Plate Tectonics Theory
How does the plate tectonics theory help explain the existence of fossilized marine life in rocks atop the Ural Mountains? Be sure to include a description of the specific process(es).’
Continental Collisions would be a possibility as this would birth mountain building. It is a theory that Europe and Asia collided millions of years ago. Marine life would have existed in the ocean basin between the land masses. As the continents approached, waters would recede from between them through subduction. This is caused by a later displacement of large blocks of the Asian crust by the mechanism continental escape. This developed the compressional mountains that led to the creation of the Urals. In addition to the creation of the mountains, the crust …show more content…
was shortened and thickened which was achieved through folding and faulting. This crustal shortening caused rocks at the bottom of the pile to build up.
Continental drifting formed an accretionary wedge on one side of the ocean basin while rich sediment with marine life was scooped up over time from the other side. Once they collided the fossil-bearing marine sediments were uplifted and fossilized in the mountain range.
Works Cited tarbuck, F.
K. (2011). Foundations of Earth Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Printince Hall.
Tarbuck, F. K. (2011). Foundations of Earth Science. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
How are faults, foci (plural of focus), and epicenters related? Faults that are experiencing no active creep (relatively consistent yet minor movements) may be considered “safe.” Rebut or defend this statement with what you have learned so far about faults.
A fault is the rupture and slippage along fractures in the earth’s crust. When an earthquake occurs , generally between 5 and 700 km, this is known as the focus (foci is plural). The point at the surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. (Tarbuck, 2011) Their relation consists of the fact that the fault which is formed by a slippage of the landscape encourages quakes. An immense amount of energy is radiated from the source (the focus) and can be traced with triangulation to discover the epicenter.
I would disagree with this statement. For there to be a fault there has to be movement with the tectonic plates. Though the movement would be negligible for a time tremors and quakes can occur. The land will continue to slip and slide as the motion of the tectonic plates is constant and
balanced.
Works Cited tarbuck, F. K. (2011). Foundations of Earth Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Printince Hall.
Continental Collisions would be a possibility as this would birth mountain building. It is a theory that Europe and Asia collided millions of years ago. Marine life would have existed in the ocean basin between the land masses. As the continents approached, waters would recede from between them through subduction. This is caused by a later displacement of large blocks of the Asian crust by the mechanism continental escape. This developed the compressional mountains that led to the creation of the Urals. In addition to the creation of the mountains, the crust …show more content…
was shortened and thickened which was achieved through folding and faulting. This crustal shortening caused rocks at the bottom of the pile to build up.
Continental drifting formed an accretionary wedge on one side of the ocean basin while rich sediment with marine life was scooped up over time from the other side. Once they collided the fossil-bearing marine sediments were uplifted and fossilized in the mountain range.
Works Cited tarbuck, F.
K. (2011). Foundations of Earth Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Printince Hall.
Tarbuck, F. K. (2011). Foundations of Earth Science. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
How are faults, foci (plural of focus), and epicenters related? Faults that are experiencing no active creep (relatively consistent yet minor movements) may be considered “safe.” Rebut or defend this statement with what you have learned so far about faults.
A fault is the rupture and slippage along fractures in the earth’s crust. When an earthquake occurs , generally between 5 and 700 km, this is known as the focus (foci is plural). The point at the surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. (Tarbuck, 2011) Their relation consists of the fact that the fault which is formed by a slippage of the landscape encourages quakes. An immense amount of energy is radiated from the source (the focus) and can be traced with triangulation to discover the epicenter.
I would disagree with this statement. For there to be a fault there has to be movement with the tectonic plates. Though the movement would be negligible for a time tremors and quakes can occur. The land will continue to slip and slide as the motion of the tectonic plates is constant and
balanced.
Works Cited tarbuck, F. K. (2011). Foundations of Earth Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Printince Hall.