ETRH101 EXAM 1 Complete Questions And Correct Verified Answers.
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What natural resources are created by the rock cycle? [Chapter 1] - correct answer all of these (petroleum, soil, coal, natural gas)
There is a basic principle accepted by geologists that can be summarized by the statement, "The present is a key to the past."...
What natural resources are created by the rock cycle? [Chapter 1] - correct answer
all of these (petroleum, soil, coal, natural gas)
There is a basic principle accepted by geologists that can be summarized by the statement, "The present
is a key to the past." This principle asserts that volcanoes, floods, and other geologic disasters are
natural processes. What is the name of this important principle? - correct answer
the principle of uniformitarianism
What name did Wegener give the supercontinent that existed before the plates separated into their
present configuration? - correct answer Pangaea
The __________ consists of Earth's solid rocks. - correct answer lithosphere
A fact commonly known to geologists is that our planet is static; geologically speaking, very little has
changed on Earth's surface. - correct answer False
Earth's crust is continually recycled. This process is called the ____. - correct answer
rock cycle
Who was the one man responsible for the development of the theory of plate tectonics? - correct
answer no single person was responsible
If a geologist used the scientific process to test her hypothesis but discovered, through testing, that the
original hypothesis was incorrect, what would be the next step? - correct answer
The original hypothesis is revised or a new hypothesis is formulated based on the test results.
A popular hypothesis is that lithospheric plates move on circulating currents of hot rock in the mantle.
This process is the product of ________________. - correct answer convection
, In nature, what usually follows the process of weathering? - correct answer erosion
What is "contorted rock" indicative of? - correct answer metamorphism
What is another area of study that geologists often find they must use to make progress in their field? -
correct answer all of these (mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics)
Which geologic hazard occurs in all 50 states and causes $1 billion to $2 billion in damages annually? -
correct answer landslides
Which was the most destructive storm in U.S. history? - correct answer Hurricane
Katrina
What is the correct order of geologic time units, from shortest amount of time to the longest? - correct
answer epochs, periods, eras, eons
Understanding of the movement of heat is based on ____. - correct answer natural
laws
Which of the following does not count as a geologic hazard? - correct answer All of
these are geologic hazards.
Scientific conclusions are only as good as the __________. - correct answer amount
of testing they have been subjected to
For how long have geologic processes been affecting Earth? - correct answer 4.6
billion years
Darwin's studies of evolution are now considered _____. - correct answer a theory
In this image, solar wind is responsible for deforming Earth's geomagnetic field. - correct answer
True
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