Exam Block #5
... Even under extreme pressure, silicate minerals would not compact enough to account for this density. Since the Earth accreted form meteorites, they provide important clues to the Earth’s internal composition. Metallic meteorites contain large amounts of iron compared to the composition of the Ea ...
... Even under extreme pressure, silicate minerals would not compact enough to account for this density. Since the Earth accreted form meteorites, they provide important clues to the Earth’s internal composition. Metallic meteorites contain large amounts of iron compared to the composition of the Ea ...
Lab: Exploring Patterns in Regional Seismicity
... Geomorphology - the study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its geological structures Background: Plate Tectonics The lithosphere can be divided into many large plates, which are moved around the surface of the planet over time. During this motion, plates int ...
... Geomorphology - the study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its geological structures Background: Plate Tectonics The lithosphere can be divided into many large plates, which are moved around the surface of the planet over time. During this motion, plates int ...
Plates on the Move
... found on Spitsbergen, an island in the Arctic Ocean. The island must have been near the equator at one time. 2. Continental glaciers once covered S. Africa. S. Africa used to be much closer to S. Pole. 3. Both of the climates changed b/c the continents moved. ...
... found on Spitsbergen, an island in the Arctic Ocean. The island must have been near the equator at one time. 2. Continental glaciers once covered S. Africa. S. Africa used to be much closer to S. Pole. 3. Both of the climates changed b/c the continents moved. ...
Fault-Block Mountains
... between them, formed along nearly parallel normal faults. Mountains that form as blocks of rock move up or down along normal faults are called fault-block mountains. How can the movement of rocks along faults lead to the formation of mountains? ...
... between them, formed along nearly parallel normal faults. Mountains that form as blocks of rock move up or down along normal faults are called fault-block mountains. How can the movement of rocks along faults lead to the formation of mountains? ...
divergent boundary
... • Continents are composed of relatively light blocks that float high on the upper mantle called the __Asthenosphere_____, like gigantic, slow-moving icebergs. • Seafloor is made of a denser rock called ____basalt______, which presses deeper into the mantle, producing basins that can fill with water ...
... • Continents are composed of relatively light blocks that float high on the upper mantle called the __Asthenosphere_____, like gigantic, slow-moving icebergs. • Seafloor is made of a denser rock called ____basalt______, which presses deeper into the mantle, producing basins that can fill with water ...
1 Lecture 11. Redox Chemistry Many elements in the periodic table
... Steps for relating half-reaction voltages and activities from the Nernst Equation (4 or 5): Write a balanced half-reaction (see below rules in assigning oxidation numbers). Determine DGr° (from tabulated DGf° values, using molar coefficients and DGf° of e- = 0) Determine Eho from DGr°, or a given va ...
... Steps for relating half-reaction voltages and activities from the Nernst Equation (4 or 5): Write a balanced half-reaction (see below rules in assigning oxidation numbers). Determine DGr° (from tabulated DGf° values, using molar coefficients and DGf° of e- = 0) Determine Eho from DGr°, or a given va ...
Geology and Mineral Occurrences of the Mount Tatlow Map Area
... The Taylor Creek Group in the southeastern part of the Mount Tatlow map area is lithologically similar to, nod in part continuous with, the Taylor Creek Group in the northwestern corner of the Warner Pass map area (Glow and Schiarirza, 1987). Those rocks were also mapped as Taylor Creek Group by Tip ...
... The Taylor Creek Group in the southeastern part of the Mount Tatlow map area is lithologically similar to, nod in part continuous with, the Taylor Creek Group in the northwestern corner of the Warner Pass map area (Glow and Schiarirza, 1987). Those rocks were also mapped as Taylor Creek Group by Tip ...
OMAN: an obduction
... In the Oman Mountains, the structurally deepest units occur in the Jebel Akhdar and Saih Hatat domeshaped culminations. Proterozoic and Lower Paleozoic sediments constitute the autochthonous basement of the Oman Mountains. There is principally a sedimentation gap from late Silurian to Carboniferous. ...
... In the Oman Mountains, the structurally deepest units occur in the Jebel Akhdar and Saih Hatat domeshaped culminations. Proterozoic and Lower Paleozoic sediments constitute the autochthonous basement of the Oman Mountains. There is principally a sedimentation gap from late Silurian to Carboniferous. ...
Plate Tectonics Webquest
... Roll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words below: Subduction Zone - Area where one plate is being pulled under another. Magma – Molten rock, gases, and solid crystals and minerals. Trench – A steep sided depression in the ocean floor. Volcano – A vent in the earths surface t ...
... Roll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words below: Subduction Zone - Area where one plate is being pulled under another. Magma – Molten rock, gases, and solid crystals and minerals. Trench – A steep sided depression in the ocean floor. Volcano – A vent in the earths surface t ...
Tectonic Forces, Rock Structure, and Landforms
... relative to the other. Direction of motion along all faults is always given in relative terms because even though it may seem obvious that one block was pushed up along the fault, the other block may have slid down some distance as well, and it is not always possible to determine with certainty if o ...
... relative to the other. Direction of motion along all faults is always given in relative terms because even though it may seem obvious that one block was pushed up along the fault, the other block may have slid down some distance as well, and it is not always possible to determine with certainty if o ...
Environmental Chemistry
... Anthrospheric activities may strongly affect or damage the geosphere – Pollution and loss of topsoil – Saltwater pollution makes soil unproductive – Sulfur dioxide and metal pollution from metals smelting may damage soil – Strip-mining and mountain top removal mining of coal can scar the geosphere – ...
