------------------------------------------------- University of Phoenix Material Effects of the Motions of Tectonic Plates Worksheet From Visualizing Earth Science, by Merali, Z., and Skinner, B. J, 2009, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Copyright 2009 by Wiley. Adapted with permission. Part 1 This diagram was similar to one Alfred Wegener drew to show the distribution of continents 300 million years ago. His theory of continental drift was met with skepticism in the scientific community.
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oceanic and continental plates. The earthquake in Chile on 22nd of May 1960, is the strongest to be recorded in the world with magnitude 9.5.. This was a megathrust earthquake resulted as the Nazca plate was subducted underneath the South American Plate. These interplate earthquakes are the planet's most powerful . Types of earthquakes There are four main types of earthquakes. They are, Tectonic earthquakes which occur when rocks in the Earth's crust break due to plate tectonics. then ..Volcanic
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University of Phoenix Material Effects of the Motions of Tectonic Plates Worksheet From Visualizing Earth Science, by Merali, Z., and Skinner, B. J, 2009, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Copyright 2009 by Wiley. Adapted with permission. Part 1 This diagram was similar to one Alfred Wegener drew to show the distribution of continents 300 million years ago. His theory of continental drift was met with skepticism in the scientific community. 1. Describe three forms of evidence Wegener used
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economic product of the ocean is in petroleum (Trujillo 125). Petroleum formation in the ocean requires the presence of a lot of permeable sediments rich in organic matter (usually dead microorganisms), geologic structures for trapping oil including tectonic and stratigraphic traps, and impermeable strata. Streams deposit large sediment loads from continental erosion which must accumulate to thicknesses from at least 300 feet to over 40,000 feet. At these depths, temperatures are high enough for oil
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Earthquakes and tsunamis are two of the most unpredictable natural disasters known to mankind. Due to the fact, that individuals fear what they cannot control, earthquakes and tsunamis are targeted for scientific research. Some people feel that the devastation, length of warning, and origination of an earthquake surpasses that of a tsunami. However, both of the natural phenomenon’s can result in a number of miles covered in destruction, traumatized individuals and animals, as well as deaths.
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lithosphere remains rigid for very long periods of geologic time in which it deforms elastically and through brittle failure, while the asthenosphere deforms viscously and accommodates strain through plastic deformation. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates. The uppermost part of the lithosphere that chemically reacts to the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere through the soil forming processis called the pedosphere. The concept of the lithosphere as Earth’s strong outer layer was developed by Joseph
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role in the movement of plate tectonics. Earth's outer shell consists of several tectonic plates that glide over the planet's mantle- filled inner layer[6]. These hard and rigid tectonic plates create the lithosphere, the strong outer layer of our planet[6]. Magma is the molten and fluid material beneath the lithosphere. The slow movement of the incredibly hot semisolid mantle that lies below the rigid plates is what ultimately moves Earth's tectonic plates[6]. Under these plates, magma slowly boils
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Associate Level Material Sedimentary Rock Worksheet Use the following table to describe and distinguish between the effects of weathering and erosion. Each response must be at least 200 words. Effects of Weathering Effects of Erosion What are the Differences? Mechanical or physical weathering includes two main processes: fracturing and abrasion, which may be intense in wet and dry regions. Wind, rain, snow, ice and other geological events cause mechanical weathering. This type of weathering
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mountain uplift. In recent years, however, a sound body of evidence in support of a modified form of the drift theory has been found. Ideas are becoming precise and unified, with emphasis on a moving, evolving ocean floor. The new theory is called plate tectonics. Early Theories Soon after the Atlantic Ocean had been mapped, about three hundred years ago, it was noticed that the opposite coasts had similar shapes, but it was not until the middle of the 19th century that accurate maps were published
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http://geology.com/rocks/ The Sheep Mountain anticline in Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, is part of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain chain was formed during a period of intense plate tectonic activity, about 70 million to 40 million years ago. Anticlines are folds that arch upward, with older rocks in the center and younger rocks on the outside. What is Geology? The science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical,
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