seafloor-spreading
... A) convergence of the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate B) divergence of the African Plate and the South American Plate C) subduction of the Philippine Plate by the China Plate D) transform faulting between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate Base your answers to questions 15 throu ...
... A) convergence of the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate B) divergence of the African Plate and the South American Plate C) subduction of the Philippine Plate by the China Plate D) transform faulting between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate Base your answers to questions 15 throu ...
The Dynamic Earth - Model High School
... The Geosphere • Most is located in Earth’s interior • Use seismic waves to learn about interior -wave is altered by the material it travels through ...
... The Geosphere • Most is located in Earth’s interior • Use seismic waves to learn about interior -wave is altered by the material it travels through ...
Alfred Lothar Wegener, 1880-1930
... appears the sun and earth are connected by the stream of charged particles that come from the sun. The Sun produces a hot gas that travels through space at a million miles per hour, carrying particles and magnetism outward past the planets. In essense, the Earth is immersed in the Sun's atmosphere. ...
... appears the sun and earth are connected by the stream of charged particles that come from the sun. The Sun produces a hot gas that travels through space at a million miles per hour, carrying particles and magnetism outward past the planets. In essense, the Earth is immersed in the Sun's atmosphere. ...
What is plate tectonics?
... the temperatures there are adequate to melt the iron-nickel alloy. However, the inner core is a solid even though its temperature is higher than the outer core. Here, tremendous pressure, produced by the weight of the overlying rocks is strong enough to crowd the atoms tightly together and prevents ...
... the temperatures there are adequate to melt the iron-nickel alloy. However, the inner core is a solid even though its temperature is higher than the outer core. Here, tremendous pressure, produced by the weight of the overlying rocks is strong enough to crowd the atoms tightly together and prevents ...
In geologic terms, a plate is a large, rigid slab of solid rock
... discovered in now-polar regions, and the occurrence of glacial deposits in present-day arid Africa, such as the Vaal River valley of South Africa. The theory of continental drift would become the spark that ignited a new way of viewing the Earth. But at the time Wegener introduced his theory, the sc ...
... discovered in now-polar regions, and the occurrence of glacial deposits in present-day arid Africa, such as the Vaal River valley of South Africa. The theory of continental drift would become the spark that ignited a new way of viewing the Earth. But at the time Wegener introduced his theory, the sc ...
Earth Science for Struggling Students Book 1: Inside the Earth
... Jack put down his tablet, and ran in search of his dad. Dr. Jeremy Meadow was the research director for a major geological site at the University of Georgia. “Dad, what exactly is direct and indirect evidence used by geologists?” Dr. Meadow pondered the question. “What exactly are the geologists loo ...
... Jack put down his tablet, and ran in search of his dad. Dr. Jeremy Meadow was the research director for a major geological site at the University of Georgia. “Dad, what exactly is direct and indirect evidence used by geologists?” Dr. Meadow pondered the question. “What exactly are the geologists loo ...
O usually has oxidation number of -2, except in peroxides where it is
... The sum of the oxidation numbers of the elements in a polyatomic ion must equal the ion charge. Consider these examples. If there are two poly atomic ions in a compound deal with them first. e.g. Carbonate ion, . O has oxidation number of -2. There are 3O’s in the formula so the total negative charg ...
... The sum of the oxidation numbers of the elements in a polyatomic ion must equal the ion charge. Consider these examples. If there are two poly atomic ions in a compound deal with them first. e.g. Carbonate ion, . O has oxidation number of -2. There are 3O’s in the formula so the total negative charg ...
The Geology of Calavera Hills, North San Diego County, California
... #9). The overall color of this rock is intermediate and the crystals can be seen easily with the naked eye. Using a hand lens on a fresh surface you will notice it consists of three minerals. The primary mineral is grayish-brown and has two distinct cleavage planes. You may note some striations on t ...
... #9). The overall color of this rock is intermediate and the crystals can be seen easily with the naked eye. Using a hand lens on a fresh surface you will notice it consists of three minerals. The primary mineral is grayish-brown and has two distinct cleavage planes. You may note some striations on t ...
The Geology of Calavera Hills, North San Diego
... #9). The overall color of this rock is intermediate and the crystals can be seen easily with the naked eye. Using a hand lens on a fresh surface you will notice it consists of three minerals. The primary mineral is grayish-brown and has two distinct cleavage planes. You may note some striations on t ...
... #9). The overall color of this rock is intermediate and the crystals can be seen easily with the naked eye. Using a hand lens on a fresh surface you will notice it consists of three minerals. The primary mineral is grayish-brown and has two distinct cleavage planes. You may note some striations on t ...
