called volcanology. Divergent plate boundaries: At the mid-oceanic ridges‚ two tectonic plates diverge from one another. New oceanic crust is being formed by hot molten rock slowly cooling and solidifying. The crust is very thin at mid-oceanic ridges due to the pull of the tectonic plates. The release of pressure due to the thinning of the crust leads to adiabatic expansion‚ and the partial melting of the mantle causing volcanism and creating new oceanic crust. Most divergent plate boundaries are at the
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literally sink. Excellent clip 2011 Japan Tsunamis Mega tsunami caused by a landslide July 9th 1958 Explanation Outline causes A tsunami can be generated when destructive plate boundaries abruptly move and vertically displace the overlying water. It is very unlikely that they can form at constructive or conservative plate boundaries. This is because constructive or conservative boundaries do not generally disturb the vertical displacement of the water column. Subduction zone related earthquakes
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MSC 160 Oceanography Chapter 2 Review Plate Tectonics Study Guide 1. What is the theory of continental drift? 2. Who proposed the theory? When? 3. What scientific data was used to support the theory of continental drift? Identify and explain at least four pieces of evidence. 4. What were the problems with the original theory of continental drift? 5. How does the presence of ocean ridges and trenches support the theory that the continents move?
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In her painting‚ Plate with Wreath‚ Robin Jebavy uses everyday objects and combines them with unordinary colors as an attempt to make people change how they think about their everyday life. Jebavy herself states that her artwork is “a reference to our fragile and often precarious human condition.” The manner in which she uses color allows for the objects‚ such as plates and glasses‚ to be unrecognizable at first glance. She does this to blur the sense of reality and illusion that all people have
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John Wilson discovered the Theory of Plate Tectonics. He contributed himself to the development of the Plate Tectonics Theory in 1963. The theory that made this important to this development‚ was The Theory of Continental Drift. To develop or prove his Theory he gathered info from other scientists like Alfred Wegener‚ Harry Hess‚ Eduard Suess‚ and more. Alfred Wegener proved that the plates could move‚ but he couldn’t develop the source that moved them. Harry Hess discovered the process of Seafloor
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Aluminum foil Masking tape NA powder PDA powder Pentel pen Stirring rod Casserole Electric stove Pressure cooker/ autoclave Steps in Preparation of Culture Media: 1. Calculate the total amount of media needed for the experiment (15ml for plates‚ 5-7 mL for tubes). 2. Weigh the required amount of powder needed to dissolve in distilled water (based on the manufacturers specification in the container). 3. Dissolve the powder using the stirring rod‚ cover‚ cotton stopper and label.
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Earth’s internal layers… know physical concepts such as energy (kinetic‚ heat)‚ density‚ convection‚ bioaccumulation‚ biodegradation‚ photo-degradation‚ diffusion… Plate Tectonics – major Plate Tectonic principles; What are the 3 plate boundaries and their driving mechanisms? Where are trenches?... What are hot spots? What is our plate boundary here in SD? In which direction are we moving? Marine Provinces – the 2 continental margins and where they’re found… Seawater – the water molecule – characteristics
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Evolution of Australian Biota 1. Evidence for the rearrangement of crustal plates and continental drift indicates that Australia was once part of an ancient super continent Identify and describe evidence that supports the assertion that Australia was once part of a landmass called Gondwana including: Matching continental margins Gondwana once consisted of South America‚ Africa‚ Madagascar‚ India‚ Antarctica‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and New Guinea. Continental margin: zone between the ocean basin
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it will be able to grow in the ampicillin plates‚ but the non-transformed E.coli will not. Materials: Two microcentrifuge tubes 500 uL of ice cold 0.05 CaCl2 E. coli bacteria A sterile plastic loop A sterile P-20 micropipette 10 uL of pAMP solution A timer Ice A water bath 500 uL of Luria broth A spreading rod Four plates Incubator Procedure: Day before lab 1. Streak E. coli host cells for isolation. 2. Prepare six source plates. Day of lab 1. Get two microcentrifuge
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thoroughly in each of the concentration and air dried. Moist filter paper discs were placed in glass Petri plates (9 cm diameter) on which a single treated leaf disc was kept (for no-choice method). In choice method‚ in each Petri dish‚ along with a treated leaf disc‚ one untreated leaf disc of same size was kept. Single pre-starved (3-4 hours)‚ 7-day old larvae of S. litura was released into each Petri plate. Ten replicates were kept for each concentration. Leaf discs treated with solvent emulsified water
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