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Geology and Nonrenewable Mineralschapter 14
Core Case Study: Environmental Effects of Gold Mining
Gold producers• South Africa• Australia• United States• Canada
Cyanide heap leaching- controversial• Extremely toxic to birds and mammals• Ponds can leak or overflow• 2000: Collapse of a dam retaining a cyanide
leach pond• Impact on organisms and the environment
Gold Mine with Cyanide Leach Piles and Ponds in South Dakota, U.S.
GOLD IN GEORGIA
Has been found in 37 counties 1829-1933 The gold rush started near
Dahlonega. By 1940, gold was harder to find and many miners left for California
14-1 What Are the Earth’s Major Geological Processes and Hazards?
Concept 14-1A Gigantic plates in the earth’s crust move very slowly atop the planet’s mantle, and wind and water move the matter from place to place across the earth’s surface.
Concept 14-1B Natural geological hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and landslides can cause considerable damage.
The Earth Is a Dynamic Planet
What is geology? (dynamic processes that occur on the Earth’s surface and in its interior)
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/video/player#/?titleID=how-big-is-7billion
Three major concentric zones of the earth• Core – solid inner core and liquid outer core• Mantle• Including the asthenosphere – partly melted rock
that flows
• Crust• Continental crust• Oceanic crust: 71% of crust
Planet Earth: Lithosphere
Lithosphere - Earth’s crust and upper mantle Thickness varies from 10 to 200 km1. Oceanic crust – floor of deep ocean basins
- Composed of basalt (igneous). Also iron, magnesium and calcium.
- Thin (4-5 km) and young. 2. Continental crust -- forms continents.
- Composed of granite (igneous). Also silicon, aluminum, sodium and potassium.
- Thickness 35 to 70 km. - Old crust.
The Lithosphere
The crust and the upper layer of the mantle together make up a zone of rigid, brittle rock called the Lithosphere.
The Crust
The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this, the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates.
The Mantle
The Mantle is the largest layer of the Earth. The middle mantle is composed of very hot dense rock that flows like asphalt under a heavy weight. The movement of the middle mantle (asthenosphere) is the reason that the crustal plates of the Earth move.
Convection Currents
The middle mantle "flows" because of convection currents. Convection currents are caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising, then cooling and sinking again --repeating this cycle over and over.
Convection Currents
The next time you heat anything like soup or water in a pan you can watch the convection currents move in the liquid. When the convection currents flow in the asthenosphere they also move the crust. The crust gets a free ride with these currents, like the cork in this illustration.
The Outer Core
The core of the Earth is like a ball of very hot metals. The outer core is so hot that the metals in it are all in the liquid state. The outer core is composed of the melted metals of nickel and iron.
The Inner Core
The inner core of the Earth has temperatures and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move about like a liquid, but are forced to vibrate in place like a solid. (Ni, Fe, Au, Pt and U)
Let’s Review!• What are the 3 concentric zones of the
earth?
• CRUST, MANTLE AND CORE
• What is the main rock that comprises the continental crust?
• GRANITE
• What is the main rock that comprises the oceanic crust?
• BASALT
• The crust and upper mantle make up the _____.
• LITHOSPHERE
• What makes the crustal plates move?
• CONVECTION CURRENTS
• The layer of the mantle that flows and is responsible for these convection currents is the _____.
• ASTHENOSPHERE
Fig. 14-2, p. 346
Volcanoes Folded mountain beltAbyssal
floorOceanic
ridgeAbyssal
floor Trench Abyssal plain
Abyssal hills Craton
Oceanic crust (lithosphere)
Aby
ssal
pla
in
Continental shelf Continental
slopeContinental rise Mantle
(lithosphere) Continental crust (lithosphere)
Mantle (lithosphere)
Mantle (asthenosphere)
The Earth Beneath Your Feet Is Moving (2) Three types of boundaries between plates• Divergent plates • Oceanic ridge and continental rift valleys• EX: Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East Pacific Rise, East
African Great Rift Valley• Convergent plates• Subduction, subduction zone• Trench• EX: Cascade Mt Range (Ca to Wa- Mt. St.
