https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o Doughnuts en-us 2016-10-25 17:12:15 UTC 2023-03-18 21:46:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133704862 The region between the stratosphere and the thermosphere, extending from about 20–50 miles (32–80 km) above the surface of the earth.]]> 2016-10-27 17:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133704862 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133707705 The innermost part of a core, specif. a solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core such as the iron-nickel core of the Earth]]> 2016-10-27 17:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133707705 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133709484 The outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles (35 km) deep under the continents ]]> 2016-10-27 17:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133709484 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133710972 The portion of the earth, about 1800 miles (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core.]]> 2016-10-27 17:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/133710972 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/134565698 The central portion of the earth, having a radius of about 2100 miles (3379 km) and believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state.]]> 2016-11-01 17:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/134565698 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137009463 The crust and upper mantle of the earth]]> 2016-11-11 14:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137009463 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137010185 The region below the lithosphere, variously estimated as being from fifty to several hundred miles (eighty-five to several hundred kilometers) thick, in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.]]> 2016-11-11 14:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137010185 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137010984 The outer core of the Earth is a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle. Its outer boundary lies 2,890 km (1,800 mi) beneath Earth's surface.]]> 2016-11-11 14:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137010984 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137011395 Structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle]]> 2016-11-11 14:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137011395 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137013293 In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.]]> 2016-11-11 14:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137013293 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137013961 late tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide]]> 2016-11-11 14:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137013961 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137014351 A transform fault or transform boundary (also known as a conservative plate boundary, since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere), is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal, in either a sinistral (left lateral) or dextral (right lateral) direction]]> 2016-11-11 14:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137014351 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137015768 The state of being stretched or strained.

]]> 2016-11-11 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137015768 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137016039 Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as subduction zones or transform faults. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes.

]]> 2016-11-11 14:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137016039 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137016606 Compression (geology) In geology the term compression refers to a set of stress directed toward the center of a rock mass. ... Because of the large magnitudes of lithostatic stress in tectonic plates, tectonic-scale deformation is always subjected to net compressive stress.

]]> 2016-11-11 14:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137016606 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137016729 In geology and related fields, a stratum (plural: strata) is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers. The "stratum" is the fundamental unit in a stratigraphic column and forms the basis of the study of stratigraphy.

]]> 2016-11-11 14:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137016729 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137017570  A change in the shape or dimensions of a body, resulting from stress; strain]]> 2016-11-11 14:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137017570 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137018045 A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals]]> 2016-11-11 14:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137018045 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137018273 A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.]]> 2016-11-11 14:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137018273 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137018986  a basic law of geochronology, stating that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it. law of superposition in Science Expand]]> 2016-11-11 15:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137018986 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137019105 Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass. Wind, ice, and water, as well as sediment flowing via gravity, transport previously eroded sediment, which, at the loss of enough kinetic energy in the fluid, is deposited, building up layers of sediment

]]> 2016-11-11 15:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137019105 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137019651 Any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.]]> 2016-11-11 15:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137019651 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137019941 The lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates]]> 2016-11-11 15:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137019941 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137020338 Landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago]]> 2016-11-11 15:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137020338 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137020792 A process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out]]> 2016-11-11 15:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137020792 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137021164 Relative dating is the science of determining the relative order of past events (i.e., the age of an object in comparison to another), without necessarily determining their absolute age, (i.e. estimated age)]]> 2016-11-11 15:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137021164 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137021486 The science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.]]> 2016-11-11 15:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137021486 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137021740 Pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.]]> 2016-11-11 15:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137021740 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137022020 Produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma]]> 2016-11-11 15:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137022020 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137022338 Formed by the deposition of sediment, as certain rocks.]]> 2016-11-11 15:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/137022338 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138724983 Hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this]]> 2016-11-18 15:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138724983 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138725333 A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.]]> 2016-11-18 15:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138725333 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138725551 A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust]]> 2016-11-18 15:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138725551 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138726087 A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake]]> 2016-11-18 15:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138726087 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138726470 A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations. The more destructive earthquakes typically have magnitudes between about 5.5 and 8.9; the scale is logarithmic and a difference of one represents an approximate thirtyfold difference in magnitude]]> 2016-11-18 15:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138726470 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138754128 2016-11-18 16:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/138754128 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139420967 The scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions]]> 2016-11-22 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139420967 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139422222 Unit that is used to measure the strength of an earthquake]]> 2016-11-22 17:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139422222 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139423690 The elastic rebound theory is an explanation for how energy is spread during earthquakes. As rocks on opposite sides of a fault are subjected to force and shift, they accumulate energy and slowly deform until their internal strength is exceeded]]> 2016-11-22 17:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139423690 gonzalo_lezcano https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139424492 A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.]]> 2016-11-22 17:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalo_lezcano/rexr6lmsg53o/wish/139424492