How Do Geologists Classify Rocks?
... erupted on to earth’s surface ex. Basalt –Intrusive – rock that formed when magma hardened beneath earth’s surface ex. Granite ...
... erupted on to earth’s surface ex. Basalt –Intrusive – rock that formed when magma hardened beneath earth’s surface ex. Granite ...
How Do Geologists Classify Rocks?
... erupted on to earth’s surface ex. Basalt –Intrusive – rock that formed when magma hardened beneath earth’s surface ex. Granite ...
... erupted on to earth’s surface ex. Basalt –Intrusive – rock that formed when magma hardened beneath earth’s surface ex. Granite ...
Continental drift - La Salle Elementary School
... Pangaea that has since broken up into large pieces that drifted apart. Evidence from fossils – preserved remains of ancient organisms support theory o Identical types of fossils found in Africa and ...
... Pangaea that has since broken up into large pieces that drifted apart. Evidence from fossils – preserved remains of ancient organisms support theory o Identical types of fossils found in Africa and ...
IGNEOUS ROCKS
... from the crystallization of a magma. A fundamental question that followed was "why do we get so many different types of igneous rocks if we had one primordial starting material". Use the analogy of baking a cake. N.L. Bowen conducts the first systematic study of the crystallization of igneous rocks. ...
... from the crystallization of a magma. A fundamental question that followed was "why do we get so many different types of igneous rocks if we had one primordial starting material". Use the analogy of baking a cake. N.L. Bowen conducts the first systematic study of the crystallization of igneous rocks. ...
File - Ms. D. Science CGPA
... Metamorphic rock= great heat, pressure=change in shape & composition When great heat and pressure are applied to rock, the rock can change both its shape and its composition Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both heat and pressure) is a metamorphic ...
... Metamorphic rock= great heat, pressure=change in shape & composition When great heat and pressure are applied to rock, the rock can change both its shape and its composition Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both heat and pressure) is a metamorphic ...
Plate Tectonics
... so great, the liquid metals are forced back into a solid despite the high temperatures that would normally melt them. •45,000,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. •3,000,000 times more pressure than felt at sea level. ...
... so great, the liquid metals are forced back into a solid despite the high temperatures that would normally melt them. •45,000,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. •3,000,000 times more pressure than felt at sea level. ...
Rock Cycle 200 - FitzBrownBodleTeam
... What is the process which the ocean floor sinks through a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle? ...
... What is the process which the ocean floor sinks through a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle? ...
Changes Within the Earth
... 1. continental drift theory – the idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride 2. proposed by Alfred Wegener who said that there once was a single “supercontinent” 3. Pangaea – the supercontinent that began to break apart 180 million yea ...
... 1. continental drift theory – the idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride 2. proposed by Alfred Wegener who said that there once was a single “supercontinent” 3. Pangaea – the supercontinent that began to break apart 180 million yea ...
Slideshow Review for Midterm
... Temp. above melting point Temp. of 2,000 Absorbs S waves Is MOST dense Has convection currents ...
... Temp. above melting point Temp. of 2,000 Absorbs S waves Is MOST dense Has convection currents ...
Plate Tectonic Jeopardy 2011 - cristinscordato
... What is inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust? ...
... What is inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust? ...
Earth Structure Foldable Notes
... – The crust is thickest under the continents and thinnest under the oceans • Thickness: 5 to 64 kilometers (thinner in the oceans) ...
... – The crust is thickest under the continents and thinnest under the oceans • Thickness: 5 to 64 kilometers (thinner in the oceans) ...
PowerPoint slides
... The purposes of this activity (game) are to: 1. understand and visualize how rocks and minerals change, and that the rock cycle is complex; 2. appreciate that plate tectonics explains many details of the rock cycle; ...
... The purposes of this activity (game) are to: 1. understand and visualize how rocks and minerals change, and that the rock cycle is complex; 2. appreciate that plate tectonics explains many details of the rock cycle; ...
Topic 3 Notes - Gouverneur Central School District
... Displaced fossils – fossils that are found in locations where they do not belong Uplift- the strata is raised up, ex. marine fossils found in the mountains Subsidence- the strata sinks, ex. Land derived or shallow ocean fossils found in deeper ocean Passive margin basin- shallow basin where sediment ...
... Displaced fossils – fossils that are found in locations where they do not belong Uplift- the strata is raised up, ex. marine fossils found in the mountains Subsidence- the strata sinks, ex. Land derived or shallow ocean fossils found in deeper ocean Passive margin basin- shallow basin where sediment ...
Chapter 14 Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
... Tectonic plates have rearranged the earth’s continents and ocean basins over millions of years like pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. The plates have three types of boundaries. Natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes are likely to be found at plate boundaries. ...
... Tectonic plates have rearranged the earth’s continents and ocean basins over millions of years like pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. The plates have three types of boundaries. Natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes are likely to be found at plate boundaries. ...
Chapter 17 Study Guide 16
... The lower part of the mantle 12) What is the asthenosphere? _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) What takes place in the asthenosphere to cause the plates to move? ______________________ ...
... The lower part of the mantle 12) What is the asthenosphere? _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) What takes place in the asthenosphere to cause the plates to move? ______________________ ...
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
... • Rock that forms from magma • Magma –mix of molten rock, gases and water vapor that forms underground • Magma flows from volcanoes as lava and then ...
... • Rock that forms from magma • Magma –mix of molten rock, gases and water vapor that forms underground • Magma flows from volcanoes as lava and then ...
Study Guide Chapter 3 – Plate Tectonics GPS: S6E5. Students will
... 10. _________________ is heat transfer by movement of currents with a fluid – which can be a liquid or a gas. 11. In Earth’s mantle, large amounts of heat from the core and the mantle are transferred by __________________ currents. 12. _________________ hypothesis was that all the continents were on ...
... 10. _________________ is heat transfer by movement of currents with a fluid – which can be a liquid or a gas. 11. In Earth’s mantle, large amounts of heat from the core and the mantle are transferred by __________________ currents. 12. _________________ hypothesis was that all the continents were on ...
Section 2: Rocks and Minerals
... 2. ________________- a scientist who studies rocks to learn about the history and structure of the Earth 3. ________________- the scientific theory that the Earth’s crust is made up of plates that slowly shift position 4. ________________- a deep, long valley in the ocean floor. 5. ________________- ...
... 2. ________________- a scientist who studies rocks to learn about the history and structure of the Earth 3. ________________- the scientific theory that the Earth’s crust is made up of plates that slowly shift position 4. ________________- a deep, long valley in the ocean floor. 5. ________________- ...
Dangerous Earth
... If you could sit in space and study the Earth you might see some strange patterns through the swirls of cloud. Many of the mountains are found in long chains; islands are found in long, curved chains; the coastline of South America fits the coast of Africa almost exactly. If you could probe beneath ...
... If you could sit in space and study the Earth you might see some strange patterns through the swirls of cloud. Many of the mountains are found in long chains; islands are found in long, curved chains; the coastline of South America fits the coast of Africa almost exactly. If you could probe beneath ...
GEO143_final_study_g..
... lava flow? Why does the Silica content control the shape of volcanoes? What type of rock is associated with the different levels of Silica (four types of rock, rank them from low to high Si %)? What is the timeline of events that led to the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens? What happened during and afte ...
... lava flow? Why does the Silica content control the shape of volcanoes? What type of rock is associated with the different levels of Silica (four types of rock, rank them from low to high Si %)? What is the timeline of events that led to the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens? What happened during and afte ...