Evidence of continental drift
... sent the continents adrift. Wegner called the supercontinent Pangaea which means “all the earth” in Greek. Pangaea broke up 200 mya. The northern half of Pangaea was referred to as Laurasia and the southern portion is known as Gondwanaland. ...
... sent the continents adrift. Wegner called the supercontinent Pangaea which means “all the earth” in Greek. Pangaea broke up 200 mya. The northern half of Pangaea was referred to as Laurasia and the southern portion is known as Gondwanaland. ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Notes
... one continent and pick back up on another. Even the layers of rocks within these mountains match up – evidence that they used to be part of the same mountain range before the continents split. ...
... one continent and pick back up on another. Even the layers of rocks within these mountains match up – evidence that they used to be part of the same mountain range before the continents split. ...
AGE080 Week 6 Study Sheet-KEY The study of the matter (stars, for
... 1. Many geologic processes, including earthquakes and volcanic activity, are related to the movements of the rigid plates that make up the Earth’s lithosphere; the theory that describes these movements is called plate tectonics. 2. The island of Taiwan is located on a zone of convergence between the ...
... 1. Many geologic processes, including earthquakes and volcanic activity, are related to the movements of the rigid plates that make up the Earth’s lithosphere; the theory that describes these movements is called plate tectonics. 2. The island of Taiwan is located on a zone of convergence between the ...
Plate Tectonic Outline Notes
... 2. _____________________ - stress that causes stretching & elongation 3. _____________________- force that causes slippage & the rocks on either side to move past each other VIII. Earthquake Information A. _______________________________ - energy waves that move outward from the earthquake focus & m ...
... 2. _____________________ - stress that causes stretching & elongation 3. _____________________- force that causes slippage & the rocks on either side to move past each other VIII. Earthquake Information A. _______________________________ - energy waves that move outward from the earthquake focus & m ...
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... 1. For each of the following topics, explain how that topic is evidence that Earth’s crust is made of plates and these plates ...
... 1. For each of the following topics, explain how that topic is evidence that Earth’s crust is made of plates and these plates ...
Geosphere College notes
... Thinning of the lithosphere at constructive plate margins leads to a lowering of pressure. This causes partial melting of the rocks of the mantle (peridodite). Partial melting splits the mantle rock into two fractions each with a different composition from the parent rock. The molten fraction rises ...
... Thinning of the lithosphere at constructive plate margins leads to a lowering of pressure. This causes partial melting of the rocks of the mantle (peridodite). Partial melting splits the mantle rock into two fractions each with a different composition from the parent rock. The molten fraction rises ...
Module Plate Tectonics
... of Earth’s mantle called the asthenosphere. Earth’s outer shell has layers that behave by breaking or stretching. The rigid lithosphere is cracked and broken like the shell of a hard-boiled egg. These curved pieces of the outer shell move around on the asthenosphere as the interior of the earth move ...
... of Earth’s mantle called the asthenosphere. Earth’s outer shell has layers that behave by breaking or stretching. The rigid lithosphere is cracked and broken like the shell of a hard-boiled egg. These curved pieces of the outer shell move around on the asthenosphere as the interior of the earth move ...
Unit 7 Earth`s Interior
... The Earth is composed of four different layers. The crust is the layer that you live on, or is under the ocean. The mantle is much hotter and has the ability to flow (like hot pudding). The outer core and inner core are even hotter with pressures so great you would be squeezed into a ball smaller th ...
... The Earth is composed of four different layers. The crust is the layer that you live on, or is under the ocean. The mantle is much hotter and has the ability to flow (like hot pudding). The outer core and inner core are even hotter with pressures so great you would be squeezed into a ball smaller th ...
Peter J. Wyllie BATHOLITHS and EXPERIMENTS in the 1970s
... Linc Hollister, one of our expert guides, showed us through his best rock displays in the rain, and explained to us how the tonalites had been formed by partial melting, right there - in the quarry - and then the whole mass had been intruded upwards as a tonalite pluton. He showed us migmatites wit ...
... Linc Hollister, one of our expert guides, showed us through his best rock displays in the rain, and explained to us how the tonalites had been formed by partial melting, right there - in the quarry - and then the whole mass had been intruded upwards as a tonalite pluton. He showed us migmatites wit ...
Chapter 14 Geology and Mining 2016
... Convergent Boundaries • When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the two colliding plates buckles the edge of one or both plates up into a rugged mountain range, and sometimes bends the other down into a deep seafloor trench. A chain of volcanoes often form ...
... Convergent Boundaries • When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the two colliding plates buckles the edge of one or both plates up into a rugged mountain range, and sometimes bends the other down into a deep seafloor trench. A chain of volcanoes often form ...
Metamorphic Rocks - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... - rock minerals become unstable with temperature - the greater the temp. the more crystal ions ‘vibrate’ the more the ions vibrate the more the bonds between the mineral crystals break changes in crystal texture of rock (at some point with enough heat, rock will melt becoming magma - results in igne ...
... - rock minerals become unstable with temperature - the greater the temp. the more crystal ions ‘vibrate’ the more the ions vibrate the more the bonds between the mineral crystals break changes in crystal texture of rock (at some point with enough heat, rock will melt becoming magma - results in igne ...
Honors Earth and Space Final Exam Jeopardy
... Very different sized minerals minerals crystallize at different temperatures or at different rates ...
... Very different sized minerals minerals crystallize at different temperatures or at different rates ...
Plate Tectonics Inside Earth Chapter 1 Study
... c. Temperature and pressure increase as the depth increases. d. The heat and pressure make the part of the mantle just beneath the lithosphere less rigid than the rock above. This part of the mantle is somewhat soft and can bend like plastic. e. This soft layer is called the asthenosphere. Here, the ...
... c. Temperature and pressure increase as the depth increases. d. The heat and pressure make the part of the mantle just beneath the lithosphere less rigid than the rock above. This part of the mantle is somewhat soft and can bend like plastic. e. This soft layer is called the asthenosphere. Here, the ...
Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... the fault line (…above the diagonal) • Footwall: the layers of rock BELOW the fault line (…below the diagonal) FOOTWALL ...
... the fault line (…above the diagonal) • Footwall: the layers of rock BELOW the fault line (…below the diagonal) FOOTWALL ...
Geologic Dating
... • Rock layers are older than faults found in them • This is logical: you can’t break a rock if it does not exist; so rock containing a fault must be older than the fault ...
... • Rock layers are older than faults found in them • This is logical: you can’t break a rock if it does not exist; so rock containing a fault must be older than the fault ...
Tectonic Plates Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation
... Plates When the plates move, it creates stress on the earth’s crust and causes the deformation of rocks and the earth’s crust. Can you think of any examples of these deformations? ...
... Plates When the plates move, it creates stress on the earth’s crust and causes the deformation of rocks and the earth’s crust. Can you think of any examples of these deformations? ...
kinds of metamorphism
... The most spectacular result of this is a pegmatite, a very coarse grained felsic igneous rock. Pegmatites commonly have single crystals measured in feet in size, as well as a host of exotic minerals, including some of the most important gem minerals. Hydrothermal deposits of this type also produce m ...
... The most spectacular result of this is a pegmatite, a very coarse grained felsic igneous rock. Pegmatites commonly have single crystals measured in feet in size, as well as a host of exotic minerals, including some of the most important gem minerals. Hydrothermal deposits of this type also produce m ...