Earth Processes Test Review Sheet
... luster - the way a mineral reflects light streak - the color of a powder obtained by rubbing the mineral across an unglazed piece of porcelain hardness - a test used to determine if one substance is harder than another How do you identify a mineral? determine the physical properties such as luster, ...
... luster - the way a mineral reflects light streak - the color of a powder obtained by rubbing the mineral across an unglazed piece of porcelain hardness - a test used to determine if one substance is harder than another How do you identify a mineral? determine the physical properties such as luster, ...
Even More Landform Changes
... and sand dunes are the result of changes to Earth’s surface by wind, water, and ice ...
... and sand dunes are the result of changes to Earth’s surface by wind, water, and ice ...
our Chocolate Geology outdoor learning resource
... part of a core sample taken when work on the new A82 road was being planned about 20 years ago. In the gneiss you can clearly see the different layers that have been pushed together over millions of years. The gneiss also shows how different combinations of minerals (or recipes) produce very differe ...
... part of a core sample taken when work on the new A82 road was being planned about 20 years ago. In the gneiss you can clearly see the different layers that have been pushed together over millions of years. The gneiss also shows how different combinations of minerals (or recipes) produce very differe ...
Chapter_14_Notes
... 3) Cyanide is extremely toxic to birds and mammals 4) Cyanide can leak into underground drinking water supplies and poison fish and other forms of life in lakes and streams. The earth is made up of a core, mantle, and crust and is constantly changing as a result of processes taking place on and belo ...
... 3) Cyanide is extremely toxic to birds and mammals 4) Cyanide can leak into underground drinking water supplies and poison fish and other forms of life in lakes and streams. The earth is made up of a core, mantle, and crust and is constantly changing as a result of processes taking place on and belo ...
Igneous glossary- Word version
... pH A measure of a liquid’s acidity or alkalinity. If pH values are less than 7, the liquid is acidic (and lower values are more acidic). If pH values are greater than 7, the liquid is an alkali (and higher values are stronger alkalis). plutonic igneous rock Another name for intrusive igneous rock. ...
... pH A measure of a liquid’s acidity or alkalinity. If pH values are less than 7, the liquid is acidic (and lower values are more acidic). If pH values are greater than 7, the liquid is an alkali (and higher values are stronger alkalis). plutonic igneous rock Another name for intrusive igneous rock. ...
Plate Tectonics
... basins. Gas and dust from large volcanoes can change the atmosphere. The solid crust of the earth—including both the continents and the ocean basins— consists of separate plates that ride on a denser, hot, gradually deformable layer of the earth. The crust sections move very slowly, pressing against ...
... basins. Gas and dust from large volcanoes can change the atmosphere. The solid crust of the earth—including both the continents and the ocean basins— consists of separate plates that ride on a denser, hot, gradually deformable layer of the earth. The crust sections move very slowly, pressing against ...
the ocean floor - NVHSEarthScienceKDudenhausen
... • Deep ocean trenches – formed by subduction, deepest known place on Earth is the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench, 11,022 meters deep • Abyssal plains – extremely flat, most level places • Seamounts – submerged volcanic peaks • Guyots – once active, now submerged, flat topped remnants of volca ...
... • Deep ocean trenches – formed by subduction, deepest known place on Earth is the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench, 11,022 meters deep • Abyssal plains – extremely flat, most level places • Seamounts – submerged volcanic peaks • Guyots – once active, now submerged, flat topped remnants of volca ...
Planet Earth - Topic 2 (ANSWERS)
... *Type II - Sedimentary rock is made of sediments - loose material, such as bits of rock minerals, plants and animals remains. These sediments become closely packed in layers and cemented together. This arrangement of visible layers is called stratification ...
... *Type II - Sedimentary rock is made of sediments - loose material, such as bits of rock minerals, plants and animals remains. These sediments become closely packed in layers and cemented together. This arrangement of visible layers is called stratification ...
Introduction to Structural Geology
... -prescribe motions that could have carried system from undeformed→deformed state -not concerned with why, how or physical properties of the system -assess validity by comparing observed motions w/ model Mechanical Models - models motions as the consequence of their relationship with forces and mater ...
... -prescribe motions that could have carried system from undeformed→deformed state -not concerned with why, how or physical properties of the system -assess validity by comparing observed motions w/ model Mechanical Models - models motions as the consequence of their relationship with forces and mater ...
Science Ch 5 webnotes
... Primary (P) waves: fastest; pass through solid and liquid layers; move back and forth Secondary(S) waves: half as fast; only through solid layers; move up and down Surface (L) waves: slowest like ripples on a pond; on Earth’s surface; cause most damage Magnitude: amount of energy released by an eart ...
