Section 1 – Earth’s surface undergoesgradual and sudden change
1.1 A Model For Earth
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Question 1
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Scientists estimate the age of the Earth to be about 4.6 billion years old, using evidence and theories.
Then they construct a model of what the Earth is composed of. A model is based on what is ...
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Question 2
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A scientist who studies the Earth is called a ....
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Question 3
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Compared to the other layers of the Earth, the crust, at a temperature of 5oC is ...
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In order for scientists to study - first hand - the composition of the core of the Earth, they would have to
travel 1700 times the depth of the deepest mine in the world. The deepest mine is in South Africa and it
reaches a depth of 3.8 kms. What is mined there?
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Question 5
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The temperature in the deepest parts of these types of mines protects miners from cold. This is because
the deeper the mine gets the closer to the core it is. The normal temperature in these deep mines is ...
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The core of the Earth is made up of two layers. The inner core, which is made up of nickel and iron
reaching temperatures of 7000oC, because of the pressure of the other layers on this inner core, it is ...
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Question 7
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Which of the following foods would you use to model what the Earth is made of ...
1.2 Sudden Earth Events
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The largest earthquake recorded in Canada was off the coast of British Columbia about the year 1700. It was about a ~9 in magnitude. The reason this is just an estimation is because ...
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Question 9
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The pressure under the earth's crust can cause it to move in different ways. A fault that is caused by a
compression force is called a ...
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Question 10
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The source of an earthquake can be determined by recording the interval time between the "p" waves and "s" waves. The first place that rocks break below the surface in an earthquake is called the ...
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Question 11
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Scientists study the effect of an earthquake by locating this point, which is the place on the surface that is directly above where the earthquake first began, called the ...
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Question 12
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An earthquake in Japan registers on a seismograph in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This occurs because...
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Question 13
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Seismologists use a special "machine" that measures earthquakes. It is called the ...
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Question 14
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In 1935 Charles Richter developed a scale that helped geologists understand about the strength or
magnitude (intensity) of an earthquake. The scale he developed starts at 0 and each increase of 1
indicates an increase of 10 times the amount of ...
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Volcanoes erupt when they become active. Until an eruption occurs, volcanoes are described as ...
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There are a number of volcanoes that border the pacific ocean. These volcanoes are known as the Ring
of Fire. The name comes from the fact that these volcanoes erupt with red-hot lava, fire and steam. Most volcanoes in the Ring of fire occur at ...
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Question 17
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One of the most dangerous side effects of an erupting volcano is a ...
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Question 18
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Mt. St. Helens volcano in Washington was thought to be dormant, until it erupted suddenly and caused
widespread damage. After the eruption, people who lived in Ontario and Quebec had to clean this off
their cars because the prevailing wind carried it that far ...
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Question 19
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Volcanoes can cool temperatures around the world. Despite the hot temperatures and the destruction
they can create at the source, the lowering of world temperatures following a volcanic eruption can be
caused by ...
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Question 20
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A device that geologists use to measure minute changes in the angle of the ground’s slope is called a ...
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Question 21
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Not very many volcanologists use this special suit to study molten lava up close, but those who do are
able to get close enough to the magma flow to make observations, take measurements, or collect gas
and lava samples. This special suit is coated with ...
1.3 Incremental Changes: Wind, Water and Ice
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Question 22
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Weathering is the process by which rocks are broken down by means of water, glacial ice, wind and
waves. This process can in three ways. Which way described below is incorrect? ...
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Question 23
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Tony found that when he poured water into a crack in a rock sample and froze it, then allowed it to thaw, the crack was actually wider. The type of weathering he investigated was classified as ...