... Anthrospheric activities may strongly affect or damage the geosphere – Pollution and loss of topsoil – Saltwater pollution makes soil unproductive – Sulfur dioxide and metal pollution from metals smelting may damage soil – Strip-mining and mountain top removal mining of coal can scar the geosphere – ...
Ocean Basins - University of Washington
... Sub-Environments on Continental Margins Continental shelf smooth, gently dipping (less than 0.1 degrees) land surface during lowstand of sea level glacial ice melted and flooded portion of continent Continental slope steep (more than 4 degrees), rough topography edge of continental crust submarine ...
... Sub-Environments on Continental Margins Continental shelf smooth, gently dipping (less than 0.1 degrees) land surface during lowstand of sea level glacial ice melted and flooded portion of continent Continental slope steep (more than 4 degrees), rough topography edge of continental crust submarine ...
intro plate tec
... The Nazca and Pacific plates are moving apart at a rate of 18cm per year while the Eurasian and North American plates are moving apart at a rate of 3cm per year. ...
... The Nazca and Pacific plates are moving apart at a rate of 18cm per year while the Eurasian and North American plates are moving apart at a rate of 3cm per year. ...
Redox Balancing Worksheet
... The oxidation number of a monatomic ion is equal to its charge. Thus the oxidation number of Cl in the Clion is -1, that for Mg in the Mg+2 ion is +2, and that for oxygen in O2- ion is -2. The sum of the oxidation numbers in a compound is zero if neutral, or equal to the charge if an ion. The oxidat ...
... The oxidation number of a monatomic ion is equal to its charge. Thus the oxidation number of Cl in the Clion is -1, that for Mg in the Mg+2 ion is +2, and that for oxygen in O2- ion is -2. The sum of the oxidation numbers in a compound is zero if neutral, or equal to the charge if an ion. The oxidat ...
Plate Tectonics
... The Nazca and Pacific plates are moving apart at a rate of 18cm per year while the Eurasian and North American plates are moving apart at a rate of 3cm per year. ...
... The Nazca and Pacific plates are moving apart at a rate of 18cm per year while the Eurasian and North American plates are moving apart at a rate of 3cm per year. ...
Name ____Justin Powers______ Date ______ Period ____ Plate
... Mountain – A high, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the Earth’s surface with steep or sloping sides 2. At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates are moving away from each other. One result of huge masses of crust moving apart is seafloor spreading. This occurs when two plates made of oce ...
... Mountain – A high, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the Earth’s surface with steep or sloping sides 2. At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates are moving away from each other. One result of huge masses of crust moving apart is seafloor spreading. This occurs when two plates made of oce ...
Name Date LabWrite for Middle School
... km/second (3.3 miles/second or 12,000 miles/hour). They and are the first to arrive at a given location and can travel through solid and liquid layers of the earth. They alternately compresses and expands material in the same direction it is traveling. They travel similar to the way an earthworm tra ...
... km/second (3.3 miles/second or 12,000 miles/hour). They and are the first to arrive at a given location and can travel through solid and liquid layers of the earth. They alternately compresses and expands material in the same direction it is traveling. They travel similar to the way an earthworm tra ...
primary and secondary geological structures
... limestone (Cambrian) has been thrust over light-colored Jurassic sandstone, younger by some 350 million years. (J.S. Shelton) ...
... limestone (Cambrian) has been thrust over light-colored Jurassic sandstone, younger by some 350 million years. (J.S. Shelton) ...
DATE DUE: Name: Instructor: Ms. Terry J. Boroughs Geology 305
... TRUE = A / FALSE = B 20. Iceland is located upon the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 21. The island of Hawaii experiences volcanism because it is located at a subduction zone. 22. Periodically, the Earth's magnetic field reverses, that is, the north and south magnetic poles switch polarity. 23. Alfred Wegner us ...
... TRUE = A / FALSE = B 20. Iceland is located upon the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 21. The island of Hawaii experiences volcanism because it is located at a subduction zone. 22. Periodically, the Earth's magnetic field reverses, that is, the north and south magnetic poles switch polarity. 23. Alfred Wegner us ...
Rock Cycle Roundabout
... sand and mud to the sea. And huge sections of the Earth’s crust called tectonic plates are slowly moving —about as fast as your fingernails grow. The rock cycle, the process by which rocks form, is ultimately driven by plate tectonics. Due to the driving forces of plate tectonics, rocks do not remai ...
... sand and mud to the sea. And huge sections of the Earth’s crust called tectonic plates are slowly moving —about as fast as your fingernails grow. The rock cycle, the process by which rocks form, is ultimately driven by plate tectonics. Due to the driving forces of plate tectonics, rocks do not remai ...
Tectonic Forces and Geologic Structures What are Geologic
... – What are geologic structures? – Types of stress and stresses in the Earth – Response of rock to stress – Role of temperature, pressure, strain rate, mineralogy and water on rock deformation – Folds (terminology and interpretation) – Faults (types and tectonic setting) – Structure and Resources ...
... – What are geologic structures? – Types of stress and stresses in the Earth – Response of rock to stress – Role of temperature, pressure, strain rate, mineralogy and water on rock deformation – Folds (terminology and interpretation) – Faults (types and tectonic setting) – Structure and Resources ...
A2 Module 2814: Chains, Rings and Spectroscopy
... A wide range of industrial catalysts consist of transition elements or their compounds. They work through many different mechanisms, of which two will be mentioned here. In the Haber process, Fe2O3 is reduced to finely divided iron metal, and this provides a surface for the nitrogen and hydrogen to ...
... A wide range of industrial catalysts consist of transition elements or their compounds. They work through many different mechanisms, of which two will be mentioned here. In the Haber process, Fe2O3 is reduced to finely divided iron metal, and this provides a surface for the nitrogen and hydrogen to ...