1. GEOLOGÍA, VOLCANOLOGÍA Y SISMOLOGÍARed Sismológica National (UCR-ICE) Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) Volcanólogos Carlos…

Sedimentary Basins Sedimentary Basins • Sedimentary basins are the subsiding areas where sediments accumulate to form stratigraphic successions • The tectonic setting…

1. 1. The minimum number of seismograph stations necessary to determine the location of an earthquake is . 2. Which point below is the focus of the earthquake? 3. Which point…

General Science.  The Earth’s Spheres Our planet formed 4.5 billion years ago. Since then, it has developed and modified four main physical environments that interact…

DIASTROPHISM Diastrophism or Tectonism is a general term that refers to the deformation of the Earth's crust, and more specifically to folding and faulting. Diastrophism…

HOW DO PLATE TECTONICS WORK? Tectonic plates are large plates of rock that make up the foundation of the earth's crust and the shape of the continents. The tectonic…

Dynamic Earth Dynamic Earth presents the principles of convection in the earth's mantle in an accessible style. Mantle convection is the process underlying plate tectonics,…

1. Earth’s atmosphere is slightly warmer than what it should be due to direct solar heating because of a mild case of greenhouse effect… • The ground is heated by visible…

1. Volcano 2. The word volcano, from the Roman god of fire, hastwo meanings:1) The opening in the ground out of which hot moltenrock (lava or magma) and/or volcanic gas issues…

1. The Greenhouse Effect on EarthEarth’s atmosphere is slightly warmerthan what it should be due to directsolar heating because of a mild case ofClick on image to start…