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HNRS 353 Astrobiology Chapter 4 - Earth - Bennett & Shostak

HNRS 353 Astrobiology Chapter 4 - Earth - Bennett & Shostak. Lecture Notes for Chapter 4 FALL 2018 Dr. H. Geller. The Habitability of Earth. Geology and Life (4.1) Reconstructing the History of Earth and Life (4.2)

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Igneous Rocks: Born of Fire

Igneous Rocks: Born of Fire. General characteristics of magma. Igneous rocks form as molten rock cools and solidifies ( Ignis = fire) General characteristics of magma Parent material of igneous rocks Forms from partial melting of rocks Magma at surface is called lava.

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Evolution of a Cooling Planet

Evolution of a Cooling Planet. Magma ocean Thick buoyant crust Melting at base Heat pipes Eclogite at base Delamination Plate instability. *prior to all this is accretional zone refining & differentiation. The Earth started out HOT!.

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Geology from Geo-neutrino Flux Measurements

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Chapter 15

Chapter 15. Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources. Chapter Overview Questions. What major geologic processes occur within the earth and on its surface? What are nonrenewable mineral resources and where are they found? What are rocks, and how are they recycled by the rock cycle?

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Thermal structure of continental lithosphere from heat flow and seismic constraints: Implications for upper mantle compo

Thermal structure of continental lithosphere from heat flow and seismic constraints: Implications for upper mantle composition and geodynamic models. Claire Perry GEOTOP-UQAM-McGill , Montreal, Canada. Stability of continental lithosphere. equilibrium between chemical and

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Basalts

Basalts. Why study basalts? How are they classified? What are the significant differences chemical between terrestrial and extraterrestrial basalts? Summary models for origin of terrestrial and lunar basalts and basaltic achondrite meteorites.

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Layers of the Earth

Layers of the Earth. Watch the movie trailer for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Identify characteristics that you think are true and those you think are not true. Be prepared to share. https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQx2wLyagk4.

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Plate boundaries

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Chapter 7 Earth Science

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SUMMARY OF MANTLE TEMPERATURES

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The Cosmological Source of Rocks & Minerals

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Internal Structure of the Earth

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The Layers of the Earth!

The Layers of the Earth!. Earth Layers. The Earth is divided into four main layers. We will also deal with the Asthenospere; part of the upper mantle that allows the plates to move. Inner Core Outer Core Mantle Asthenosphere (Part of the upper mantle) Crust. The Crust.

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Introduction to Shear Wave Splitting

Introduction to Shear Wave Splitting. Erin Elliott Guofeng Yuan February 26, 2010. Outline. Concept Definitions History Applications Common Misunderstandings Conclusions . What is Shear Wave Splitting?.

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PLATE BOUNDARIES

B40c. PLATE BOUNDARIES. Seafloor Spreading and Continental Drift Combined. CONTINENTAL DRIFT to PLATE TECTONICS. PLATE TECTONICS. PLATE = piece of the lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) TECTONICS = movement plates are moving on the asthenosphere (fluid, lower mantle).

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