... Primary (P) waves: fastest; pass through solid and liquid layers; move back and forth Secondary(S) waves: half as fast; only through solid layers; move up and down Surface (L) waves: slowest like ripples on a pond; on Earth’s surface; cause most damage Magnitude: amount of energy released by an eart ...
Assessment-Earl Burnett Spring 2008
... global warming and climate change in G101 (1:40 – 4:20 pm, Tues. and Thurs.). Eighteen students turned in the G110 assessment quiz. There was less coverage of rocks and minerals but more coverage of global warming and climate change. These students were generally older and seemed more questioning ab ...
... global warming and climate change in G101 (1:40 – 4:20 pm, Tues. and Thurs.). Eighteen students turned in the G110 assessment quiz. There was less coverage of rocks and minerals but more coverage of global warming and climate change. These students were generally older and seemed more questioning ab ...
NASC 1100
... Ocean floors, mapped only recently, consist of much younger (~200 million years) rocks than continents (up to 3.8 billion years). It was found that ocean floor is continuously spreading by rising molten rock along mid-ocean ridges. However, the Earth does not expand. Therefore, the ocean floor sprea ...
... Ocean floors, mapped only recently, consist of much younger (~200 million years) rocks than continents (up to 3.8 billion years). It was found that ocean floor is continuously spreading by rising molten rock along mid-ocean ridges. However, the Earth does not expand. Therefore, the ocean floor sprea ...
Earth`s Interior PPT - Lyndhurst School District
... • Texture- The look and feel of a rock’s surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock’s grains • Grains- The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture. • Geologists look at grain shape, size, and pattern ...
... • Texture- The look and feel of a rock’s surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock’s grains • Grains- The particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture. • Geologists look at grain shape, size, and pattern ...
By Arman Roy
... water falls and more than 700 miles of waterways Running Eagle falls is one of the hundreds of water falls in Glacier National Park. Canada's Waterton Lakes and Glacier National Park shares the border between the United States and Canada. ...
... water falls and more than 700 miles of waterways Running Eagle falls is one of the hundreds of water falls in Glacier National Park. Canada's Waterton Lakes and Glacier National Park shares the border between the United States and Canada. ...
Science
... thick. There are 2 types of crust: oceanic crust (made mostly of dense, igneous rock called ________) and continental crust (made mostly out of less dense igneous rock called ____________) 5. The MANTLE is the _____________ layer. It is __________km thick. The mantle is made mostly of silicon, oxyge ...
... thick. There are 2 types of crust: oceanic crust (made mostly of dense, igneous rock called ________) and continental crust (made mostly out of less dense igneous rock called ____________) 5. The MANTLE is the _____________ layer. It is __________km thick. The mantle is made mostly of silicon, oxyge ...
instructor`s syllabus
... Course Title: Earth Science Course Description: For the non-science major. Introduces the concepts of earth processes and their relation to man, including basic principles from physical and historical geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. Lab required. Course Credit Hours: Lecture Hours ...
... Course Title: Earth Science Course Description: For the non-science major. Introduces the concepts of earth processes and their relation to man, including basic principles from physical and historical geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. Lab required. Course Credit Hours: Lecture Hours ...
instructor`s syllabus
... Course Title: Earth Science Course Description: For the non-science major. Introduces the concepts of earth processes and their relation to man, including basic principles from physical and historical geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. Lab required. Course Credit Hours: Lecture Hours ...
... Course Title: Earth Science Course Description: For the non-science major. Introduces the concepts of earth processes and their relation to man, including basic principles from physical and historical geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. Lab required. Course Credit Hours: Lecture Hours ...
Inside Earth
... Identifying Minerals • Scientists use a mineral’s characteristics to determine its identity • However, they never rely on just one characteristic because different minerals may have several characteristics in common ...
... Identifying Minerals • Scientists use a mineral’s characteristics to determine its identity • However, they never rely on just one characteristic because different minerals may have several characteristics in common ...
Assignment #21 - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... diapers = blobs of magma that work their way towards surface - less dense then surrounding rock (forced up) - like lava lamp - (Page 60, Fig. 3.14) - rhyolite (volcanic) = granite (intrusive) counterpart Distribution of Plutonic Rocks: - most of central part of North American continent, its bedrock, ...
... diapers = blobs of magma that work their way towards surface - less dense then surrounding rock (forced up) - like lava lamp - (Page 60, Fig. 3.14) - rhyolite (volcanic) = granite (intrusive) counterpart Distribution of Plutonic Rocks: - most of central part of North American continent, its bedrock, ...