Unit 4 Chapter
... As oceanic crust subducts, a terrane is scraped off and becomes part of the continental crust (accretion). It can also be continental crusts colliding. The Himalaya Mountains formed this way 500 million years ago. ...
... As oceanic crust subducts, a terrane is scraped off and becomes part of the continental crust (accretion). It can also be continental crusts colliding. The Himalaya Mountains formed this way 500 million years ago. ...
PPT
... Part of the circulation in the Mantle Driven by temperature differences Hot and cold => density differences Gravity Rules! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37Gf6IVj6o&feature=related ...
... Part of the circulation in the Mantle Driven by temperature differences Hot and cold => density differences Gravity Rules! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37Gf6IVj6o&feature=related ...
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... B. Has failing average in all 4 exams. III. After taking the final examination and the student still failed, a grade of 4.0 or 5.0 will be appropriately given if the final average is below 50. IV. A student who fails to take two (2) long exams, shall automatically incur a grade of 5.0 unless he drop ...
... B. Has failing average in all 4 exams. III. After taking the final examination and the student still failed, a grade of 4.0 or 5.0 will be appropriately given if the final average is below 50. IV. A student who fails to take two (2) long exams, shall automatically incur a grade of 5.0 unless he drop ...
Plate Tectonics Jeopardy 2016-17 - WITH
... minerals in the sea-floor rock line up with Earth’s magnetic poles in alternating directions? 22B - Bonus: Are the reversals done on a specific timetable? ...
... minerals in the sea-floor rock line up with Earth’s magnetic poles in alternating directions? 22B - Bonus: Are the reversals done on a specific timetable? ...
Additional Chemistry
... 1. Increase the temperature and it will try to lower it by using the endothermic reaction and visa versa. 2. Increase the pressure and it will make less molecules in order to decrease the pressure again and visa versa. 3. If you add more of anything in the equilibrium it will move the other way to g ...
... 1. Increase the temperature and it will try to lower it by using the endothermic reaction and visa versa. 2. Increase the pressure and it will make less molecules in order to decrease the pressure again and visa versa. 3. If you add more of anything in the equilibrium it will move the other way to g ...
Photosynthesis and the Earth
... O2 reacts with UV light to form O3…ozone. Many groups of multicellular organisms were evolving. ...
... O2 reacts with UV light to form O3…ozone. Many groups of multicellular organisms were evolving. ...
Chapter 7 Notes - Wachter Middle School
... a. Convection current = the driving force of plate tectonics in which hot, plastic-like material from the mantle rises to the lithosphere, moves horizontally, cools, and sinks back to the mantle 1. The convection currents provide enough energy to move the plates in the lithosphere b. Ridge Push-proc ...
... a. Convection current = the driving force of plate tectonics in which hot, plastic-like material from the mantle rises to the lithosphere, moves horizontally, cools, and sinks back to the mantle 1. The convection currents provide enough energy to move the plates in the lithosphere b. Ridge Push-proc ...
Earth Systems - Northwest ISD Moodle
... • Includes the upper mantle and crust • Contains soil on the upper crust which is what allows life on the planet to exist because they contain the elements required for life ...
... • Includes the upper mantle and crust • Contains soil on the upper crust which is what allows life on the planet to exist because they contain the elements required for life ...
Tectoinic Plates and Rock Cycle
... Mantle convection: Hotter mantle material rises beneath divergent boundaries, forces the cooler material to sink at subduction zones. So: moving plates, EQs, & volcanic eruptions are due to Earth’s loss of internal heat. ...
... Mantle convection: Hotter mantle material rises beneath divergent boundaries, forces the cooler material to sink at subduction zones. So: moving plates, EQs, & volcanic eruptions are due to Earth’s loss of internal heat. ...
Layers of the Earth
... the outer core is hotter than the mantle. It is so hot that the iron and nickel that make up this layer have melted. This is the Earth’s only liquid layer. ...
... the outer core is hotter than the mantle. It is so hot that the iron and nickel that make up this layer have melted. This is the Earth’s only liquid layer. ...
Earthquakes and volcanoes theory - racce
... Earth interior Earth’s interior consists of several layers: the crust (divided in continental and oceanic), the mantle and the core (internal and external) Crust Mantle ...
... Earth interior Earth’s interior consists of several layers: the crust (divided in continental and oceanic), the mantle and the core (internal and external) Crust Mantle ...
2015 Earth`s Structure
... • The Earth is divided into three main layers – the crust, the mantle, and the core- based on the compounds that make up each layer. A compound is a substance composed of two or more elements. The least dense compounds make up the crust and mantle, the densest compounds make up the core. The layers ...
