Determining geological ages Relative ages – placing rocks and geologic events in their proper sequence, oldest to youngest. Absolute dates – define the.
Forces in Earth’s Crust Part 1. Stress: a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume *The movement of Earth’s plates creates an enormous force.
Deforming the Earth’s Crust: Faulting Pg. 129 What is a FAULT? When rock layers BREAK when stress is applied One block of rock slides relative to another.
Mountain Building…11 Earthquakes…12 Volcanoes…13.
Who’s FAULT is it? Picture and Images of Different Types of Faults.
PAGES 292 TO 303 MR. ALTORFER SCIENCE EARTHQUAKES.
EARTHQUAKES. DEFINITION Vibrations in the ground caused by a release of energy along faults, (breaks), in the Earth’s lithosphere as a result of plate.
FELSIC ROCKS: texture Intrusive Extrusive Muy extrusive GraniteRhyoliteObsidian.
Earthquakes Pages B104-B127. Faults are classified by how rocks move. The blocks of rock along different types of faults move in different directions,
Earthquakes Chapter 19. Focus vs. Epicenter _________– where the rock breaks and seismic waves begin; can be at deep or shallow depths _________ – point.
