Geology Test Study Guide Answers
... including the lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere. From the surface of the Earth to the middle, the main layers are the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. The crust is made up of silicon, aluminum and oxygen. Its state of matter is solid. It is the outer layer. The mantle is located be ...
... including the lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere. From the surface of the Earth to the middle, the main layers are the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. The crust is made up of silicon, aluminum and oxygen. Its state of matter is solid. It is the outer layer. The mantle is located be ...
rock-cycle-inro-ppt
... A. Rocks deep below ground rise to the surface, are moved back underground, then rise to the surface again. B. Igneous rock and sedimentary rock change to metamorphic rock. C. The rock cycle has a single pathway from one type of rock to another type of rock. D. Every type of rock can be change ...
... A. Rocks deep below ground rise to the surface, are moved back underground, then rise to the surface again. B. Igneous rock and sedimentary rock change to metamorphic rock. C. The rock cycle has a single pathway from one type of rock to another type of rock. D. Every type of rock can be change ...
Plate Tectonics
... • Sea-floor spreading begins at a mid-ocean ridge which forms at a crack in the oceanic crust. • New molten material rises, erupts, cools, and hardens to form a solid strip of rock along the ocean floor. • Sea-floor spreading adds more crust to the ocean floor while older strips of rock move outward ...
... • Sea-floor spreading begins at a mid-ocean ridge which forms at a crack in the oceanic crust. • New molten material rises, erupts, cools, and hardens to form a solid strip of rock along the ocean floor. • Sea-floor spreading adds more crust to the ocean floor while older strips of rock move outward ...
Slide 1
... • Stream velocity is the fastest outside a bend in the stream (causes erosion) and slowest on the inside (causes depostion). This is called meander. ...
... • Stream velocity is the fastest outside a bend in the stream (causes erosion) and slowest on the inside (causes depostion). This is called meander. ...
Chapter 3: EARTH STRUCTURE AND PLATE TECTONICS
... 10. Why are the continents about 20 times older than the oldest ocean basins? The light, ancient granitic continents ride high in the lithospheric plates, rafting on the moving asthenosphere below. In subduction, heavy basaltic ocean floor (and its overlying layer of sediment) plunges into the mantl ...
... 10. Why are the continents about 20 times older than the oldest ocean basins? The light, ancient granitic continents ride high in the lithospheric plates, rafting on the moving asthenosphere below. In subduction, heavy basaltic ocean floor (and its overlying layer of sediment) plunges into the mantl ...
01 - Raimondi Science
... b. Earth changes only at certain times and only after certain events. c. Earth is uniform and unchanging; it has always been as it is now. d. the same geologic processes have been at work throughout Earth’s history. 3. Which of the following processes was NOT observed by Hutton when he developed the ...
... b. Earth changes only at certain times and only after certain events. c. Earth is uniform and unchanging; it has always been as it is now. d. the same geologic processes have been at work throughout Earth’s history. 3. Which of the following processes was NOT observed by Hutton when he developed the ...
Geology of Australia and New Zealand, HWS/UC 2007 2. Plate
... high elevations of the mountain ranges. Also note how relatively thin is the rigid outer part of the earth, the lithosphere. Most of the earth is relatively plastic, i.e. is capable of flowing over geologic periods of time. ...
... high elevations of the mountain ranges. Also note how relatively thin is the rigid outer part of the earth, the lithosphere. Most of the earth is relatively plastic, i.e. is capable of flowing over geologic periods of time. ...
Day Starter Quizzes
... Light colored, with high amounts of iron Light colored, with high amounts of silicon Dark colored, with high amounts of iron Dark colored, with high amounts of silicon ...
... Light colored, with high amounts of iron Light colored, with high amounts of silicon Dark colored, with high amounts of iron Dark colored, with high amounts of silicon ...
Document
... minor amount of eastward extrusion of thickenend Tibetan crust following the India-Asia collision ca 50 m.y. ago1,2. Minimum - maximum dextral offsets are 40-150 km and long-term slip rates are between 2.7-10.2 mm/yr3. U-Pb zircon and monazite ages of undeformed Baltoro granites that crystallized be ...
... minor amount of eastward extrusion of thickenend Tibetan crust following the India-Asia collision ca 50 m.y. ago1,2. Minimum - maximum dextral offsets are 40-150 km and long-term slip rates are between 2.7-10.2 mm/yr3. U-Pb zircon and monazite ages of undeformed Baltoro granites that crystallized be ...
... ____________________________ on ridges, earthquakes on ridges Midocean ridge rocks are _____________ than surrounding ocean floor rocks Midocean ridge volcanoes are _________________ than volcanoes further away Ocean floor sediments are _______ on the ridges and get ____________ as the distance from ...
Mineral resource
... Can We Extend Supplies by Getting More Minerals from the Ocean? (1) • Mineral resources dissolved in the ocean -- low ...
... Can We Extend Supplies by Getting More Minerals from the Ocean? (1) • Mineral resources dissolved in the ocean -- low ...
Honors Chemistry II Review 1. Express the following in scientific
... 15. A binary compound of zinc and sulfur contains 67.1% zinc by mass. What is the ratio of zinc and sulfur atoms in the compound? 16. Naturally occurring boron consists of two isotopes, 10B (19.9%), with an atomic mass of 10.0129, and 11B (80.1%) with an atomic mass of 11.00931. What is the atomic w ...
