GLS100 Lab - Identification and Interpretation of Igneous Rocks Physical Geology Dr. Lindley Hanson.Upon completion of this lab you will be expected to.1. Describe the economic significances of igneous rocks.2. Identify and describe environments of igneous rock formation
Volcanic Eruption Lab.Objective: I will simulate the relationship between the mineral composition of lava and its viscosity. I will demonstrate the relationship between the viscosity of lava and its explosive character during an eruption
DID YOU FEEL THAT?.Jennifer Cleiland.Beauregard High School.Earthquakes are one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters known to mankind. Earthquakes can happen at any place and at any time on the earth even in Alabama. Most of the earthquakes
EARTHQUAKE WEBQUEST.An earthquake(also known astremorsandtemblors ) is the result of a sudden release of energy in theEarth's crustthat createsseismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with aseismometer, also known as a seismograph. Themoment magnitudeof
Geologic Timeline Honors.Scientists estimate that Earth formed approximately 4.56 billion (4,560,000,000) years ago. Our planet began as a lifeless sphere, surrounded by hydrogen and methane. It was completely dry, meaning NO water! It was nothing like
PLATE TECTONICS.Plate tectonics: Earth s major tectonic plates make up 14 plates.Drifting Continents: Reasons.1) Similarities of types of rock.2) Distribution of fossil species.3) Other lines of evidence
Geologic Time Scale.Assembled from the International Commission on Stratigraphy 2004 report A Geologic Time Scale and from information on the Univeristy of California Museum of Paleontology website ( This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Change Over Geologic Time.Collect information and pictures about life in different geologic time periods. For each Period record information about CHANGES to the plants, animals, climate, and geology . Be sure to include the URL (website address) where
Geologic History Worksheet.1.______Earth s early atmosphere formed during the Early Archean Era. Which gas was generally absent from the atmosphere at that time?.(1) water vapor (2) carbon dioxide (3) nitrogen (4) oxygen
Review of plate boundaries.1)DIVERGING PLATE BOUNDARY.l MID OCEANIC RIDGES.l RIFT VALLEYS.l Ex: mid Atlantic Ridge and African rift valley.2) CONVERGING PLATE BOUNDARY.l DEEP OCEANIC TRENCHES.l SUBDUCTION ZONES.l EXTREME CONTINENTAL MOUNTAIN BUILDING
Rock Cycle Story/Cartoon Challenge.Be a rock, any rock, and tell your life story. You may write and illustrate your short story using a word processing and graphics program. You could also create a cartoon strip of your life story (using a graphics program
Biology, 8e (Campbell).Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life.Multiple-Choice Questions.1) Catastrophism, meaning the regular occurrence of geological or meteorological disturbances (catastrophes), was Cuvier's attempt to explain the existence of.B) the fossil record
Geologic Time Scale Unit 2 Study Guide 2.Use the table below to answer the questions that follow.1. The earliest known birds appeared about 160 million years ago. When did this occur in the geologic time scale?
EROSION and SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PLAN PRELIMINARY REVIEW CHECKLIST.The following items shall be incorporated with respect to specific site conditions, in an erosion & sedimentation control plan.NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit NCG010000
The Paleoclimate of Blackhawk, Colorado (CU's Science Discovery Program).The research site simulated in this activity is the Eiven Jacobson farm outside the town of Blackhawk, Colorado. It is located on the Peak to Peak Highway at an elevation of 9002 feet
REAPPRAISAL OF A CERATOPHRYID FROG FROM THE OLIGOCENE OF PATAGONIA: ASSIGNATION TO CERATOPHRYS AND NEW INSIGHT ABOUT ITS PROVENANCE.REVALUACIÓN DE UNA RANA CERATOPHRYIDAE DEL OLIGOCENO DE PATAGONIA: ASIGNACIÓN A CERATOPHRYS Y NUEVA CONCEPCIÓN DE SU PROCEDENCIA