Inside Restless Earth 4
... A.Continental Drift- a theory that continents can drift apart from one another and did so in the past 1)Alfred Wegener wrote this theory 2) evidence that supports continental drift a)The puzzle- like fit of the continents b)Fossils of the same species found on opposite sides of the ocean c)The patt ...
... A.Continental Drift- a theory that continents can drift apart from one another and did so in the past 1)Alfred Wegener wrote this theory 2) evidence that supports continental drift a)The puzzle- like fit of the continents b)Fossils of the same species found on opposite sides of the ocean c)The patt ...
GEO Team Practice Test Question Stems
... ____ 12. In Figure 3-1, what type of rock should occur in the part of the rock cycle labeled B? ____ 13. In Figure 3-1, what process or processes would be occurring in the part of the rock cycle labeled E? ____ 14. A rock that forms from cooling lava is classified as an ____. ____ 15. When large mas ...
... ____ 12. In Figure 3-1, what type of rock should occur in the part of the rock cycle labeled B? ____ 13. In Figure 3-1, what process or processes would be occurring in the part of the rock cycle labeled E? ____ 14. A rock that forms from cooling lava is classified as an ____. ____ 15. When large mas ...
8-3 Unit HW Sheet Name: Date: Standard 8
... 6. Which crust is the youngest? Explain Why? 7. Can a secondary wave travel through all layers of the Earth? Explain Why? 8. Which Earth’s layer deals with the magnetic field? 9. What is the order of seismic waves as they leave the focus? 10. What is the movement, position, speed, and what state of ...
... 6. Which crust is the youngest? Explain Why? 7. Can a secondary wave travel through all layers of the Earth? Explain Why? 8. Which Earth’s layer deals with the magnetic field? 9. What is the order of seismic waves as they leave the focus? 10. What is the movement, position, speed, and what state of ...
Vocabulary
... 5. Examine the diagram above. Which rock unit is the youngest? Explain.___________________________________________________________________ 6. In the disturbed layers of sedimentary rock shown above, which is older—layer D or intrusion 1? ______________________________________________________________ ...
... 5. Examine the diagram above. Which rock unit is the youngest? Explain.___________________________________________________________________ 6. In the disturbed layers of sedimentary rock shown above, which is older—layer D or intrusion 1? ______________________________________________________________ ...
Linking Asteroids and Meteorites through Reflectance
... • Next Tuesday • Covers all the labs from September 8th to October 12th • You can bring in the mineral identification sheets that you filled out in class ...
... • Next Tuesday • Covers all the labs from September 8th to October 12th • You can bring in the mineral identification sheets that you filled out in class ...
the proof-----seafloor spreading
... years old. This proves that ocean floor is being destroyed therefore all ocean floor rocks are young compared to the age of Earth. 2. The rocks closest to the ocean ridge were younger than the rocks found further from the ridge. This means that new rocks are formed at the ridges and push the older r ...
... years old. This proves that ocean floor is being destroyed therefore all ocean floor rocks are young compared to the age of Earth. 2. The rocks closest to the ocean ridge were younger than the rocks found further from the ridge. This means that new rocks are formed at the ridges and push the older r ...
TeachernotesL1 32.50KB 2017-03-29 12:41:27
... Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the lithosphere Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-motlen. Temperatures near the core reach 5000oC High temperatures near the core are ...
... Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the lithosphere Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-motlen. Temperatures near the core reach 5000oC High temperatures near the core are ...
Geology Practice Test 2012 Minerals – use your mineral flow chart
... 8. ______What type of rock forms from molten material? 9. ______ A rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. 10. ______ The type of rock that forms from the compaction of sediments. 11. ______ What type of bedrock is found in the Twin Cities area? 12. _____Where most sedimentary rocks form. 1 ...
... 8. ______What type of rock forms from molten material? 9. ______ A rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. 10. ______ The type of rock that forms from the compaction of sediments. 11. ______ What type of bedrock is found in the Twin Cities area? 12. _____Where most sedimentary rocks form. 1 ...
What is a sedimentary rock?
... May be of the same element or of different elements. Compound: Elements combine with each other. A compound Consists of two or more elements bonded together in definite Proportions. ...
... May be of the same element or of different elements. Compound: Elements combine with each other. A compound Consists of two or more elements bonded together in definite Proportions. ...
Basalts and Ultramafic Volcanic Rocks
... After Irvine and Baragar (1971). Can. J. Earth Sci., 8, ...
... After Irvine and Baragar (1971). Can. J. Earth Sci., 8, ...
Seafloor spreading - Gwen
... • Seafloor spreading: divergent boundaries • Earth’s magnetic field ...
... • Seafloor spreading: divergent boundaries • Earth’s magnetic field ...
Lesson 1 - Earth`s Interior
... both dry land and the ocean floor. The crust beneath the ocean floor is called the oceanic crust. Oceanic crust consists mostly of rocks such as basalt. Basalt is a dark rock with a fine texture. Continental crust forms the continents and consists mainly of rocks such as granite. Granite is light in ...
... both dry land and the ocean floor. The crust beneath the ocean floor is called the oceanic crust. Oceanic crust consists mostly of rocks such as basalt. Basalt is a dark rock with a fine texture. Continental crust forms the continents and consists mainly of rocks such as granite. Granite is light in ...
