NEVADAN ROCKS
... Transition to the Cenozoic Period V. Mountain Building and Westward Extension of Continental platform a. Profound faulting--in subduction zone--Great Valley series in the Continental block were thrust many miles westward over oceanic plate rocks of the Franciscan in mid Jurassic.--early Cenozoic b. ...
... Transition to the Cenozoic Period V. Mountain Building and Westward Extension of Continental platform a. Profound faulting--in subduction zone--Great Valley series in the Continental block were thrust many miles westward over oceanic plate rocks of the Franciscan in mid Jurassic.--early Cenozoic b. ...
Post Tectonic Quiz
... 3. Seafloor spreading explains how new seafloor forms at a mid- oceanic ridge. What discovery let to the theory of seafloor spreading? a. Older rocks are found farther away from the mid ocean ridge that younger rocks b. Fossils of similar plants were found on different continents c. Older rocks are ...
... 3. Seafloor spreading explains how new seafloor forms at a mid- oceanic ridge. What discovery let to the theory of seafloor spreading? a. Older rocks are found farther away from the mid ocean ridge that younger rocks b. Fossils of similar plants were found on different continents c. Older rocks are ...
Weathering in Iceland
... Abstract — Iceland is a good example of the volcanic and tectonically active islands of Earth that weather at a rapid rate due to the combined effect of high relief, high runoff, the presence of rapidly weathering volcanic rocks, and a lack of sedimentary traps. The annual river runoff in Iceland is ...
... Abstract — Iceland is a good example of the volcanic and tectonically active islands of Earth that weather at a rapid rate due to the combined effect of high relief, high runoff, the presence of rapidly weathering volcanic rocks, and a lack of sedimentary traps. The annual river runoff in Iceland is ...
RockReviewIgneousProcess
... Sedimentary rocks can be composed of sediments created from any of three great families of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) Chemical cementation commonly includes calcite, gypsum and halite ...
... Sedimentary rocks can be composed of sediments created from any of three great families of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) Chemical cementation commonly includes calcite, gypsum and halite ...
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
... If granite undergoes high temperatures and high pressures at depth within the Earth, this type of rock will be formed…(assume the granite does not melt) ...
... If granite undergoes high temperatures and high pressures at depth within the Earth, this type of rock will be formed…(assume the granite does not melt) ...
CH. 12 Notes
... One of the ways to limit the loss of nonrenewable metals is to have lower grade mining ores, which are ores that produce less in order to increase the cost of the metal There are limiting factors however like water shortages, increased cost, and increased environmental disruption ...
... One of the ways to limit the loss of nonrenewable metals is to have lower grade mining ores, which are ores that produce less in order to increase the cost of the metal There are limiting factors however like water shortages, increased cost, and increased environmental disruption ...
Al project rock cycle
... • Metamorphism is a geological process involving rocks changing their form. The process requires millions of years in transformation. • Earlier, the transformed rocks could either have been igneous, sedimentary, or even older metamorphic rocks. • The heat and pressure of the Earth's crust bring abou ...
... • Metamorphism is a geological process involving rocks changing their form. The process requires millions of years in transformation. • Earlier, the transformed rocks could either have been igneous, sedimentary, or even older metamorphic rocks. • The heat and pressure of the Earth's crust bring abou ...
Compared to the desolate surface of the Moon, Earth must
... so they rarely reach the surface, usually plutonic/intrusive. Rhyolite and granite form by: Melting of crust Heat source from intermediate and mafic magmas. Fractional crystallization and assimilation are important ...
... so they rarely reach the surface, usually plutonic/intrusive. Rhyolite and granite form by: Melting of crust Heat source from intermediate and mafic magmas. Fractional crystallization and assimilation are important ...
Metamorphic Rock WS - Science with Mr. Grimes
... Fill in the blanks in the flowchart below. Collisions between Earth’s plates push rock down toward the heat of Earth’s (1) ____________________. As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, (2) _________________ increases in the rock. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the (3) _____________________ ...
... Fill in the blanks in the flowchart below. Collisions between Earth’s plates push rock down toward the heat of Earth’s (1) ____________________. As the rock is buried deeper in the crust, (2) _________________ increases in the rock. The rock is squeezed so tightly that the (3) _____________________ ...
Chapter 4
... 1) What is indirect evidence? 2) What are seismic waves? 3) How do geologist know about the Earth’s interior? 4) What happens to pressure and temperature as one descends through the Earth? 5) What is pressure? 6) Identify the four layers of the Earth from the outside and moving in. 7) Identify the p ...
... 1) What is indirect evidence? 2) What are seismic waves? 3) How do geologist know about the Earth’s interior? 4) What happens to pressure and temperature as one descends through the Earth? 5) What is pressure? 6) Identify the four layers of the Earth from the outside and moving in. 7) Identify the p ...
