'Rift zone' diaporamas de présentation

Weeks 2-3: New England

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Weeks 2-3: New England

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Chapter 5: The Earth

Chapter 5: The Earth. Barringer Crater. Crater 1.2 km across 0.2 km deep Meteoroid 50 m across mass 200 k tons. An asteroid impact like the one that killed off the dinosaurs is expected once every: A: year B: hundred years C: thousand years D: hundred thousand years

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Lakes

Lakes. Lake. A lake is a body of water which is inland, not part of the ocean, is larger and deeper than a pond, and is fed by a river. . Saimaa. Lakes.

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Week 8 Day 2 Announcements

Week 8 Day 2 Announcements. Grades First iClicker scores have posted (from 4 classes) Participation scores will be up to date after Spring Break Email Dr. Saul if there are discrepancies (include your iClicker number) Homework: Homework assignments for Chs 4 & 5 will post tomorrow

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A HAWAIIAN VOLCANO

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A HAWAIIAN VOLCANO

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Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for Earth Sciences

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for Earth Sciences. Prof. Thomas Herring, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA USA tah@mit.edu http://www-gpsg.mit.edu/~tah. Introduction.

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Geological Landforms of the ocean floor

Geological Landforms of the ocean floor. Vocabulary Continental shelf Continental slope Mid-ocean ridge Rift zone Trenches Ocean basin. Main Idea : Geological landforms of the ocean floor can be identified using diagrams and illustrations. Lesson 2. Continental shelf.

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Plate Tectonics

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COASTLINES

COASTLINES. Barrier Islands

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At mid-oceanic ridges, basaltic magma forms by decompression

At mid-oceanic ridges, basaltic magma forms by decompression melting of rising mantle rock. Some magma intrudes upward through dikes and erupts in the rift zone. Seawater is heated as it circulates through the hot crust and causes extensive hydrothermal

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KOHALA

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KOHALA

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Reviewed by Richard Fletcher

Insights to extensional processes during magma assisted rifting: Evidence from aligned scoria cones. Reviewed by Richard Fletcher. Overview. Studies of continental or passive margin rifting in and around the Ethiopian rift zone.

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Reviewed by Richard Fletcher

Insights to extensional processes during magma assisted rifting: Evidence from aligned scoria cones. Reviewed by Richard Fletcher. Overview. Studies of continental or passive margin rifting in and around the Ethiopian rift zone.

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How do Plate Tectonics affect rock cycles

How do Plate Tectonics affect rock cycles. Uplifting Subsidence Rift zone . Uplift. Uplift is the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations Uplift increases rate of erosion in a rock. Subsidence. The sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations

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