Lithosphere

Carbon is the backbone of life on Earth. All things are made of Carbon. It is a part of the ocean, air and even rocks. This carbon flows between each reservoir in an exchange called the Carbon Cycle. This cycle will be investigated to show an understanding of its functions and how human activity can severely impact this cycle. (insert hypothesis here). Human activity, with out proper regulation can lead to imbalance throughout the carbon cycle meaning the interference of a Global system much…

The hydrosphere is the water found within the earth’s lithosphere and the major bodies of water Earth provides from the surface. The largest body of water effected by the Fukushima disaster was the Pacific Ocean. There was a large volume of radionuclides that were released into the environment as fallout from…

mantle which is then underlain by a dense layer of mantle called mantle lithosphere. In Bird 's computer models he was able to adjust variables such as the strength of the lithosphere and the amount of friction generated between the two plates. After testing Bird concluded that even in simulations with relatively low amounts of friction the strain created was still great enough to deform the upper portion of the lithosphere by 5-10%. Which he believed would have been more than enough to create…

that new oceanic crust and lithosphere was created at the oceanic ridge by eruption and intrusion of magma. So of course next question arise. If lithosphere is continually being created at the oceanic ridges, the oceans should be expanding constantly. Benioff zones and the oceanic trenches provided the answer. Because oceanic lithosphere is cold and brittle, it fractures as it descends back into the mantle. Plate tectonic is theory to explain movement of lithosphere on earth. Theory stated…

days on Earth and a year is equal to 88 days. Mercury has one solid lithosphere that covers the planet. It's atmosphere contains small amounts of hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. The radius of Mercury is…

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth’s Lithosphere. The theory was believed to be developed around 1912 by Alfred Wegener. Wegener introduced the fact that all of today’s continents were once a large supercontinent (Pangea) and how they slowly drifted to their present positions. This idea was developed by simple observations such as the fact that the African and South-American coast lines fit together like pieces of a puzzle and that fossils and…

Day One 40 minutes Prepare the Learner: (10 minutes) Picture it brainstorming. Draw a picture of a volcano on the blackboard and write, where in the world will you find one of these? Have the students work independently or in pairs writing down as many locations they may know. Poll the classroom and write down the locations on the blackboard. Leave this on the board for later discussion with the class. Ask if any students have ideas why the earths outer layer is constantly changing. Lesson:…

Abstract Porphyry copper deposits are important for economic value and resources. Some of the common metals found in porphyry copper deposits are gold, silver, and molybdenite. Most porphyry copper deposits can be found along the Pacific Rim and formed during the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. Porphyry copper deposits form through a series of subducting tectonic events, having a copper bearing source, and convection of hydrothermal fluids acting on an igneous intrusion. Introduction…

Joe Grasse Patrick Murphy Section: Thurs. 11am The Physical Geography of Los Angeles, California Los Angeles: home to Hollywood, the Lakers, and some of the best beaches in the world. How did it get to be such a big city though? Physical geography definitely played a role in the settlement, the expansion, and will even shape the future of this great place. The history of Los Angeles and its geography begins when the Spanish arrived in the 18th century. They came in contact with Gabrielinos and…

earthquake will take many steps. These steps will got through the layers of the earth. The layers are stacked on top of eachother, like the liquids in the “Density Column lab”. The layers are inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, and lithosphere(upper rigid mantle, continental crust, and oceanic crust). The earth's compositional layers are inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. The inner core radiates heat, the inner core is always giving out heat. the heat goes through the…