Helens)• Transform faults
• Sliding of plates past each other• EX: San Andreas Fault
Fig. 14-3, p. 346
Spreading center
Ocean trench
Plate movement
Subduction zone Oceanic crust Oceanic crust
Continental crust
Continental crust
Material cools as it reaches
the outer mantle
Cold dense material falls back through
mantle
Hot material rising
through the mantle
Mantle convection
cell
Two plates move towards each other. One is subducted back into the mantle on a falling convection current.
Mantle
Hot outer core Inner
core
Plate movement
Fig. 14-4, p. 347
EURASIAN PLATE
NORTH AMERICAN PLATE
ANATOLIAN PLATE
JUAN DE FUCA PLATE
CARIBBEAN PLATE
PHILIPPINE PLATE
CHINA SUBPLATE
AFRICAN PLATE
ARABIAN PLATE INDIA
PLATEPACIFIC PLATE
PACIFIC PLATECOCOS
PLATESOUTH AMERICAN PLATE
NAZCA PLATE AUSTRALIAN
PLATESOMALIAN SUBPLATE
SCOTIA PLATE ANTARCTIC PLATE
Transform faultsDivergent plate boundaries Convergent plate boundaries
PLATES
• Move at about the rate a fingernail grows• Mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes
occur at plate boundaries• Divergent- ridges in ocean/rifts on land• Convergent- subduction/trenches in oceans
and mountains (orogonic belt) on land • Transform fault- 2 plates slide past one
another (San Andreas Fault)
The San Andreas Fault as It Crosses Part of the Carrizo Plain in California, U.S.
Mount Everest Base Camp
Himalayas
Khumbu Icefall
Mount Everest
Mt Everest- tallest mountain on land (29,029 ft = 8848 m) 1.6-3.9 (4-10 cm) inches higher every year
Everest is part of the Himalaya mountain range along the border of Nepal and Tibet.
At 9,800 feet, for example, there's about 2/3 of the oxygen in the air than at sea level. At 20,000 ft, there is roughly half the oxygen content in the air. At 29,035ft, the summit of Everest, there is only a third of the oxygen in the air.
At the summit, the temperature can be 100°F below zero. But on a good summit day, a climber can expect around -15°F
On May 29, 1953, Tenzing
Norgay Sherpa of Nepal &
Edmund Percival Hillary of
New Zealand climbed to
the summit of Everest via
the Southeast Ridge Route
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=56nWTyDTLZc
Divergent boundaries Africa’s Great Rift Valley
The oceanic ridge is a continuous submarine mountain chain extending approximately 80,000 km (50,000 miles) through all the world’s oceans
Some Parts of the Earth’s Surface Build Up and Some Wear Down
Internal geologic processes • Generally build up the earth’s surface
External geologic processes (driven by the sun and influenced by gravity)• Weathering (key in soil formation)• Physical, Chemical, and Biological processes that
break down rock• Erosion• Wind• Flowing water• Human activities• Glaciers- (formed the Great Lakes)
Fig. 14-6, p. 348
Parent material (rock)
Biological weathering (tree roots and lichens)
Chemical weathering (water, acids, and gases)
Physical weathering (wind, rain, thermal expansion and contraction, water freezing)
Particles of parent material
Volcanoes Release Molten Rock from the Earth’s Interior
Volcano • Fissure- vent or crack• Magma• Lava
1980: Eruption of Mount St. Helens (Mount Pinatubo)
1991: Eruption of Mount Pinatubo- Philippines
Benefits of volcanic activity- forms mountains, lakes (Crater Lake, OR), fertile soils
Fig. 14-7, p. 349
Extinct volcanoes
Eruption cloud
AshAsh flow
Lava flow
Mud flow
Landslide Central vent
Magma conduit
Magma reservoir
Solid
lithosphere
Upwelling
magmaPartially molten
asthenosphere
Acid rain
Earthquakes Are Geological Rock-and-Roll Events (1)
Earthquake• Seismic waves- vibrations caused by
earthquakes• Focus • Epicenter• Magnitude – amount of energy released• Amplitude – size of seismic waves
Earthquakes Are Geological Rock-and-Roll Events (2)
Richter scale – a logarithmic scale recorded by a seismograph. Measures the amplitudes of the waves produced. An earthquake of magnitude 5 has 10X more ground shaking than a magnitude of 4. It is the energy though that knocks down buildings and causes damage. A magnitude of 5 releases 32X more energy than a magnitude 4 eq.• Insignificant: <4.0• Minor: 4.0–4.9• Damaging: 5.0–5.9• Destructive: 6.0–6.9• Major: 7.0–7.9• Great: >8.0
Earthquakes Are Geological Rock-and-Roll Events (3) Foreshocks and aftershocksForeshocks and aftershocks http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/animations/animation.php?
