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ESS 301 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED What percentage of volcanic rocks are produced at spreading ridges? 60% Relative Time (older vs. younger) arrangement into a sequence. Geologically, mostly based on sedimentary rocks Absolute Time (quantitative), sp...

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ESS 301 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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What percentage of volcanic rocks are produced at spreading ridges?

60%

Relative Time

(older vs. younger) arrangement into a sequence. Geologically, mostly based on

sedimentary rocks

Absolute Time

(quantitative), specification of duration. Geologically, mostly based on igneous rocks

Original Horizontality

Many rocks, particularly sedimentary, are deposited as horizontal layers

Superposition

Younger material is deposited on topof older material

Cross-Cutting Relations

features (faults, dikes, etc.) which cut layers are younger than those layers

Inclusion

objects (clasts, fossils) in a sedimentarylayer are older than the layer itself

Unconformities

Lengthy "gaps" in the rock record may be identified by the arrangement of layers

Deformation

tectonic processes that tilt or fold sedimentary rock

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