The Dynamic Crust‚ Earthquakes and the Earth’s Interior Why is the Earth’s crust described as being dynamic? Crust- solid rock outer zone of Earth The crust is part of the lithosphere. The Earth’s crust is dynamic which means constantly changing. Earthquakes Volcanoes Crustal movements along fault zones Other evidence indicates that parts of the Earth’s crust have been moving to different locations for billions of years. Describe pieces of evidence that suggest minor changes in the Earth’s
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Geology Final Exam Review Chapter 1 – The Earth In Context * Origin of the Universe (Beginning of the Universe) * Started with the “Big Bang” * Happened about 13.7 Billion Years Ago * Doppler Effect – all celestial objects move away from each other. Supports the “Ever Expanding Uinverse Theory” * Scientists noticed that all stars & planets are moving away from Earth which supports the theory that a massive explosion once occurred. (Big Bang) * Red Light
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Because Diane is unhappy‚ she often yells at her husband. As a result‚ he has joined a variety of clubs so he can stay away from his wife. The husband’s actions would be an example of ______________. A) avoidance behavior B) temporary suppression C) learned helplessness D) passive aggressiveness Points Earned: | 0.0/4.0 | | Correct Answer(s): | A | 2. The method of loci‚ peg-word system‚ substitute word system‚ and method of word association are all examples of _____. A) didectic memory
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Definitions‚ Review Questions‚ Critical Thinking Chapter 1: Natural Hazards Geologic cycle: A group of interrelated sequences of Earth processes known as the hydrologic‚ rock‚ techtonic‚ biogeochemical cycles. Mitigation: The avoidance of‚ lessening‚ or compensation for anticipated harmful effects of an action‚ especially with respect to the natural environment. Land-use planning: The preparation of an overall master plan for future development of an area; the plan may recommend zoning restrictions
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EASC 2112 Earth System The lively Earth: important features make the Earth unique Name: Leung Ho Nam‚ Banson UID: 2011712579 Introduction: The Earth is one of the eight planets in the solar system. The planet Earth is emphasized as “the rare Earth” in numerous literatures because of its unique physical conditions and the complicated interactions among all biotic and abiotic systems. Isotope dating indicates the earth was formed approximately from 4.53 to 4.568 Ga‚ according to isotope
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1. As seen by an observer on Earth‚ a star that is moving away from the Earth would have ______ light energy waves. A. expanded B. compressed *E. both A and D are correct 2. The theory that tries to explain the origin of the universe revolves around the idea that __________. *B. the original black hole exploded and scattered clouds of uncharged particles moving at high velocities 3. What was the first element formed during the creation of the universe? *B. hydrogen 4. Our solar system
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Chapter 11 The first Paleozoic orogeny to occur in the Cordilleran mobile belt was the: | c. Antler | | Extensive cratonic black shales were deposited during what two periods? | d. Late Devonian-Early Mississippian | | The main economic deposit of a cyclothem is: | a. coal | | During the Late Kaskaskia (Cratonic Sequence 3)‚ what type of deposition predominated on the craton? | e. carbonates | | Which orogeny was not part of the closing of the Iapetus Ocean
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State‚ USA. Plates involved: Juan de Fuca plate and the North American Plate. Types of boundary and crust: Oceanic (Juan de Fuca) and Continental (North American) crusts. The margin is destructive‚ also known as a convergent boundary. It’s also a Subduction Zone‚ as the Juan de Fuca plate is subducted under the North American Plate. Warning Signs On March 20th there was a minor earthquake‚ which measured 4.1 on the Richter scale. Tremors happened for the next few days until the 27th of March‚ when
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW Geocentric:earth centered-aristotle- greeks Heliocentric-sun centered-copernicus Retrogade motion - Apparent backwards motion of planets Parallax-earth goes around the sun‚stars(background). Appears to shift. Cant be measured‚ so far away. Kepler’s Law (1&3)- Ist orbit are ellipses ‚ 3rd mass of the star‚ solar masses/ distance from the star. The idealized scientific methodBased on proposing and testing hypothensis Hypothesis -educated guess (Book and Paper demo) Hallmarks
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science is based on the application of the scientific method Lecture 2 * In the middle‚ ascending mantle material makes a mid ocean ridge * In areas where two continents are pushing against each other‚ one sinks underneath the other producing subduction zones that create deep trenches * Solid water (ice) displaces more volume than liquid water‚ therefore it floats * Seawater contains dissolved gasses that are exchanged with the atmosphere: gas exchange * The ocean is usually layers
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