EARTH SCIENCES - Notable Research and Discoveries Part 1 ppt

... Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 97 8-0 - 816 0-7 44 2-6 (hardcover) ISBN 97 8 -1 -4 38 1- 2 96 8-6 (e-book) 1. Geology. 2. Earth sciences. I. Title QE5 01. K527 2 010 550—dc22 2009020269 Facts ... topics. Preface FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 11 2/8 /10 10 :56 :18 AM xv FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 14 2/8 /10 10 :56 :19 AM Magnetosphere 43 Norther...

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... Soil FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 11 1 2/8 /10 10 :58:58 AM 10 1 Earth s internal heat and the planet’s interactions with its surround- ings govern its temperature, as is true for all objects. Conduction and ... exchange of heat between Earth and the system uid. A geothermal heat Geothermal Energy—a Furnace beneath the Soil FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 11 3 2/8 /10 10 :58:59 AM...

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... equipment, part of the Earthquake Arrival Recording Seismic System (EARSS) in New Zealand (New Zealand © GNS Science/SSPL/ The Image) FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 8 2/8 /10 10 :56: 31 AM earth ScienceS 10 size ... beginning in early 19 61, researchers drilled in 11 ,700 feet (3,570 m) of water off Guadalupe, Mexico. The platform was FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 18 2/8 /10 10 :...

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... (roughly 11 degrees) from the axis of rotation (North and South Poles). Origin and Variability of Earth s Magnetic Field FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 39 2/8 /10 10 :57: 31 AM earth ScienceS 42 If Earth ... that Earth contains a metal core sur- rounded by a rocky mantle. Exploring Earth s Depths FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 29 2/8 /10 10 :56:52 AM earth ScienceS 38 FOS _E...

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... in 79 .., Tam- bora in 18 15, Krakatoa in 18 83, Mount Pelée in 19 02, Mount St. Hel- ens in 19 80, and others. Chang, Wu-Lung, Robert B. Smith, et al. “Accelerated Upli and Mag- matic Intrusion ... a crescent-shaped island near Maui, Hawaii (Ron Chapple/Getty Images) FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 76 2/8 /10 10 :58:02 AM earth ScienceS 88 Austral Islands, Tahiti, Marquesas Isl...

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... slopes such as a hillside wher- ever possible and built arched bridges when necessary. A total of 11 FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 12 8 2/8 /10 10 :59:04 AM earth ScienceS 13 4 Many people would like to ... the years leading up to the 19 30s, farmers had used the FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 14 0 2/8 /10 10 :59 :13 AM 12 7 and_ impacts/energy_technologies/how-geothermal-energy-...

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... FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 15 2 2/8 /10 10 :59 :18 AM 17 1 anks to the work of Lawson, Reid, and numerous other research- ers, geologists now have a good idea how and why earthquakes occur. But earthquakes ... boundaries, and the FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 16 6 2/8 /10 10 :59:36 AM 15 8 15 9 enced many earthquakes, including a San Francisco earthquake on April 18 , 19 0...

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... a major earthquake may have particular patterns at particular faults, and FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 17 6 2/8 /10 10 :59:48 AM earth ScienceS 19 0 (February 19 , 2002): 2, 514 –2,5 21. e researchers ... of the San Andreas Fault. Predicting Earthquakes FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 19 1 2/8 /10 10 :59:52 AM earth ScienceS 18 6 At present, the global earthquake satellite syst...

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... 71, 81, 91 92, 10 1 hot springs and geysers 72, 72, 10 1, 10 3, 10 9 humidity 13 5 hydrology 13 2, 13 3 I Iceland 72, 10 3, 10 3, 10 7, 10 7, 10 9, 11 0 11 1, 12 4 Idaho 11 1, 12 1, 12 4 Ide, Satoshi 17 6, 18 0 Illinois ... 10 6, 10 9, 11 1, 12 1, 12 3, 12 4 San Andreas Fault 16 7, 16 8, 16 9m, 17 0, 17 0, 18 1, 18 4, 18 6 San Andreas Fault Observatory at...

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... volcanoes and focuses on the e orts of researchers to understand hot spots. 3 FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 66 2/8 /10 10 :57:40 AM EARTH SCIENCES 62 19 19 e Irish physicist Sir Joseph Larmor (18 57 19 42) ... the past. Origin and Variability of Earth s Magnetic Field FOS _Earth Science_DC.indd 61 2/8 /10 10 :57:39 AM 55 Mid-ocean Ridges In 19 12 the German scientist Alfred W...

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