The Earth`s Structure - Warren County Schools
... Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics – theory that Earth’s ______________________ is made up of large moving __________________, which may have ______________________ throughout Earth’s history - In 1911, Alfred Wegner, a German geologist saw that the continents fit together like a huge _________________ ...
... Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics – theory that Earth’s ______________________ is made up of large moving __________________, which may have ______________________ throughout Earth’s history - In 1911, Alfred Wegner, a German geologist saw that the continents fit together like a huge _________________ ...
Ocean 11 - Course World
... water bubbling up through fissures known as thermal vents. They occur where plates in the Earth's crust collide and grind. In these black ocean depths, some of the pinnacles resemble stalagmites in a cave while others look like dribble-sand castles on the beach. Ledges, or flanges, of the crusty, fe ...
... water bubbling up through fissures known as thermal vents. They occur where plates in the Earth's crust collide and grind. In these black ocean depths, some of the pinnacles resemble stalagmites in a cave while others look like dribble-sand castles on the beach. Ledges, or flanges, of the crusty, fe ...
Field Studies Part 2 Highlands and Valley and Ridge b
... a straight cutoff channel along the same section of river. Note the greater gradient in the straight channel and its likely evolution, and the eventual fate of the meander loop as an oxbow. Right after the second small bridge and just before the Iron Mine sign is a small trail on the right that runs ...
... a straight cutoff channel along the same section of river. Note the greater gradient in the straight channel and its likely evolution, and the eventual fate of the meander loop as an oxbow. Right after the second small bridge and just before the Iron Mine sign is a small trail on the right that runs ...
Physical Science - elyceum-beta
... We have we already discussed • Who was the first to propose that the continents moved? • What was so important about the extinct lizard Mesosaurus? • What is so important about finding rock evidence that it was warm enough for forests in Antarctica or that glaciers existed in hot areas of Africa? ...
... We have we already discussed • Who was the first to propose that the continents moved? • What was so important about the extinct lizard Mesosaurus? • What is so important about finding rock evidence that it was warm enough for forests in Antarctica or that glaciers existed in hot areas of Africa? ...
Physical Geology
... center of the solar system forming the sun • The inner planets were hotter and gas was driven away leaving the terrestrial (rocky) planets • The outer planets were cooler and more massive ...
... center of the solar system forming the sun • The inner planets were hotter and gas was driven away leaving the terrestrial (rocky) planets • The outer planets were cooler and more massive ...
TOP 50 ASTRONOMY FACTS
... 50. Rocks are classified into types. This classification occurs by observing and testing four things: color, hardness, texture, and grain. However, rocks are ultimately classified based on how they were created, not their physical characteristics. 51. Volcanism is the process by which magma and gase ...
... 50. Rocks are classified into types. This classification occurs by observing and testing four things: color, hardness, texture, and grain. However, rocks are ultimately classified based on how they were created, not their physical characteristics. 51. Volcanism is the process by which magma and gase ...
Document
... FLOW) - OF THE MAGMA: LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS FLOW MORE EASILY THAN HIGH VISCOSITY FLUIDS ...
... FLOW) - OF THE MAGMA: LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS FLOW MORE EASILY THAN HIGH VISCOSITY FLUIDS ...
First Hour Exam, Fall, 2015
... a. 13.5-14.0 billion years ago c. 4.6-4.7 billion years ago b. 13.5-14.0 million years ago d. 4.6-4.7 million years ago 2. Our planet Earth, and the rest of our Solar System, are believed by scientists to have formed approximately a. 13.5-14.0 billion years ago c. 4.6-4.7 billion years ago b. 13.5-1 ...
... a. 13.5-14.0 billion years ago c. 4.6-4.7 billion years ago b. 13.5-14.0 million years ago d. 4.6-4.7 million years ago 2. Our planet Earth, and the rest of our Solar System, are believed by scientists to have formed approximately a. 13.5-14.0 billion years ago c. 4.6-4.7 billion years ago b. 13.5-1 ...
Types of Rocks
... Pumice rocks are igneous rocks which were formed when lava cooled quickly above ground. You can see where little pockets of air had been. This rock is so light, that many pumice rocks will actually float in water. Pumice is actually a kind of glass and not a mixture of minerals. Because this rock is ...
... Pumice rocks are igneous rocks which were formed when lava cooled quickly above ground. You can see where little pockets of air had been. This rock is so light, that many pumice rocks will actually float in water. Pumice is actually a kind of glass and not a mixture of minerals. Because this rock is ...
Rocks
... Plate tectonic movement is responsible for the recycling of rock materials. As the earth’s plates slowly move, the rocks that make up the plates are continuously recycled and change from one form to another ...
... Plate tectonic movement is responsible for the recycling of rock materials. As the earth’s plates slowly move, the rocks that make up the plates are continuously recycled and change from one form to another ...
Midterm Review 2
... Weathering breaks down the rocks Erosion and transport take them away Weathering results in breakdown of rocks, dissolution of ions and formation of new minerals such as clays and iron oxides Types of weathering include physical and chemical Physical weathering includes: frost wedging, pressure rele ...
... Weathering breaks down the rocks Erosion and transport take them away Weathering results in breakdown of rocks, dissolution of ions and formation of new minerals such as clays and iron oxides Types of weathering include physical and chemical Physical weathering includes: frost wedging, pressure rele ...