Farallon And Kula Plates David Reed
... Off of the Pacific Coast of North American lie the remnants of old tectonic plates. They current go by the name of the Cocos Plate (currently located in Central America) and the Juan De Fuca Plate (located near the Oregon and Washington coast). Connecting these old subsiding plates is the San Andrea ...
... Off of the Pacific Coast of North American lie the remnants of old tectonic plates. They current go by the name of the Cocos Plate (currently located in Central America) and the Juan De Fuca Plate (located near the Oregon and Washington coast). Connecting these old subsiding plates is the San Andrea ...
Volcanism - MsMonroesScience
... _____________________________________ and crust. Magma that _________________________________________________________ Volcanism describes all the processes associated with the _______________________________ _____________________________ The distribution of volcanoes on Earth’s surface is ____ ...
... _____________________________________ and crust. Magma that _________________________________________________________ Volcanism describes all the processes associated with the _______________________________ _____________________________ The distribution of volcanoes on Earth’s surface is ____ ...
1. Continental drift? What evidence did Alfred Wagner use to
... Wagner's theory, and what was their evidence? They were Arthur Holmes and Harry Hess. Their evidence was that thermal convection in the earth’s mantle could cause continents to move, but they suggested that the continents didn’t move but were by larger pieces of the earth’s crust called tectonic pla ...
... Wagner's theory, and what was their evidence? They were Arthur Holmes and Harry Hess. Their evidence was that thermal convection in the earth’s mantle could cause continents to move, but they suggested that the continents didn’t move but were by larger pieces of the earth’s crust called tectonic pla ...
Earthquakes
... – Shear (S) waves - deform rocks through change in shape. • S-waves travel ~2 km/s slower than P-waves, and their velocity depends on the density and resistance to shearing of the material. Fluids do not have shear strength and thus cannot transmit S-waves. ...
... – Shear (S) waves - deform rocks through change in shape. • S-waves travel ~2 km/s slower than P-waves, and their velocity depends on the density and resistance to shearing of the material. Fluids do not have shear strength and thus cannot transmit S-waves. ...
Presentation
... For Earth to be cold and dry, atmospheric CO2 must have been much lower, but it is unclear what would cause low concentrations. Some climate changes have been very rapid. Extinctions caused by them appear to be “instantaneous” in the fossil record. ...
... For Earth to be cold and dry, atmospheric CO2 must have been much lower, but it is unclear what would cause low concentrations. Some climate changes have been very rapid. Extinctions caused by them appear to be “instantaneous” in the fossil record. ...
3_Earthquakes
... the denser (“heavier”) it becomes. Eventually, the edge of the plate that is farthest from the spreading ridges cools so much that it becomes denser than the asthenosphere beneath it. 9. As you know, denser materials sink, and that’s exactly what happens to the oceanic plate—it starts to sink into t ...
... the denser (“heavier”) it becomes. Eventually, the edge of the plate that is farthest from the spreading ridges cools so much that it becomes denser than the asthenosphere beneath it. 9. As you know, denser materials sink, and that’s exactly what happens to the oceanic plate—it starts to sink into t ...
File
... the layers of the Earth? 3. How are the layers of the Earth similar to the layers of an egg? Essential Question: What are the layers of the Earth? How does the asthenosphere affect the lithosphere? Objectives: TSWU how the Earth is made of different layers. TSWU how tectonic forces are influenced by ...
... the layers of the Earth? 3. How are the layers of the Earth similar to the layers of an egg? Essential Question: What are the layers of the Earth? How does the asthenosphere affect the lithosphere? Objectives: TSWU how the Earth is made of different layers. TSWU how tectonic forces are influenced by ...
Geology of Paraná
... The breakup of Gondwana, and the consequent separation of South America and Africa as the South Atlantic Ocean spread, took place in the Cretaceous. As part of the breakup process, extensive, up to 1,500 m of superpose basalt flows covered more than 1,200,000 km2 of the Paleozoic sedimentary rocks o ...
... The breakup of Gondwana, and the consequent separation of South America and Africa as the South Atlantic Ocean spread, took place in the Cretaceous. As part of the breakup process, extensive, up to 1,500 m of superpose basalt flows covered more than 1,200,000 km2 of the Paleozoic sedimentary rocks o ...
The Layered Earth - Starry Night Education
... The knowledge of earthquake waves and their speed can be used to locate the epicenter and hypocenter of an earthquake. The severity of an earthquake is governed by factors such as distance from the epicenter and hypocenter, local geology and type of construction used in the area. ...
... The knowledge of earthquake waves and their speed can be used to locate the epicenter and hypocenter of an earthquake. The severity of an earthquake is governed by factors such as distance from the epicenter and hypocenter, local geology and type of construction used in the area. ...