flash_title=Foreshocks%2C+Mainshocks%2C+and+Aftershocks+Flash+Animation&flash_file=aftershock&flash_width=400&flash_height=275
Primary effects of earthquakesPrimary effects of earthquakes
Due to the shaking and the resulting damage to buildings/infrastructure and due to loss of life or injury, land displacement
Secondary effectsSecondary effects
Rock slides, flooding, liquefaction of sediments, fires, and tsunamis
Reduce damageReduce damage by mapping faults, strengthening building codes, preparing emergency teams, storing supplies and educating the public
Fig. 14-8, p. 350
Liquefaction of recent sediments causes buildings to sink
Two adjoining plates move laterally along the fault line
Earth movements cause flooding in low-lying areas
Landslides may occur on hilly ground
Shock waves
EpicenterFocus
Areas of Greatest Earthquake Risk in the United States
Areas of Greatest Earthquake Risk in the World
EQ TRIVIA!
There are over 1 million eq a year There are over 10,000 eq in California a year. San Andreas Fault is over 800 miles long.
Earthquakes on the Ocean Floor Can Cause Huge Waves Called Tsunamis
Tsunami, tidal waveTsunami, tidal wave Can travel as fast as a jet plane Detection of tsunamisDetection of tsunamis
buoys, pressure recorder December 26, 2004: Indian Ocean tsunamiDecember 26, 2004: Indian Ocean tsunami• Magnitude of 9.15 earthquake• Waves as high as 100 feet, 228,000 were killed• Coral reefs and mangrove forests reduce wave
impact. (mangrove forests had been cleared and many reefs have been damaged in last 30 years)
Shore near Gleebruk in Indonesia before and after the Tsunami on June 23, 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tUN_UTY0GNo#!
Fig. 14-11, p. 352
Earthquake in seafloor swiftly pushes water upwards, and starts a series of waves
Waves move rapidly in deep ocean reaching speeds of up to 890 kilometers per hour.
As the waves near land they slow to about 45 kilometers per hour but are squeezed upwards and increased in height.
Waves head inland causing damage in their path.
Undersea thrust fault
Upward waveBangladesh
India
Thailand
Sri Lanka MalaysiaEarthquake
SumatraIndonesia
December 26, 2004, tsunami
Burma
Gravity and Earthquakes Can Cause Landslides
Mass wasting • Slow movement or• Fast movement • Rockslides• Avalanches• Mudslides • 1970, earthquake in Peru caused massive
landslide that killed 17,000 people
Effect of human activities such as forest clearing, road building and crop growing increases the frequency of and damage caused
What do you remember??
What mountains were formed at a convergent boundary?
CASCADES AND HIMALAYAS How were the Hawaiian Islands formed BY A HOT SPOT Name a feature at a divergent boundary AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY, OCEANIC RIDGE Name a famous transform fault SAN ANDREAS FAULT
How are earthquakes recorded? RICHTER SCALE What is the tallest mountain on land? MOUNT EVEREST Name 3 factors of erosion WIND, WATER, GLACIERS AND HUMAN
ACTIVITIES
Study the following website. For site #3, take the quiz, save it as a word document, and send it to me through edmodo.
http://www.geo.cornell.edu/hawaii/220/PRI/continental_puzzle.html
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo2/content/animations/2_6.htm (hotspots)
www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html
14-2 How Are the Earth’s Rocks Recycled?
Concept 14-2 The three major types of rocks found in the earth’s crust—sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic—are recycled very slowly by the process of erosion, melting, and metamorphism.