Exam (elaborations) W 8 SCIN 138 SOLVED (SCIN138)
Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access)
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The number one factor causing landslides is (are) .
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A. precipitation
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Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access)
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Part 1 of 4 - 42.0/ 52.0 Points
Question 1 of 50
2..0 Points
The number one factor causing landslides is (are) .
A. precipitation
B. volcanic eruptions
C. glaciation
D. freeze-thaw cycles
E. earthquakes
, SCIN 138 SOLVED
Answer Key:A
Question 2 of 50
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Folds like anticlines and synclines are most associated with .
A. Tectonic shear
B. Tectonic compression
C. Erosion
D. Tectonic extension
E. Volcanism
Answer Key:B
Question 3 of 50
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Shield volcanoes consist of .
, SCIN 138 SOLVED
A. Explosive pyroclastic material and low viscosity lava flows.
B. A combination of granitic lava and pyroclastic material with some rhyolite.
C. Mostly low viscosity basalt flows with a lower silica content.
D. Alternating layers of cinders and ash embedded in silica-rich lava flows.
E. Alternating layers of silica-rich rocks and intrusive igneous rocks such as basalt.
Answer Key:C
Question 4 of 50
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In terms of groundwater resources, what properties make the best aquifer?
, SCIN 138 SOLVED
A. High porosity and high permeability
B. Low porosity and low permeability
C. Low porosity and high permeability
D. High porosity and no permeability
E. High porosity and low permeability
Answer Key:A
Question 5 of 50
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James Hutton’s statement that “the present is the key to the past” (uniformitarianism)
is demonstrated by .
A. ancient sedimentary rocks formed by similar processes as are observed today
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