Science Plate Tectonics and Electromagnetic Waves

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The component of the Earth that is composed of water

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Hydrosphere

Question 2

The component of the Earth that is composed of rocks and minerals

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Lithosphere

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The component of the Earth that is composed of air and atmospheric gases

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Atmosphere

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It is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists. The worldwide sum of all ecosystems

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Biosphere

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Were used to describe the deepest layers of the Earth

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Seismic Waves

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These waves travel through the interior of a body such as the Earth’s inner layers

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Body Waves

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A wave that is considered to be the fastest seismic waves. They travel parallel

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P Waves

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A wave that displaces the ground perpendicular to the direction of the propagation. They travel perpendicularly

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S Waves

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These waves travel more slowly through Earth material at the planet’s surface and are predominantly lower frequency than body waves

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Surface Waves

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A wave that shakes the surface side to side

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Love Wave

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A wave that moves the surface of the earth around in a circle, forward and down then back and up

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Rayleigh Wave

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It was the largest continent that existed 250 million years ago

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Pangea

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This theory explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth’s subterranean movements

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The Theory of Plates Tectonics

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This theory is mostly associated with the scientist Alfred Wegener. Landmasses would drift across the Earth, sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other

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The Continental Drift Theory

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German Meteorologist that proposed the Theory of Continental Draft.

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Alfred Wegener

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The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and spreads outwards, pushing older crust away from the ridge

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Process of Seafloor Spreading

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It is when tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface diverge

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Continental Rift Valley

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Two plates are moving away from each other. Will produce mid-oceanic ridges

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Divergent Boundary

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Two plates are moving towards each other forming either a subduction zone or an orogenic belt

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Convergent Boundary

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The plates slide against each other in the opposite directions. Horizontal strike-slip fault occurs. No mountains or volcanoes are produced

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Transform Boundary

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What are the effects of Divergent Boundaries

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-Conti-Conti = Rift Valleys
-Oceanic-Oceanic = Mid Ocean Ridge

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What are the effects of Convergent Boundaries

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-Conti-Conti = Mountains
-Oceanic-Oceanic = Trenches
-Conti-Oceanic = Mountain Valleys

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What are the effects of Transform Boundaries

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-Earthquakes, Faults

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A charged particle or body produces a field around itself

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Electric Field

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Is produced by accelerating charged particles from an equilibrium position, with the electric field and the magnetic field vibrating perpendicularly to each other and to the wave of propagation.

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Electromagnetic Waves

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Is the continuous range of electromagnetic waves arranged in order of frequency of wavelengths

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The Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum

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These waves are the longest of all electromagnetic waves ranging from 10-1 to 104 m. The frequency ranges from 3.0x104 to 3.0x1012 Hz or from 30 kHz to 3000 MHz. -Ex. Radios, Walkie Talkies

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Radio Waves

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These waves are in the EM spectrum lies somewhere between 3x108 Hz and 3x1011 Hz, which is from 300 MHz to 300 GHz. Are mainly used for communication. -Ex. Cable, tumor removal, heat up food

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Microwaves

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These waves have a lower frequency than the red part of visible light. Its frequency ranges from 3x1011 to 4x1014 Hz, with a wavelength ranging from 7.5x10-7 to 10-3 m. -Ex. Remote Control

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Infrared Waves

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Electromagnetic radiations in the range of 4x1014 to 8x1014 Hz with corresponding wavelengths of 4x10-7 to 8x10-7 m are the only ones seen by the naked eye. The segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view -Ex. Light

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Visible Light

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Is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to human eyes

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Visible Light Spectrum

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Is a form of non-ionizing radiation that is emitted by the sun and artificial sources, such as tanning beds.

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Ultraviolet Radiation

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What are the three kinds of Ultraviolet Radiation (UV)

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-UVA -UVB -UVC

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These X-rays can penetrate soft substances as flesh and bones

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Soft X-Rays

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Have higher energy mainly for industrial applications

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Hard X-Rays

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Astronomical objects such as the sun, interstellar clouds, and remnants of supernovae are sources of this. It is also given off by radioactive elements such as cobalt-60 and cesium-137.

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Gamma Rays

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A kind of radiation that acts by removing electrons from atoms and molecules of materials that include air, water, and living tissue. Can cause an immediate effect or delayed effect

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Ionizing Radiation

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A kind of radiation that are considered less dangerous but still poses certain health risks (other parts of the spectrum)

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Nonionizing Radiation