Earthquakes
... rock shatters, creating faults Faults usually occur along plate boundaries, where the forces of plate motion compress, pull, or shear the crust too much so the crust smashes ...
... rock shatters, creating faults Faults usually occur along plate boundaries, where the forces of plate motion compress, pull, or shear the crust too much so the crust smashes ...
Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building – Study Guide Plate
... 7. What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing lithosphere? 8. A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____. 9. What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together, causing one plate to descend into the mantle b ...
... 7. What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing lithosphere? 8. A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____. 9. What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together, causing one plate to descend into the mantle b ...
Unit 1 – Studying the Earth Topics
... 11. Scientists use the terms “crust, mantle and core” as well as “lithosphere and asthenosphere.” What is the difference between these layers? 12. Which is more dense, continental crust or oceanic crust? 13. Tectonic plates are also indicated by what two geologic features? Types of Plate Boundaries ...
... 11. Scientists use the terms “crust, mantle and core” as well as “lithosphere and asthenosphere.” What is the difference between these layers? 12. Which is more dense, continental crust or oceanic crust? 13. Tectonic plates are also indicated by what two geologic features? Types of Plate Boundaries ...
C5 Lesson 1 Quick Lab Stations
... Think about the original tube of clay. What is the relationship between the types of stresses and the resulting shapes illustrated in your diagrams? tension = __________ boundary = ____________________ (landform) compression = _____________ boundary = _________________ (landform) shearing = ________ ...
... Think about the original tube of clay. What is the relationship between the types of stresses and the resulting shapes illustrated in your diagrams? tension = __________ boundary = ____________________ (landform) compression = _____________ boundary = _________________ (landform) shearing = ________ ...
earthquakes and mountain building ppt
... • The stress builds and then releases. This is the energy in an earthquake. • An earthquake is the shaking and trembling that is caused by the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface. ...
... • The stress builds and then releases. This is the energy in an earthquake. • An earthquake is the shaking and trembling that is caused by the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface. ...
220 12LectureDetails11
... The 9 km vertical displacement is small potatoes compares with the ~6000 km horizontal displacement of India during the preceding 60 Ma. The rigidly displaced Everest sediments sit atop a very large pile of non-rigidly deformed rocks beneath them. ...
... The 9 km vertical displacement is small potatoes compares with the ~6000 km horizontal displacement of India during the preceding 60 Ma. The rigidly displaced Everest sediments sit atop a very large pile of non-rigidly deformed rocks beneath them. ...
History and Current Status of the Plastics Industry
... • Stress: Force per unit area from an external source • Strength: Amount of force per unit area that a material can support without breaking. • Stiffness: A material’s resistance to deformation under load ...
... • Stress: Force per unit area from an external source • Strength: Amount of force per unit area that a material can support without breaking. • Stiffness: A material’s resistance to deformation under load ...
Interseismic strain accumulation along the East Anatolian Fault
... Forming the boundary between the Anatolian and Arabian plates in Turkey, the East Anatolian fault (EAF) is one of the most important tectonic structures in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Together with its conjugate, the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), it accommodates the westward motion of the Anato ...
... Forming the boundary between the Anatolian and Arabian plates in Turkey, the East Anatolian fault (EAF) is one of the most important tectonic structures in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Together with its conjugate, the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), it accommodates the westward motion of the Anato ...
strain
... Effective stress: (n – Pfluid). Pluid pressure weakens rock. Promotes tensile fractures. Anderson theory of faulting Assumes one principal stress is vertical near earth surface. Normal faults: sigma max. vertical; sigma min. horizontal Thrust faults: sigma max horizontal, sigma min. vertical Strike ...
... Effective stress: (n – Pfluid). Pluid pressure weakens rock. Promotes tensile fractures. Anderson theory of faulting Assumes one principal stress is vertical near earth surface. Normal faults: sigma max. vertical; sigma min. horizontal Thrust faults: sigma max horizontal, sigma min. vertical Strike ...
5.1 notes What processes change Earth`s crust? Objective: Compare
... fracture, it is called a fault. Faulting causes rocks to move up and down or side to side a tiny distance. Pressure builds up and when it is released, movement occurs. Four common faults are: ...
... fracture, it is called a fault. Faulting causes rocks to move up and down or side to side a tiny distance. Pressure builds up and when it is released, movement occurs. Four common faults are: ...
