms, by evaporating the oil and allowing it to condense at a number of different temperatures. This process is fractional distillation. Some properties of hydrocarbons depend on the size of their molecules. These properties influence how hydrocarbons are u ...
... molecules with a similar number of carbon atoms, by evaporating the oil and allowing it to condense at a number of different temperatures. This process is fractional distillation. Some properties of hydrocarbons depend on the size of their molecules. These properties influence how hydrocarbons are u ...
Plate Tectonics
... Boundaries where plates _______are usually the site of _________and volcanoes ________of plates _______Earth’s _______to ________constantly and dramatically (crumpling rocks, folding them, stretching and cracking) ...
... Boundaries where plates _______are usually the site of _________and volcanoes ________of plates _______Earth’s _______to ________constantly and dramatically (crumpling rocks, folding them, stretching and cracking) ...
Narrative for “Journey to the Center of the Earth”: Attention! Attention
... therefore density, with silicate rocks of the mantle above and dense iron and nickel below. In addition, the mantle above is solid and the outer core below is liquid. The boundary probably varies laterally, and in detail is a transition zone above the liquid outer core that is about 200 kilometers t ...
... therefore density, with silicate rocks of the mantle above and dense iron and nickel below. In addition, the mantle above is solid and the outer core below is liquid. The boundary probably varies laterally, and in detail is a transition zone above the liquid outer core that is about 200 kilometers t ...
File
... The Burgess Shale was discovered in 1909 and although it's high on a mountain now, at one time it was underwater on the continental edge of North America. The fossils embedded in the rock show a huge variety of species To protect from over-collection, the area became a World Heritage Site in 1981. ...
... The Burgess Shale was discovered in 1909 and although it's high on a mountain now, at one time it was underwater on the continental edge of North America. The fossils embedded in the rock show a huge variety of species To protect from over-collection, the area became a World Heritage Site in 1981. ...
Low Force and Holwick
... These formed about 290 million years ago, from mineralrich waters which flowed through cracks in the rocks deep underground. These solutions were heated by a buried granite known as the Weardale Granite. As the fluids cooled, their dissolved minerals crystallized on the walls of the cracks, building ...
... These formed about 290 million years ago, from mineralrich waters which flowed through cracks in the rocks deep underground. These solutions were heated by a buried granite known as the Weardale Granite. As the fluids cooled, their dissolved minerals crystallized on the walls of the cracks, building ...
Unit A Remediation Review
... 9. Use your solubility table to predict if the following compounds would form aqueous solutions or not. a) CaSO4 h) MgCl2 b) NaOH i) Al2(SO4)3 c) KBr j) Al(OH)3 d) (NH4)2S k) Ca(CH3COO)2 e) BaSO4 l) HgI f) Ag2CO3 m) CuS g) CsF n) FeCl3 ...
... 9. Use your solubility table to predict if the following compounds would form aqueous solutions or not. a) CaSO4 h) MgCl2 b) NaOH i) Al2(SO4)3 c) KBr j) Al(OH)3 d) (NH4)2S k) Ca(CH3COO)2 e) BaSO4 l) HgI f) Ag2CO3 m) CuS g) CsF n) FeCl3 ...
Notes (PowerPoint 2003) - LSU Geology & Geophysics
... system (isotope geochemistry): Schaefer •chemistry of the solar system (Geochemistry) •physics of earthquakes (Geophysics) ...
... system (isotope geochemistry): Schaefer •chemistry of the solar system (Geochemistry) •physics of earthquakes (Geophysics) ...
Reactions of common metals and properties of
... 2 Na Æ 2 Na+ + 2 e2 H+ + 2 e- Æ H2(g) The two half-reactions combined can be written as: 2 Na + 2 H+ Æ 2 Na+ + H2(g) Atoms of the alkali metals are easily excited; even the flame of a Bunsen burner can excite their valence electrons. As the electrons jump back to lower energy levels, they give chara ...
... 2 Na Æ 2 Na+ + 2 e2 H+ + 2 e- Æ H2(g) The two half-reactions combined can be written as: 2 Na + 2 H+ Æ 2 Na+ + H2(g) Atoms of the alkali metals are easily excited; even the flame of a Bunsen burner can excite their valence electrons. As the electrons jump back to lower energy levels, they give chara ...
ASSIGNMENT 1 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY
... is a very educational online Geology video series, entitled “Earth Revealed”, which includes 26 half-hour streaming videos of all the geology topics that you will study in this course. Lastly, additional Internet links are listed below that could be helpful. Together, these learning resources will p ...
... is a very educational online Geology video series, entitled “Earth Revealed”, which includes 26 half-hour streaming videos of all the geology topics that you will study in this course. Lastly, additional Internet links are listed below that could be helpful. Together, these learning resources will p ...
Earth as a Planet – Glossary Part 1 Nebulae E. Stellar
... _______ a body that grows by the accumulation of planeteismals but has not yet become big enough to be called a planet _______ a process early in a planet’s history during which dense iron alloy melted and sank downward to form the core, leaving less-dense mantle behind _______ the rock that makes u ...
... _______ a body that grows by the accumulation of planeteismals but has not yet become big enough to be called a planet _______ a process early in a planet’s history during which dense iron alloy melted and sank downward to form the core, leaving less-dense mantle behind _______ the rock that makes u ...