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    designed to impact on a rock particle placed between a fixed and a moving plate (jaw). The faces of the plates are made of hardened steel. Both plates could be flat or the fixed plate flat and the moving plate convex. The surfaces of both plates could be plain or corrugated. The moving plate applies the force of impact on the particles held against the stationary plate. Both plates are bolted on to a heavy block. The moving plate is pivoted at the top end (Blate crusher) or at the bottom end (Dodge-type

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    Describe and explain how rock cycle operates. How do rocks metamorphose at destructive plate boundary? Rock cycle is a cycle that describes how rocks are transformed. Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock. Besides‚ metamorphism at the destructive plate boundaries creates different characteristics of rocks. Operation of the rock cycle

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    landforms

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    landforms have. For instance‚ lava domes may be shaped like hills‚ but the two landforms have very different origins. The major forces that produce landforms are erosion‚ plate tectonics and volcanic activity. Different physical forces can create similar landforms‚ such as the case of rift valleys (created by the separation of tectonic plates) and river valleys (created by erosion). Understanding what created a landform is crucial to explaining many of the smaller features within the landform (such as the

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    Hot Spots During the 1960’s when plate tectonics were coming together‚ it explained the many new things and exposed many other magnificent ideas. This new scientific theory explained a number of mysteries like the movements of continents‚ form of the ocean floor‚ mountain chains‚ volcanoes‚ earthquakes‚ and how ancient life was sorted over time. Determining the behavior of the Earth’s crust‚ from plate tectonics‚ it made it easier for Geologist to focus more on the strange things that happen below

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    EST330

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    Bhavna Sharma EST 330 TA Notes Week 2 Predictions of Natural Disasters Most disasters are unpredicted 99% of the time With earthquakes‚ history will tell us that one is possible‚ but it can’t say when one will occur‚ or at what time‚ or at what magnitude With tropical cyclones we know of the existence of a storm about 7 or 8 days in advance‚ but there is still great uncertainty about exact location of landfall until 24 hours before. Useful tools: satellites- ability to see where tropical

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    800 miles through California. The fault is named after the San Andreas Lake which is a lake that formed in the middle of the Fault. A fault is a break in the earth’s surface where two tectonic plates meet. The San Andreas Fault forms the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The San Andreas Fault is the most famous fault in the world. It is about ten miles deep. The San Andreas Fault caused the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. It is a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that

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    LITHOSPHERE

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    project’s importance scale.   Contents  [hide]  1 Older comments 2 ME AND MY EARTH 3 Moho not mojo 4 2 types of lithosphere 5 Second Figure is not useful and should be replaced or at least deleted 6 Lithosphere part of Tectonic Plate THEORY 7 Formula under oceanic lithosphere 8 Definition of lithosphere asthenosphere boundary Older comments[edit] 168.212.92.5 17:06‚ 21 September 2006 (UTC)well i just wanted to put something on this page so yeah‚ that’s it! LOL! Hi! I never

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    different particles. The new particles that are formed when exposed to the elements are then in equilibrium. 2.) Minnesota is located on the North American plate. The Caribbean Plate is one of the closest boundaries and it is mostly a transform boundary but also has some areas of convergence. Another of the closest boundaries is the Juan de Fuca Plate and it is a convergent boundary. 3.) The most likely of the geologic hazards that could happen to Minnesotans is flooding and the possibility of landslides

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    Continental Drift

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    Tectonics and Continental Drift Past and Present Locations Abstract When we look at our earth’s surface now it has seven continents‚ and five of them are divided by the oceans that surround them. In 1912 Alfred Wegner (1880-1930)‚ came up with a theory called the continental drift; stating that over three hundred years ago all seven continents were once one super continent called Pangaea. Wegner tried to convince other scientists and geologist for many years that the continents

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    earths crust. As it moved along the crust‚ friction caused the plates to move. These convection currents beneath the earths surface forced the Australian plate to collide with the Pacific plate. Along this plate boundary‚ the pacific plate was being subducted underneath the Australian plate- which held the North Island of New Zealand. This made the Australian plate near the boundary buckle and bend as it pressed up against the Pacific plate. The limestone that was formed on the seabed was then forced

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