Geologic Structures
... – Fault blocks, bounded by normal faults, that drop down or are uplifted are known as grabens and horsts, respectively • Grabens associated with divergent plate boundaries are called rifts ...
... – Fault blocks, bounded by normal faults, that drop down or are uplifted are known as grabens and horsts, respectively • Grabens associated with divergent plate boundaries are called rifts ...
File
... down relative to the other block. -stress that pulls rocks apart causes this. 2. Reverse Faults: The block of rock above the fault moves up relative to the other block. -stress that presses rocks together causes this. 3. Strike-Slip Faults: Blocks of rocks move sideways on either side of the fault. ...
... down relative to the other block. -stress that pulls rocks apart causes this. 2. Reverse Faults: The block of rock above the fault moves up relative to the other block. -stress that presses rocks together causes this. 3. Strike-Slip Faults: Blocks of rocks move sideways on either side of the fault. ...
Powerpoint Presentation Physical Geology, 10/e
... the strike of the fault plane – A viewer looking across to the other side of a right-lateral strike-slip fault would observe it to be offset to their right – A viewer looking across to the other side of a left-lateral strike-slip fault would observe it to be offset to their left ...
... the strike of the fault plane – A viewer looking across to the other side of a right-lateral strike-slip fault would observe it to be offset to their right – A viewer looking across to the other side of a left-lateral strike-slip fault would observe it to be offset to their left ...
mountain building - NVHSEarthScienceKDudenhausen
... • Thrust faults – reverse faults with dips less than 45o • Strike-slip faults – the movement is horizontal and parallel, caused by shear stress, San Andreas fault ...
... • Thrust faults – reverse faults with dips less than 45o • Strike-slip faults – the movement is horizontal and parallel, caused by shear stress, San Andreas fault ...
Mountain Building
... http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1103/es1103page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization ...
... http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1103/es1103page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization ...
1 - kleung
... 16. Along a strike-slip fault, the rock on either side of the fault plane moves ____________________________. 17. The name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago was ____________________________. 18. Many scientists believe that the movement of lithospheric plates is caused b ...
... 16. Along a strike-slip fault, the rock on either side of the fault plane moves ____________________________. 17. The name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago was ____________________________. 18. Many scientists believe that the movement of lithospheric plates is caused b ...
Earthquakes Mountains Volcanos cloze
... 7. At transform boundaries, tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes along fault lines. One of the most famous faults in the U.S. is in California. The ___________ fault is the source of many small and large quakes. A. San Antonio ...
... 7. At transform boundaries, tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes along fault lines. One of the most famous faults in the U.S. is in California. The ___________ fault is the source of many small and large quakes. A. San Antonio ...
Structural Geology 1
... Right-lateral – as you face the fault, the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the right Left-lateral – as you face the fault, the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the left ...
... Right-lateral – as you face the fault, the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the right Left-lateral – as you face the fault, the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the left ...
Plate Tectonics Unit Study Guide
... Plate Tectonics History- Chap. 8 1. What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support continental drift? a. ...
... Plate Tectonics History- Chap. 8 1. What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support continental drift? a. ...
Stress and Strain - Rock Deformation Worksheet - H
... elastic deformation: For small differential stresses, less than the yield strength, rock deforms like a spring. It changes shape by a very small amount in response to the stress, but the deformation is not permanent. If the stress could be reversed the rock would return to its original shape. brittl ...
... elastic deformation: For small differential stresses, less than the yield strength, rock deforms like a spring. It changes shape by a very small amount in response to the stress, but the deformation is not permanent. If the stress could be reversed the rock would return to its original shape. brittl ...
geotime - Valhalla High School
... • INCLUDED FRAGMENTS: pieces of rock found IN another rock must be OLDER (formed first). ...
... • INCLUDED FRAGMENTS: pieces of rock found IN another rock must be OLDER (formed first). ...
Study guide: exam #2
... fault scarp; hanging wall; footwall; epicenter; hypocenter; and arrows showing relative movement Reverse; normal and reverse faults: Understand relative movement; associated stress; associated tectonic setting, and characteristic landforms What factors produce earthquakes? Tectonic stress Ge ...
... fault scarp; hanging wall; footwall; epicenter; hypocenter; and arrows showing relative movement Reverse; normal and reverse faults: Understand relative movement; associated stress; associated tectonic setting, and characteristic landforms What factors produce earthquakes? Tectonic stress Ge ...