chapter 2 - Geophile.net
... 2. If the ocean floor is getting wider, why is the Earth not becoming larger? * old ocean floor sinks at subduction zones (trenches) 3. Distinguish between Earth’s crust and mantle. * Crust overlies mantle. It is basalt composition under the ocean basins, granitic composition in the continents 4. Ro ...
... 2. If the ocean floor is getting wider, why is the Earth not becoming larger? * old ocean floor sinks at subduction zones (trenches) 3. Distinguish between Earth’s crust and mantle. * Crust overlies mantle. It is basalt composition under the ocean basins, granitic composition in the continents 4. Ro ...
chapter 2 - Geophile.net
... 2. If the ocean floor is getting wider, why is the Earth not becoming larger? * old ocean floor sinks at subduction zones (trenches) 3. Distinguish between Earth’s crust and mantle. * Crust overlies mantle. It is basalt composition under the ocean basins, granitic composition in the continents 4. Ro ...
... 2. If the ocean floor is getting wider, why is the Earth not becoming larger? * old ocean floor sinks at subduction zones (trenches) 3. Distinguish between Earth’s crust and mantle. * Crust overlies mantle. It is basalt composition under the ocean basins, granitic composition in the continents 4. Ro ...
Lab Activity: Sea- Floor Spreading
... 2. If the distance from a point on the coast of Africa to the Mid-Atlantic ridge is approximately 2400 km, how long ago was that point in Africa at or near that midocean ridge? 3. What type of plate boundary occurs during sea-floor spreading? 4. As plates move away from the ridge, was fills up the ...
... 2. If the distance from a point on the coast of Africa to the Mid-Atlantic ridge is approximately 2400 km, how long ago was that point in Africa at or near that midocean ridge? 3. What type of plate boundary occurs during sea-floor spreading? 4. As plates move away from the ridge, was fills up the ...
Geology of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Adjacent Areas
... that these limestones may be useful in correlation with adjacent areas where rocks of similar material have been described. In the Eagle Nest area the containing rocks are characterized by Fusulina, and this, coupled with an examination of the megafossil assemblage, suggests a middle Des Moines (upp ...
... that these limestones may be useful in correlation with adjacent areas where rocks of similar material have been described. In the Eagle Nest area the containing rocks are characterized by Fusulina, and this, coupled with an examination of the megafossil assemblage, suggests a middle Des Moines (upp ...
Powerpoint Presentation Physical Geology, 10/e
... • When sufficiently cool and dense, these rocks may sink back into the mantle at subduction zones – Downward plunge of cold rocks gives rise to oceanic trenches and the very ...
... • When sufficiently cool and dense, these rocks may sink back into the mantle at subduction zones – Downward plunge of cold rocks gives rise to oceanic trenches and the very ...
Lab Activity: Sea- Floor Spreading
... 4. As plates move away from the ridge, was fills up the gap that forms? What is produced during seafloor spreading? 5. How long are Earth’s system of ocean ridges? 6. What are rift valleys? 7. How old is the ocean floor? Is the ocean floor younger than or older than continental crust? How does this ...
... 4. As plates move away from the ridge, was fills up the gap that forms? What is produced during seafloor spreading? 5. How long are Earth’s system of ocean ridges? 6. What are rift valleys? 7. How old is the ocean floor? Is the ocean floor younger than or older than continental crust? How does this ...
Earth Science Unit 2 Review Worksheet Name Block Circle the letter
... 10. The driving force of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth’s a. Crust b. Mantle c. Inner core d. Outer core 11. Convergent boundaries are classified according to the a. Types of fossils found at the boundaries b. Rate at which the plates collide c. Compass direction of move ...
... 10. The driving force of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth’s a. Crust b. Mantle c. Inner core d. Outer core 11. Convergent boundaries are classified according to the a. Types of fossils found at the boundaries b. Rate at which the plates collide c. Compass direction of move ...
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... • Heavier plate subsides under lighter plate. • Magma erupts over the thinner plate • Sometimes magma may pile over on the ocean to form islands ...
... • Heavier plate subsides under lighter plate. • Magma erupts over the thinner plate • Sometimes magma may pile over on the ocean to form islands ...
Mountain Building - AC Reynolds High
... boundaries may cause the intense deformation—folding, faulting, metamorphism, and igneous intrusions—that is characteristic of orogenic belts. Interactions at each type of convergent boundary create different types of mountain ranges. Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence When an oceanic plate converges with ...
... boundaries may cause the intense deformation—folding, faulting, metamorphism, and igneous intrusions—that is characteristic of orogenic belts. Interactions at each type of convergent boundary create different types of mountain ranges. Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence When an oceanic plate converges with ...