... 15. A binary compound of zinc and sulfur contains 67.1% zinc by mass. What is the ratio of zinc and sulfur atoms in the compound? 16. Naturally occurring boron consists of two isotopes, 10B (19.9%), with an atomic mass of 10.0129, and 11B (80.1%) with an atomic mass of 11.00931. What is the atomic w ...
Minerals of Earth`s Crust Section 2
... Physical Properties of Minerals mineralogist a person who examines, analyzes, and classifies minerals Each mineral has specific properties that are the result of its chemical composition and crystalline structure. These properties provide useful clues for identifying minerals. ...
... Physical Properties of Minerals mineralogist a person who examines, analyzes, and classifies minerals Each mineral has specific properties that are the result of its chemical composition and crystalline structure. These properties provide useful clues for identifying minerals. ...
Types of rocks
... - agents of erosion include: glaciers, gravity, wind, and water - changes can occur gradually (glaciers) or suddenly ( flash floods, landslides, rock slides) - large rocks caught up in a glacier and then left behind when the glacier recedes are called erratics - sediment that is push away, as the gl ...
... - agents of erosion include: glaciers, gravity, wind, and water - changes can occur gradually (glaciers) or suddenly ( flash floods, landslides, rock slides) - large rocks caught up in a glacier and then left behind when the glacier recedes are called erratics - sediment that is push away, as the gl ...
AT24-05_Precis_130503 - University of California, Santa Cruz
... Seafloor hydrothermal circulation is… …the passage of warm (or hot) water through rock of the oceanic crust; …generally a result of heating from below, although it can also occur immediately adjacent to newly-erupted magma; …partly responsible for making the ocean "salty"; …thought likely to have o ...
... Seafloor hydrothermal circulation is… …the passage of warm (or hot) water through rock of the oceanic crust; …generally a result of heating from below, although it can also occur immediately adjacent to newly-erupted magma; …partly responsible for making the ocean "salty"; …thought likely to have o ...
Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals
... • A mineral is an element or inorganic compound that occurs naturally in the earth’s crust as a solid with a regular internal crystalline structure. • A few minerals consist of a single element such as gold, silver, and diamond (carbon). • Most of the more than 2,000 identified minerals occur as ino ...
... • A mineral is an element or inorganic compound that occurs naturally in the earth’s crust as a solid with a regular internal crystalline structure. • A few minerals consist of a single element such as gold, silver, and diamond (carbon). • Most of the more than 2,000 identified minerals occur as ino ...
cenozoic1
... many terranes that were originally embedded in the Farallon Plate became part of North America. The subduction of the Farallon-Pacific spreading center caused many geologic changes, including the establishment of the ...
... many terranes that were originally embedded in the Farallon Plate became part of North America. The subduction of the Farallon-Pacific spreading center caused many geologic changes, including the establishment of the ...
Final Exam Review – Free Response Section Name: 1. A sample of
... Can react with K cold water and Ba acids, replacing Sr hydrogen Ca Na Mg Al Can react with Mn acids or steam, Zn but not usually liquid water, to Cr replace hydrogen Fe Cd Co Can react with Ni acids but not water, to replace Sn hydrogen Pb H2 React with Sb oxygen, forming Bi oxides Cu Hg Fairly unre ...
... Can react with K cold water and Ba acids, replacing Sr hydrogen Ca Na Mg Al Can react with Mn acids or steam, Zn but not usually liquid water, to Cr replace hydrogen Fe Cd Co Can react with Ni acids but not water, to replace Sn hydrogen Pb H2 React with Sb oxygen, forming Bi oxides Cu Hg Fairly unre ...
Bathymetry
... more than 1000m above sea floor • Seamounts can stand alone or more often in island arcs or chains- like the HawaiianEmperor Chain ...
... more than 1000m above sea floor • Seamounts can stand alone or more often in island arcs or chains- like the HawaiianEmperor Chain ...
Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals
... down, its wave crests squeeze closer together, and their heights grow rapidly. • Hits a coast as a series of towering walls of water that can level buildings. ...
... down, its wave crests squeeze closer together, and their heights grow rapidly. • Hits a coast as a series of towering walls of water that can level buildings. ...
Layers of the Earth Lyrics and Diagram
... The inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust Verse I The layer we’ll discuss first Is the central inner core, in the center of the earth A solid ball buried below the dirt We believe it’s primarily metallic iron You could never take a trip to the inner core, right? The heat will burn you up, 9,000º ...
... The inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust Verse I The layer we’ll discuss first Is the central inner core, in the center of the earth A solid ball buried below the dirt We believe it’s primarily metallic iron You could never take a trip to the inner core, right? The heat will burn you up, 9,000º ...
The entire earth is still changing, due to the slow convection of soft
... The layers of Earth The principal layers, which differ in chemical composition and physical properties, are the core, the mantle, the crust, and the atmosphere (not shown). When looked at in detail, each of these layers is itself composed of smaller layers. ...
... The layers of Earth The principal layers, which differ in chemical composition and physical properties, are the core, the mantle, the crust, and the atmosphere (not shown). When looked at in detail, each of these layers is itself composed of smaller layers. ...
Alfred Wegener was a scientist who lived about 100 years ago
... system of cracks on the sea-floor called mid-ocean ridges. Another new technology called radioactive dating allowed scientists to measure the age of rocks. They discovered that the sea floor near mid-ocean ridges is very young while rocks farther away are much older. These discoveries led to the ide ...
... system of cracks on the sea-floor called mid-ocean ridges. Another new technology called radioactive dating allowed scientists to measure the age of rocks. They discovered that the sea floor near mid-ocean ridges is very young while rocks farther away are much older. These discoveries led to the ide ...