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SCIN 138 Week 8 Final Exam Part 1 of 4 - 42.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points The number one factor causing landslides is (are) . • A. precipitation • B. volcanic eruptions • C. glaciation • D. freeze-thaw cycles • E. earthquakes Answer Key:A Question 2 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points 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 ...

Week 3 Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 2 - 44.0/ 48.0 Points Question 1 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following would experience the most amount of damage from an earthquake?  A. a brick building in an area underlain by sandstone  B. a brick building in an area underlain by granite  C. a brick building in area underlain by unconsolidated sand  D. a brick building in area underlain by water-saturated sand Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which t...

SCIN 138 Week 4 Exam Questions and Answers | American Public University, 2021 - Put the following in the order in which they can occur: erosion, transport, weathering, compaction, burial, cementation, sedimentary rock. • A. weathering, erosion, transport, deposition, burial, compaction, cementation, sedimentary rock • B. erosion, transport, weathering, compaction, deposition, burial, cementation, sedimentary rock • C. erosion, weathering, transport, deposit...

SCIN 138 Week 8 Final Exam- Questions and Answers NEW 2021 | American Military University-In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? • A. weathering and erosion • B. recrystallization by high heat and pressure • C. melting and crystallization • D. deposition and lithification • E. compaction and cementation Question 2 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points A coarse-grained (phaneritic texture) igneous rock formed . ...

SCIN 138 Week 1 Exam- Questions and Answers | American Military University-Part 1 of 2 - Rock Forming Minerals 44.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points The periodic table provides a lot of information. Which of the following is NOT provided by the periodic table?A. element nameCORRECT B. atomic mass C. isotope number Feedback:Johnson et al. 3.1.2 Question 2 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points Which element comprises about 27% of the crust? A. carbonates oxygen •CORRECT C. silicon Feed...

SCIN 138 Week 2 Exam Questions and Answers | American Public University, 2021Which of the following is the most accurate statement of how the Himalayas were formed? • A. They are actually the original elevation of the continent. As the erosion weathered away to give the current surface, it left the mountains behind. • B. During the last great flood, sediments were deposited that accumulated and were eventually eroded into mountains. • C. As the Indian plate moved into t...

SCIN 138 Week 6 Exam Part 1 of 3 - 40.0/ 48.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points An unconfined aquifer will have . • A. an aquitard above it. • B. a layer of permeable soil or rock above it. • C. a layer of impermeable soil or rock above it. • D. a high hydrostatic pressure Question 2 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points Ideally aquifers should have . A. low porosity and high permeability • B. high porosity and low permeability. • C. low porosity and low permeability. • D. high porosity an...