Chapter 2 - MrJardina
... Contact Metamorphism- hot magma or lava comes in contact with rock and gets “baked.” (change occurs from just the heat) Regional Metamorphism- occurs in rocks buried deep below the earth’s surface where temp. and pressure change the rocks texture and composition. Burial Metamorphism- causes the leas ...
... Contact Metamorphism- hot magma or lava comes in contact with rock and gets “baked.” (change occurs from just the heat) Regional Metamorphism- occurs in rocks buried deep below the earth’s surface where temp. and pressure change the rocks texture and composition. Burial Metamorphism- causes the leas ...
EARTH`S INTERIOR
... Meteorites may represent basic material that created the solar system and 10% are composed of Fe and Ni (may represent the cores of fragmented planetismals and asteroids) (b) Seismic and density data along with assumptions based on meteorite composition, point to a largely iron core. (c) The presenc ...
... Meteorites may represent basic material that created the solar system and 10% are composed of Fe and Ni (may represent the cores of fragmented planetismals and asteroids) (b) Seismic and density data along with assumptions based on meteorite composition, point to a largely iron core. (c) The presenc ...
Unit 7 Study Guide Answer Key
... other types of boundaries as well as fault lines. 15. Volcanoes form at hot spots (like Hawaii) as well as near Subduction Zones. They happen because magma from the mantle rises up through the crust. 16. As more and more magma collects, pressure builds under ground. When the pressure is too great, i ...
... other types of boundaries as well as fault lines. 15. Volcanoes form at hot spots (like Hawaii) as well as near Subduction Zones. They happen because magma from the mantle rises up through the crust. 16. As more and more magma collects, pressure builds under ground. When the pressure is too great, i ...
Geol100, Harbor Section, Review Session, 2012 p.
... o Modes of Formation – cooling, precipitation, metamorphosis o Function of availability, ionic size, and charge o Kinds of Minerals – Oxide Groups, Sed/Ig/Meta Environment o Bowen’s reaction series & silica tetrahedra polymerization o Physical properties & Chemical properties o “naturally occurring, ...
... o Modes of Formation – cooling, precipitation, metamorphosis o Function of availability, ionic size, and charge o Kinds of Minerals – Oxide Groups, Sed/Ig/Meta Environment o Bowen’s reaction series & silica tetrahedra polymerization o Physical properties & Chemical properties o “naturally occurring, ...
Classification and Occurrence of Igneous Rocks
... • Probably formed in hot-spot like situations (difficult to arrive at > 1600°) • Even though, this is hotter than modern hotspots • At least some parts of the Earth were very hot • At least part of the GSB formed from hotspots (intraplate situation) ...
... • Probably formed in hot-spot like situations (difficult to arrive at > 1600°) • Even though, this is hotter than modern hotspots • At least some parts of the Earth were very hot • At least part of the GSB formed from hotspots (intraplate situation) ...
Earth Science
... Crust-outer layer of rock Lithosphere-shell formed from Earth’s solid upper mantle and crust Mantle-thick layer of Earth’s structure just below the crust Plate Tectonics-giant plates of rock ...
... Crust-outer layer of rock Lithosphere-shell formed from Earth’s solid upper mantle and crust Mantle-thick layer of Earth’s structure just below the crust Plate Tectonics-giant plates of rock ...
There was a very important event that occurred early in Earth`s
... (This is a long one!) There are two types of atomic bonding we talked about in class. What are they, and what is the definition of each? What makes them different from each other? a. Define cation and anion. i. A cation is a positive ion, an anion is a negative ion. I write my ‘t’ like a plus sign, ...
... (This is a long one!) There are two types of atomic bonding we talked about in class. What are they, and what is the definition of each? What makes them different from each other? a. Define cation and anion. i. A cation is a positive ion, an anion is a negative ion. I write my ‘t’ like a plus sign, ...
2-fossils and rock dating
... – The hard parts (skeleton) are covered with sediment – Over years, the sediments harden into rocks. – The fossils are found by scientists…or you! ...
... – The hard parts (skeleton) are covered with sediment – Over years, the sediments harden into rocks. – The fossils are found by scientists…or you! ...
Minerals - WordPress.com
... 10. Which igneous textures form from rapid magma cooling? Which one forms from slow cooling? Which one forms from both? Which one forms from fusing of hot volcanic ash and rock fragments? (3 pts) a. Rapid (name 3): ___________________________________________________________ b. Slow (name 1): ______ ...
... 10. Which igneous textures form from rapid magma cooling? Which one forms from slow cooling? Which one forms from both? Which one forms from fusing of hot volcanic ash and rock fragments? (3 pts) a. Rapid (name 3): ___________________________________________________________ b. Slow (name 1): ______ ...
Oceans 11 - Course World
... 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, feathery ...
... 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, feathery ...