Subduction zone - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the origin of the Earth? - Answer-Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? - Answer-Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? - Answer-The energy of motion What is heat energy? - Answer-Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? - Answer-A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. (mass per unit volume) What is convection? - Answer-Transfer of heat through currents caused by differen...

origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) • Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar nebula formed. • Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya • Nebula: gas cloud origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years to create oceans • icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) origin of life - Answer-•...

Describe what happens when two tectonic plates collide along a subduction zone. correct answers One plates moves under another and sinks into Earth's mantle. A trench may be formed Explain how subduction leads to volcanic activity correct answers One plate is pushed down and melted as molten material/ magma rises to the surface near the zone What areas exhibit island arcs correct answers Coast of Asia (Philippines, Ryukyu, Japan, Kuril, and Aleutian) What areas exhibit a growing nonvol...

Mttc Integrated Science Secondary (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithos...

EOSC 110 Final Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2025/2026 What is the elastic rebound theory? - ANSWERSFault is held stationary by friction. The elastic plate on either side are moving slowly relative to each other, the blocks are distorted as the shear stress builds up. Earthquake originates at a focus point where two blocks begin to slide. Where do most earthquakes occur? - ANSWERSPlate boundaries Subduction Zone (Oceanic-Continental) earthquakes? - ANSWERSCause majority of ...

What does plate tectonics refer to? correct answers It is a theory explaining the movement of the Earth's crust -Earth's crust is not solid but rather a bunch of pieces (or 'plates') that move on the surface of the Earth. Similar to cracked egg shell. We need all three boundary types for plates to move around Earth's surface: -Convection currents -- drives the movement -Mid-ocean ridge -- spreading center Subduction zones -- oceanic trench site of crust destruction What is the maj...

Mttc Integrated Science (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - C...

EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto Module 1 1. Which of the following was not a piece of evidence used by Wegener in support of continental drift? a. Seafloor paleomagnetism b. The distribution of coal mires and glacial deposits c. The match of rocks on now separated continents d. The shape of the African and South Americ...

EAPS 105 Exam 2 Questions And Answers. Updated And Verified. What is the consequence of a planet or moon being hot? - AnswerDifferentiation, Magnetic Fields, Plate Tectonics, and Volcanism what is the state (solid/liquid) of each layer in the Earth? - AnswerCrust - Solid Mantle - Solid Outer Core - Liquid Inner Core - Solid What is the difference between magma and lava? - Answerboth are melted rock, but the distinction is that magma is below the surface while lava is above the surface ...

South Napa EQ - correct answer-M=6, 08/24/14 Tohoku EQ - correct answer-M=9, 03/11/11 Alaska EQ - correct answer-pacific plate subducting underneath NA, M=9.2, 1964 Cascadia starts: - correct answer-north in Cape Medicino Cascadia subducts under: - correct answer-Juan de Fuca Plate There has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone in past _____ years - correct answer-300 Since there has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone for a very long time, there is a hig...