Practice for Chapter 9
... 8. Deeply eroded cores of the Earth’s earliest mountains, forming flat interior regions of a continent, are called continental ___________ 9. Alaska’s Aleutian islands are an example of ___________ mountains. 10. Fold-and-thrust mountains are most likely to occur in _________ plate ...
... 8. Deeply eroded cores of the Earth’s earliest mountains, forming flat interior regions of a continent, are called continental ___________ 9. Alaska’s Aleutian islands are an example of ___________ mountains. 10. Fold-and-thrust mountains are most likely to occur in _________ plate ...
this PDF file
... the bedrock of Southern Mountains basin is formed by metamorphic complex. To determine whether the bedrock was the seismic source, several approaches were carried out as follows. ...
... the bedrock of Southern Mountains basin is formed by metamorphic complex. To determine whether the bedrock was the seismic source, several approaches were carried out as follows. ...
Geology 3015 Lecture Notes Week 4b
... resources such as oil and metal ores. • Formation of geologic resources is controlled by plate movement. Harry K. Brown Park, Kilauea http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov ...
... resources such as oil and metal ores. • Formation of geologic resources is controlled by plate movement. Harry K. Brown Park, Kilauea http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov ...
PowerPoint Presentation - The Earth, Plate Tectonics
... floor will always slide under the land mass. This is because the land mass is more buoyant, or lighter, than the ocean floor. When two land masses meet neither will slide under the other. Instead, the two crush together at what is known as a collisional boundary. They crumple and fold. Some pieces o ...
... floor will always slide under the land mass. This is because the land mass is more buoyant, or lighter, than the ocean floor. When two land masses meet neither will slide under the other. Instead, the two crush together at what is known as a collisional boundary. They crumple and fold. Some pieces o ...
Interior of the Earth
... The Earth is made up of several layers—inner and outer core, the mantle, and the crust. The crust is made up of oceanic and continental crust. The lithosphere includes the crust and uppermost layer of the mantle. The aesthenosphere includes the mantle below the lithosphere. The Earth’s magnetic nort ...
... The Earth is made up of several layers—inner and outer core, the mantle, and the crust. The crust is made up of oceanic and continental crust. The lithosphere includes the crust and uppermost layer of the mantle. The aesthenosphere includes the mantle below the lithosphere. The Earth’s magnetic nort ...
Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries
... Do hot spots have to occur along plate boundaries? • No! They CAN occur on or near plate boundaries but they do not have to • Hot spots can also form under oceanic floor or continents ...
... Do hot spots have to occur along plate boundaries? • No! They CAN occur on or near plate boundaries but they do not have to • Hot spots can also form under oceanic floor or continents ...
007.DKKSP-01(INTRODUCTION)2009-08-03 07:372.7 MB
... materials, understand surface and subsurface processes Geology incorporates principles from physics, chemistry, biology, engineering Teknologi dan Rekayasa ...
... materials, understand surface and subsurface processes Geology incorporates principles from physics, chemistry, biology, engineering Teknologi dan Rekayasa ...
Lab: size of the atom
... coating protects the underlying iron metal against rusting or corrosion. Zinc is more reactive than iron and thus reacts with oxygen in the air and with water before the iron'does. In this way, the zinc coating prevents oxygen from reaching the iron. The greater reactivity of zinc continues to prote ...
... coating protects the underlying iron metal against rusting or corrosion. Zinc is more reactive than iron and thus reacts with oxygen in the air and with water before the iron'does. In this way, the zinc coating prevents oxygen from reaching the iron. The greater reactivity of zinc continues to prote ...
theory in ms word format
... projections, while, when they move under normal flat lithospheric surfaces, they are at large extent, of small thickness and higher speed. When, however, on its course the mass of these fluids meets a projection, it is gradually concentrated at its western part, displacing the pyrosphere. The separa ...
... projections, while, when they move under normal flat lithospheric surfaces, they are at large extent, of small thickness and higher speed. When, however, on its course the mass of these fluids meets a projection, it is gradually concentrated at its western part, displacing the pyrosphere. The separa ...
www.kenston.k12.oh.us
... Currents are a flow of water, air, or any liquid (or gas). Convection currents are circular currents or movement within a liquid (or gas) due to different densities of the hotter and cooler parts. Hot liquids are less dense than cold and will rise. ...
... Currents are a flow of water, air, or any liquid (or gas). Convection currents are circular currents or movement within a liquid (or gas) due to different densities of the hotter and cooler parts. Hot liquids are less dense than cold and will rise. ...