Vinoth Loganathan New Zealand is a country which ‘straddles’ between two tectonic plates; the indo-Australian and the Pacific. The location of the South Island is south of both Australia and South Africa; this is a major contributor to the geological process of weathering because it makes Mt. Cook subject to the westerly winds. MT Cook is situated in the Southern Alps between the two tectonic plates mentioned above. Its current height is now stated at 3‚753 meters making it the tallest mountain
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now on a collision course with a smaller plate once connected to Africa and South America‚ known as the Caribbean plate. For years and years to come following the convergent plate’s activities; thrust faults and folds piled up marine sediments and rocks‚ which resulted in an orogenic process which lead to the building up of the Ouachita-Appalachian mountain system. This was one of the final events in the formation of Pangaea. Once the collision of the plates stopped‚ exposure and uplift occurred with
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In the Bible‚ there are many stories and events that take place. Most people in the world believe that these are just stories or myths from ancient times. Christians believe that these are more than just tales; they believe that that the Bible is fact. The majority of people in the world who have had an education believe that a major flood happened that have shaped the world into what it is today. The evidence of the flood can prove that the biblical story is indeed fact. In Genesis‚ God explains
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Introduction The Caledonian orogeny happened during the late Silurian to early Devonian periods. This was due to the westward subduction of Baltican plate beneath the Laurentian margin. The continent to continent orogeny resulted in a over thickened crust. During the Palezoic orogeny several different processes were at work simultaneously‚ which included erosion‚ plate divergence‚ gravity driven collapse of the orogenic wedge‚ and viscous flow of the lower crust. The double set of extensional shear zones
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Archeozoic Era The Archeozoic Era stretches from about 3.8 billion to 2.5 billion years ago. Traditionally‚ the beginning of the Archean is defined to coincide with the oldest rocks discovered. As recent discoveries have pushed back the earliest dated rocks to about 4.0 billion years old‚ the beginning of the Archean has also been pushed back correspondingly. However‚ most texts still continue to date the beginning to 3.8 billion years ago. As the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB) ended with the Hadean
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effect [p. 7] 8. If you erect a barrier for protection against some natural event‚ what detrimental effect can follow? * It can affect people in other locations (such as downstream). [p. 10] Topoc2. 1. When did the direction of the Pacific plate change‚ and what direction was it moving before this change? * changed at 43 million years. * Before this change‚ it was moving north-northwest. [p. 29] 2. If the ocean floor is getting wider‚ why is the Earth not becoming larger? * old ocean
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ridges – Geological Fossil records – biological Fossil forests – biological Living species – biological climate Conclusion: brief summary of key ideas & evidence go back to answer question whether some evidence is stronger link continental drift to plate tectonics & modern day Paragraphs: start with topic sentence ends with summary sentence – links back to question Middle – what? Where? Why? How & examples The continental drift theory was first proposed by a German called Alfred Wenger in 1915. He
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Internet Problem 1: Plate Tectonics and the Age of the Ocean Crust Please note: The Internet problems are designed to be completed individually; however you may discuss difficult questions in Open Discussion. You should read the information found at the website and answer in your own words. I remind you that cutting and pasting answers directly from a website is consider plagiarism‚ and you will receive a 0 (zero) on the assignment. If you choose to submit your answers in an attached file‚ please
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weather broaden my knowledge and understanding on this area which will be beneficial moving forward. The area in this course in which I would have liked to have explored more on would have to be plate tectonics and the natural catastrophes caused by them. I did get the basic general understanding of plate tectonics‚ but could have used just a bit more insight on them to familiarize myself a little more. The potential effects of global warming can be devastating. Global warming shows no sign of cooling
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also affecting several ecosystems‚ and human health. 1.1 Thera/Santorini’s Location Santorini’s location is dangerously placed in a particularly volcanic area on the Aegean plate‚ the south Aegean volcanic arc (Fig. 1).3 The region’s islands formed as a result of interaction between the Aegean plate and the African plate.3 Santorini is located in the middle of the Aegean sea‚ surrounded by several major Mediterranean civilizations existing in mainland Greece‚ northern Africa and Asia minor. The
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