File - Vagabond Geology
... But first a word about the earth’s crust Oceanic Crust: Under all of the deep seas About 5 miles thick Continental Crust: Comprises all continents About 20 to 50 miles thick ...
... But first a word about the earth’s crust Oceanic Crust: Under all of the deep seas About 5 miles thick Continental Crust: Comprises all continents About 20 to 50 miles thick ...
EARTH SYSTEMS (Plate Tectonics) KUD
... about crustal movement. Materials will separate based on their densities if in a fluid mixture. Temperature affects the density of a material. For materials other than water, the density decreases as the temperature increases. Temperature changes to one part of a fluid mixture will change the relati ...
... about crustal movement. Materials will separate based on their densities if in a fluid mixture. Temperature affects the density of a material. For materials other than water, the density decreases as the temperature increases. Temperature changes to one part of a fluid mixture will change the relati ...
Earthquake Notes
... Intraplate quakes occur far from plate edges and happen when stress builds up and the Earth's crust is stretched or squeezed together until it rips. ...
... Intraplate quakes occur far from plate edges and happen when stress builds up and the Earth's crust is stretched or squeezed together until it rips. ...
SCIENCE
... _a____1. The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called a. weathering b. erosion c. soil conservation d. decomposition __b___2. The process that carries away sediments through wind, water, ice and gravity is called a. weathering b. erosion c. soil conservation d. ...
... _a____1. The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called a. weathering b. erosion c. soil conservation d. decomposition __b___2. The process that carries away sediments through wind, water, ice and gravity is called a. weathering b. erosion c. soil conservation d. ...
Geology 3263 Structural Geology Homework 1 Name Homework is
... 13) The mid-ocean ridges are made of rocks that are warmed by heat transferred from the mantle below. This heating causes them to expand, and sea-level rises. Question: During the Cretaceous, the Atlantic mid-ocean ridges were so large that shallow seas covered the interior of North America. True or ...
... 13) The mid-ocean ridges are made of rocks that are warmed by heat transferred from the mantle below. This heating causes them to expand, and sea-level rises. Question: During the Cretaceous, the Atlantic mid-ocean ridges were so large that shallow seas covered the interior of North America. True or ...
Linking rock dating with forensics
... Gyr, while signs of life emerged about 3.7 Gyr ago. How do we know these ages? They are all based on radioactive decay systems that are used in geology to date mineral, rocks and geological events. One widely used radioactive nuclide for dating is 87Rb, which decays to 87Sr with a half-life of 48 Gy ...
... Gyr, while signs of life emerged about 3.7 Gyr ago. How do we know these ages? They are all based on radioactive decay systems that are used in geology to date mineral, rocks and geological events. One widely used radioactive nuclide for dating is 87Rb, which decays to 87Sr with a half-life of 48 Gy ...
Seafloor Spreading
... Ocean floor moves like a ___________________________ carrying continents with it. __________________ ocean floor forms along cracks in the ocean crust as molten material erupts from the mantle spreading out and pushing ________________ rocks to the sides of the crack. New ocean floor is constantly a ...
... Ocean floor moves like a ___________________________ carrying continents with it. __________________ ocean floor forms along cracks in the ocean crust as molten material erupts from the mantle spreading out and pushing ________________ rocks to the sides of the crack. New ocean floor is constantly a ...
C3 Lesson 5 Review and Reinforce worksheet
... 1. Collisions between Earth’s plates push rock down toward the heat of Earth’s __________________. 2. As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, _________________ as well as heat increases on the rock. 3. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, ________________, and crystal structure of ...
... 1. Collisions between Earth’s plates push rock down toward the heat of Earth’s __________________. 2. As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, _________________ as well as heat increases on the rock. 3. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, ________________, and crystal structure of ...
Review and Reinforce
... 3. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, , and crystal structure of the rock’s minerals change, creating metamorphic rock. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 4. Describe what a metamorphic rock is. 5. Describe a situation in which heat can change rock to meta ...
... 3. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the appearance, , and crystal structure of the rock’s minerals change, creating metamorphic rock. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 4. Describe what a metamorphic rock is. 5. Describe a situation in which heat can change rock to meta ...
folding and faulting – structures of deformation
... 5. The underlying softer rock is worn away as the water drops onto it. Over a period of time the resistant rock is undercut, becomes unstable and collapses. // 6. The rock which collapsed to the bottom of the fall is swirled in an eddying action and carves out a deep hollow called a plunge pool. // ...
