GLG101 Final PASSED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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GLG101
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GLG101
GLG101 Final PASSED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER-
which observation was used to help verify the Theory of Plate Tectonics? - CORRECT
ANSWER- the concentration of earthquakes and volcanoes along nearly linear regions in
multiple locations aroun...
GLG101 Final PASSED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
which observation was used to help verify the Theory of Plate Tectonics? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- the concentration of earthquakes and volcanoes along nearly linear regions in
multiple locations around the world
circulation of mineral in both the mantles and the outer core occurs due to? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- convection-circulation of material due to differences in temperature
where are convergent boundaries (subduction zone) located with respect to convection
currents in the mantle? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- along the region of cooler, descending
magma
which of the following happens along the subduction zone? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
line of volcanoes are produced when oceanic lithosphere is pushed beneath either oceanic or
continental lithosphere
the type of rock that forms the cooling of molten (melted) rock, like a volcano, is: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Igneous
the type of rock that forms at the Earth's surface from the accumulation of broken apart rock
debris (like the upper layers of the Grand canyon) is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
sedimentary
a theory is an explanation of one or more observations that has been through extensive testing
by multiple scientists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true statement
the asthenosphere is a semi-molten portion of the upper mantle on which the plates slide -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true statement
, depending on what crystal materials collide, a convergent boundary will either produce
volcanoes like St. Helens or mountain ranges like the Himalayas - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
true statement
outer core - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- completely liquid portion of the inner Earth
inner core - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- densest portion of Earth; contains primarily solid iron
& nickle alloys
mantle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- largest volume of the Earth; solid, but flows as a plastic
solid like Silly Putty
lithosphere - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- surface of the Earth; materials we call "plates"
Divergent Plate Boundery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- moves way from each other,
lithosphere is created
Convergent Plate Boundery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- push against each other, lithosphere
is destroyed
Transform Plate Boundery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rub against each other, lithosphere is
neither created or destroyed
which of the following terms describes a physical weathering process in which sediment is
rounded by banging against other sediment and having its corners knocked off? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- abrasion weathering
acid dissolution and hydrolysis are which type of weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
chemical weathering
a mafic igneous rock (containing minerals from the Bowen's Reaction Series) will chemically
weather by hydrolysis and produce? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- quartz, clay, & dissolved
minerals
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