EOSC 114 Final Exam Prep exam with complete solutions
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EOSC 114
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EOSC 114
1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the earth core
iron, nickel, oxygen
1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the earth crust
oxygen, silicon, aluminum
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EOSC 114 Final Exam Prep exam with
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1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the earth core - ANSWER- iron,
nickel, oxygen
1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the earth crust - ANSWER- oxygen,
silicon, aluminum
1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the ocean - ANSWER- oxygen,
hydrogen, chlorine
1st, 2nd, and 3rd most common elements in the atmosphere - ANSWER- nitrogen,
oxygen, argon
how does density relate to stratification? - ANSWER- less-dense materials float
on top of denser materials
define fluid - ANSWER- a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to
external pressure; a gas or a liquid
define viscosity - ANSWER- how thick a fluid is; measure of resistance to flow;
depends on temperature and chemical structure; high viscosity means that the
matter is thick and has a slow flow; low viscosity means that the matter is runny
and has a quick flow
compressibility - ANSWER- able to be squeezed or expanded so that the mass
fills less or more space; results in a change of density (mass/volume) of the
object, because of the volume change
define risk - ANSWER- probability that any given hazardous event might occur
(chance of potential loss)
, define potential energy (PE) - ANSWER- the work needed to raise an object of
mass (m) a distance (z) against the pull of gravity (g)
define kinetic energy (KE( - ANSWER- a moving object possesses kinetic energy
define sensible heat - ANSWER- heat energy we can sense or feel (or measure);
when we measure temperature we are measuring this; on an atomic level this is
really particle motion
define latent heat - ANSWER- "hidden" heat energy in chemical bonds between
atoms; sensible heat "stored" as latent heat during melting or boiling (or
sublimating); latent heat released as sensible heat when condensing or freezing
(or depositing); when liquid becomes gaseous heat is taken from surroundings;
when has becomes liquid heat is transferred/released to the surroundings
what are the result of an excess of energy? - ANSWER- disasters
what are plate tectonics controlled by? - ANSWER- composition, heat, and gravity
define crust - ANSWER- low density rock that rises above; continental crustal
rock is very different than the rock that comprises the oceanic crust
define mantle - ANSWER- thick, rocky layer, very similar to oceanic crustal rock
define lithosphere - ANSWER- solid outer layer of the earth; cool, solid exterior
shell, quite brittle, a little ductile
define asthenosphere - ANSWER- almost melting, still solid (less than 5%
melted), very ductile, NOT brittle
define ridge push - ANSWER- heating at the rift raises the ridge crest, gravity
pulls the elevated plates down and apart
describe divergent plate boundaries - ANSWER- the weakest, least time
deforming before brittle failure, smallest maximum earthquake size, very shallow
depth range, lots of little quakes, occur in mid-ocean ridges
describe convergent plate boundaries - ANSWER- the strongest, cool rock and in
compression, more time deforming before brittle failure, largest maximum
earthquake sizr
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