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APUS ERSC181 Week 8 ExamQuestion 1 of 50
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What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift?
A. trenches and subduction zones
B. paleomagnetic patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge
C. mid-oceanic ridges and the age marine rocks
D. similar rocks and fossils on distant continents
E. earthquake patterns and GPS measurements
Question 2 of 50
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Which of the following is the most significant natural cause of climate change in the last 2
million years?
A. Solar flares
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B. Burning of fossil fuels
C. Photosynthesis
D. Volcanic eruptions
E. Milankovitch cycles
Question 3 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________.
A. shield volcanoes
B. flood basalts
C. cinder cones
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D. stratovolcanoes
E. ocean hot spots
Question 4 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
In terms of groundwater resources, what properties make the best aquifer?
A. Low porosity and high permeability
B. High porosity and no permeability
C. High porosity and low permeability
D. Low porosity and low permeability
E. High porosity and high permeability
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Question 5 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
The primary basis for classifying detrital (clastic) rocks is _______, whereas the primary basis
for classifying chemical rocks is ________.
A. particle shape ; trace elements
B. sorting ; density
C. particle size ; mineral composition
D. crystalline structure ; sorting
E. rock type ; rounding
Question 6 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
A coarse-grained (phaneritic texture) igneous rock formed _________________.
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