PPT-Processes of Lithosphere

Lithosphere Rigid outermost shell of a rocky planet On earth comprises the crust and the upper mantle The Rock Cycle Thinking about relationships among the major rock groups 5 Major Rock Groups. According . to Alfred Wegener, the super-continent of Pangea began to break up 200 million years ago with the continents attaining the size, shape, and location where we see them today. This movement of continents has not yet come to an end. According to J. Tuzo Wilson, the breakup and drifting of the present continents . Seismology- lecture 5. Barbara Romanowicz, UC Berkeley. CIDER2012, KITP. Seismological tools. Seismic tomography: surface waves, overtones. Volumetric distribution of heterogeneity. “smooth” structure – depth resolution ~50 km. Galveston Hurricane of 1900 . EDTC 6341.63. November 13, 2011. Team Nekton will investigate the causes of Hurricanes, by looking at winds, storm surge, vulnerability. . We . will review past Hurricanes and provide recommendations to improve Hurricane preparedness and readiness.. Lithosphere (soils) affected by…. . composition of atm. gases (e.g. 4Fe. 3+. + 30. 2. .  2Fe. 2. O. 3. ) . atmospheric circulation. climate. biological processes (exudation, respiration). Part I: Dynamic Earth. The Northern Lights / Aurora borealis. Created. . in. . part. . from. . the. . electro. . magnetic. . field. . from. . the. . earth’s. . core. New Area of Focus: Earth’s Plate Boundaries.. Name 1 renewable resource and 1 Nonrenewable resource.. What is the difference between traditional and alternative energy?. Don’t forget to use your notes! That’s why you have them!. Visual Quiz. Quiz Wiz 1-10 Name the boundary.. Word Bank. Divergent Boundaries. Oceanic Oceanic. Continental Continental. Convergent Boundaries. Oceaninc Continental. Oceanic Oceanic. Continental Continental. The Lithosphere. Shell of the Earth, consists of crust and upper mantle. Contains minerals and rocks. 1. Minerals. Solid, inorganic substances with defined composition and properties. Exists naturally. quiet. .. Homework in your . folder. .. Begin the . quick. . review. . section of your notes.. Raise your . hand. . if you need something.. Quick Review. Each of the following situations illustrates one of Newton’s Laws using the space shuttle. List which one.. The hard shell of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the topmost part of the upper mantle. . Contains minerals and rocks!. The Lithosphere - 100 km thick! . (p.184). Minerals. VS Rocks ? . (p.184-185). : mechanical . boundary . layer,. dry-mostly, stable . for 10. 8. -10. 9. a, possessing a steady-state conductive . geotherm. with base. in . cratons. at . 4-7 . GPa. (170–250 km. ), shallower (ca 100-150km) in off-. Subduction. Bruce Buffett, UC Berkeley. May 6, 2016. The Open University. (S. . Rost. ). Mantle Convection. Plate. tectonics is the surface expression of mantle convection. - s. ource of buoyancy. 2019. GEO 5/6690 Geodynamics. Last Time: The Lithosphere Revisited. There are several different processes and associated. observations that researchers may actually mean when they. refer to . “. In introduction to Carbon. What is carbon and why is it important?. Carbon. Carbon is the . 6. th. element . on the periodic table of elements. Why is carbon important?. Carbon is . 4. th. most abundant element in the .