... 5. The underlying softer rock is worn away as the water drops onto it. Over a period of time the resistant rock is undercut, becomes unstable and collapses. // 6. The rock which collapsed to the bottom of the fall is swirled in an eddying action and carves out a deep hollow called a plunge pool. // ...
Plate Tectonics – The Lecture Notes
... called Pangea that broke apart to form today’s land masses a) The Reasons i) The continent’s shape roughly fit together ii) The rocks and fossils of different continents matched 5) Harry Hess and J Wilson propose a mechanism to explain continental movement in the early 60’s. to avoid critism the ter ...
... called Pangea that broke apart to form today’s land masses a) The Reasons i) The continent’s shape roughly fit together ii) The rocks and fossils of different continents matched 5) Harry Hess and J Wilson propose a mechanism to explain continental movement in the early 60’s. to avoid critism the ter ...
Ecology
... Water in the atmosphere exist in three states of matter: water vapor (gas), ice (solid), and water (liquid) The key two atmospheric gases are Nitrogen 78% and Oxygen 21% Other gases: 1% (Argon-.93%, CO2-0.03%, Water Vapor-0-4%) Traces: Neon, Helium, Methane, Krypton, Xenon, Hydrogen, and Ozone ...
... Water in the atmosphere exist in three states of matter: water vapor (gas), ice (solid), and water (liquid) The key two atmospheric gases are Nitrogen 78% and Oxygen 21% Other gases: 1% (Argon-.93%, CO2-0.03%, Water Vapor-0-4%) Traces: Neon, Helium, Methane, Krypton, Xenon, Hydrogen, and Ozone ...
Document
... METAMORPHISM Convergent plate boundaries Partial melting of subducted crust and overlying rocks Produces: ...
... METAMORPHISM Convergent plate boundaries Partial melting of subducted crust and overlying rocks Produces: ...
What are the layers of the earth? Crust: Mantle: Outer Core: Inner
... Seismograph -A device that records the motion of Earth’s crust. Fault -A crack, break, or a defect in the earth’s crust Weathering -A slow process that uses temperature, gases, and water to break down rocks and other substances into smaller pieces. Physical Weathering -Process by which rock is physi ...
... Seismograph -A device that records the motion of Earth’s crust. Fault -A crack, break, or a defect in the earth’s crust Weathering -A slow process that uses temperature, gases, and water to break down rocks and other substances into smaller pieces. Physical Weathering -Process by which rock is physi ...
460:102 Notes Historical Geology Notes
... formed by chemical precipitation as the ocean shrank to its size. Some surface reworking by running water. d. Alluvial rocks topped the sequences, sand, gravel, clay, peat, ash Neptunism was appealing because it was consistent with the biblical account of the creation. Young Earth - 6000 yrs. old. P ...
... formed by chemical precipitation as the ocean shrank to its size. Some surface reworking by running water. d. Alluvial rocks topped the sequences, sand, gravel, clay, peat, ash Neptunism was appealing because it was consistent with the biblical account of the creation. Young Earth - 6000 yrs. old. P ...
Shaping Earths surface Ch 4 lesson 2
... The amount of energy released during an earthquake. Ranges from less than 1 to 9.9 The higher the number the stronger the earthquake. ...
... The amount of energy released during an earthquake. Ranges from less than 1 to 9.9 The higher the number the stronger the earthquake. ...
How The Earth Works
... 35 minutes to birth of Christ 1 hour+ to pyramids 3 hours to retreat of glaciers from Wisconsin 12 days = 1 million years 2 years to extinction of dinosaurs 14 years to age of Niagara Escarpment 31 years = 1 billion years ...
... 35 minutes to birth of Christ 1 hour+ to pyramids 3 hours to retreat of glaciers from Wisconsin 12 days = 1 million years 2 years to extinction of dinosaurs 14 years to age of Niagara Escarpment 31 years = 1 billion years ...
Unit 1 Notes
... 1.) Mineral Matter: about 45% of the matter in soil 2.) Organic Matter: 5% (decayed things) 3.) Water: 25% water 4.) Air: 25% air ...
... 1.) Mineral Matter: about 45% of the matter in soil 2.) Organic Matter: 5% (decayed things) 3.) Water: 25% water 4.) Air: 25% air ...