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The End Permian Mass Extinction
3,006 wordsIntroduction Think of a world which existed 290 million years ago. As you look out over the trade in front of you, you think that you are on an alien planet. You see volcanoes spewing ash and lava. Beside them is the ocean which is swarming with many different species of echinoderms, bryozoans and brachiopods. As you look down onto the sea floor you are amazed at the countless number of starfish and urchins. Some animals leave you can't even describe and you have no idea even what phylum they be...
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Oceanic Crust Mid Ocean
1,629 wordster> Describe the frequency, origin and distribution of earthquakes at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, subduction zones and continental shields. Earthquakes are happening almost everyday all over the world. Most of the time earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by people, but the shaking caused by an earthquake is recorded by a seismogram. These are located all over the world at different points. Only occasionally will a larger magnitude earthquake strike and cause damage to the...
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Tectonic Plates Oceanic Crust
1,370 wordsThe core is divided into two parts, the solid inner core and the liquid outer core. The inner core is thought to be solid and primarily made up of iron and some nickel. The outer core is all around the inner core and is believed to be made up of liquid iron mixed with liquid nickel. The outer core is about 2890 to 5100 km. The inner core is 5100 to 6378 km. Earths mantle is mainly composed of substances high in iron and magnesium. The melting point of every substance depends on the pressure and ...
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Oceanic Crust Ocean Basins
1,875 wordsThe Cordilleran Orogeny The earths lithosphere can be divided into two major structural features: ocean basins and continents. Ocean basins, as we discussed in another essay, are formed at spreading ridges and consumed at subduction zones. The continents are a different story. How did the continents originate, and how have they changed over time? The origin of the earliest continental crust is still relatively obscure, but the evolution of the continents over time is not: the continents have cle...
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Oceanic Crust Shield Volcanoes
1,426 wordsVolcanoes Since the beginning of times, volcanoes were something that attracted human attention. Our ancestors often thought of volcanoes as places that powerful gods chose to make their home and they werent far from the truth. Volcano is a powerful exhibition of the might possessed by natural forces and the results of awakening such forces are often devastating. Today, volcanoes are a well-explored natural occurrence and theres even a science, called volcanology, which investigates this phenome...
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Oceanic Crust Igneous Rocks
1,525 wordsI. INTRODUCTION A mountain is an elevated land mass usually higher than its surroundings. Some are isolated, but they usually appear in ranges (Ms Bs 95 W 32). A group of ranges closely related in form, origin, and alignment is a mountain system; an elongated group of systems is a chain; and a complex of ranges, systems, and chains continental in extent is a cordillera, zone, or belt. (Ms Bs 95 W 32). Some mountains are remains of plateaus, mesas, and buttes, through erosion (Summerfield). Other...
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Oceanic Crust Continental Drift
780 wordsPlate tectonics are a relatively new theory that has revolutionized the way geologists think about the Earth. According to the theory, the surface of the Earth is broken into large plates. The size and position of these plates change over time. The hypothesis of continental drift was largely developed by the German Alfred Wegener The edges of these plates, where they move against each other, are sites of intense geologic activity, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building. Plate tect...
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Permian Extinction Mass Extinction
6,021 wordsThe End Permian Mass Extinction Introduction Think of a world which existed 290 million years ago. As you look out over the trade in front of you, you think that you are on an alien planet. You see volcanoes spewing ash and lava. Beside them is the ocean which is swarming with many different species of echinoderms, bryozoans and brachiopods. As you look down onto the sea floor you are amazed at the countless number of starfish and urchins. Some animals leave you can t even describe and you have ...
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