... • The Earth is divided into three main layers – the crust, the mantle, and the core- based on the compounds that make up each layer. A compound is a substance composed of two or more elements. The least dense compounds make up the crust and mantle, the densest compounds make up the core. The layers ...
PLATETECTONICS-Slip,SlidnAway
... • Lithosphere composed of the crust and upper mantle forms the Earth’s tectonic plates ...
... • Lithosphere composed of the crust and upper mantle forms the Earth’s tectonic plates ...
GEOLOGY 1--Physical Geology Lecture #2, 2/9/2006
... Kelvin’s claim because it provided a heat source that had not known about. The decay of radioactive elements generate heat and add to the heat already in the earth. The discovery of radioactivity also provided means to determine how old Earth is. In 1905, the first crude isotopic dates were indicate ...
... Kelvin’s claim because it provided a heat source that had not known about. The decay of radioactive elements generate heat and add to the heat already in the earth. The discovery of radioactivity also provided means to determine how old Earth is. In 1905, the first crude isotopic dates were indicate ...
Document
... • Lithosphere composed of the crust and upper mantle forms the Earth’s tectonic plates ...
... • Lithosphere composed of the crust and upper mantle forms the Earth’s tectonic plates ...
Inside the Earth
... • 2240 km thick (1400 mi) • 6093 C (11,000 ˚ F) • Movement is source of Earth’s magnetic field ...
... • 2240 km thick (1400 mi) • 6093 C (11,000 ˚ F) • Movement is source of Earth’s magnetic field ...
welcome to gg 101 physical geology
... • To present knowledge that will be useful for life, whether forming opinions on environmental issues, selecting a home site or other property, evaluating a business, or deciding on a candidate, or understanding how our Earth works, or just appreciating our beautiful Earth. • To prepare you to consi ...
... • To present knowledge that will be useful for life, whether forming opinions on environmental issues, selecting a home site or other property, evaluating a business, or deciding on a candidate, or understanding how our Earth works, or just appreciating our beautiful Earth. • To prepare you to consi ...
Earth is made of materials with different DENSITIES The 4 layers of
... 7. Magma rising through cracked, thinned crust forms VOLCANOES. If the RIFT VALLEY continues to widen, the thinned valley floor sinks BELOW SEA LEVEL & water from nearby oceans or rivers may fill the valley and form a LAKE or SEAS. 8. A HOT SPOT can provide a fixed point for measuring the speed & di ...
... 7. Magma rising through cracked, thinned crust forms VOLCANOES. If the RIFT VALLEY continues to widen, the thinned valley floor sinks BELOW SEA LEVEL & water from nearby oceans or rivers may fill the valley and form a LAKE or SEAS. 8. A HOT SPOT can provide a fixed point for measuring the speed & di ...
Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals
... – Between 1900 and 2010, tsunamis killed an estimated 280,000 people along the Pacific Ocean. – The largest loss of life (279,900) occurred in December 2004 when a great underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 9.15 caused a tsunami that generated waves as high as a five-story b ...
... – Between 1900 and 2010, tsunamis killed an estimated 280,000 people along the Pacific Ocean. – The largest loss of life (279,900) occurred in December 2004 when a great underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 9.15 caused a tsunami that generated waves as high as a five-story b ...
Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals
... – Between 1900 and 2010, tsunamis killed an estimated 280,000 people along the Pacific Ocean. – The largest loss of life (279,900) occurred in December 2004 when a great underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 9.15 caused a tsunami that generated waves as high as a five-story b ...
... – Between 1900 and 2010, tsunamis killed an estimated 280,000 people along the Pacific Ocean. – The largest loss of life (279,900) occurred in December 2004 when a great underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of 9.15 caused a tsunami that generated waves as high as a five-story b ...
North American History Powerpoint
... • Triassic: craton dry – very little rock • Jurassic: mostly dry, little deposition in Gulf Coast • Cretaceous: Great Cretaceous seaway cuts NA in half – marine rocks on west edge of craton. ...
... • Triassic: craton dry – very little rock • Jurassic: mostly dry, little deposition in Gulf Coast • Cretaceous: Great Cretaceous seaway cuts NA in half – marine rocks on west edge of craton. ...
Earth*s Interior - Mr. Cramer
... List Earth’s three main layers. What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? In which layer is each located? Classify each of the following layers as liquid, solid, or solid but able to flow slowly: lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core. ...
... List Earth’s three main layers. What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? In which layer is each located? Classify each of the following layers as liquid, solid, or solid but able to flow slowly: lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core. ...