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Earth Science Regents Review Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
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Earth Science Regents Review 
 
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What field focuses on understanding the components that form Earth's surface, such as rocks and 
minerals? Geology 
 
Which area of study involves exploring celestial bodies and phenomena beyond our planet, 
including stars and meteors? Astronomy 
 
Which science is concerned with weather patterns, climate, and atmospheric conditions? 
Meteorology 
 
What branch examines the vast majority o...
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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 (2023/2024) Already Passed
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Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. 
Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland 
Originally, Wegener's hypothesis that...
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EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition 
(what they are made out of). - Correct Answer ️️ -1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner 
liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 
2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 
3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) 
List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a 
liqui...
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Astronomy Midterm 4 Exam - Complete Solutions (Answered)
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Astronomy Midterm 4 Exam - Complete Solutions (Answered) Which of the following does not have a major effect in shaping planetary surfaces? a) impact cratering b) volcanism c) tetonics d) erosion e) magnetism How large is an impact crater compared to the size of the impactor? a) the same size b) 10-20 percent larger c) 10 times larger d) 100 times larger e) 1,000 times larger The relatively few craters that we see within the lunar maria a) were formed by impacts that occurred after those that ...
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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Pangaea mean all the earth 
Alfred Wagoner found what in Africa,India,South America and Australia that showed him they were all covered in ice at some point ice striations 
why didn't scientist in 1912 take Alfred seriously? because there was no way the continents could plow through the ocean basin because they didn't know of a strong enough power because he wasn't a geologist 
Alfred Wegener proposed his idea of continental drift wh...
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origin of earth • Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) 
 
• Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and 
solar nebula formed. 
 
• Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya 
 
• Nebula: gas cloud 
 
origin of oceans • volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of 
years to create oceans 
 
• icy comets hitting earth (respon...
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minerals - ANS ️️ A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence. 
tectonic plates - ANS ️️ Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection 
currents. 
tectonic plates - ANS ️️ pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the 
asthenosphere 
oceanic crust - ANS ️️ earths crust located under the ocean. The thinnest type of 
crust. Mostly basalt 
continental crust - ANS ️️ thicker, less dense crust making the continents 
magne...
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Earth Science-Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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Earth Science-Exam 1 Questions and 
 
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What are the two main types of Earth's crust? 
 Oceanic and Continental 
 
Explanation: The Earth's crust is divided into two main types: the oceanic crust, which forms the 
ocean floors, and the continental crust, which forms the continents. 
 
Which type of crust has higher density? 
 Oceanic 
 
Explanation: Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust due to its composition of basaltic 
rocks. 
 
Which type of crust is thicker? 
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environmental science Questions and Answers
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the geosphere consists of... 
Ans- the core,mantle, and crust 
crust 
Ans- outer most layer. very thin and is less than 1% of earths mass 
mantle 
Ans- its medium in density. it is 64% of earths mass 
core 
Ans- dense and hot 
lithosphere 
Ans- located in crust and mantle 
asthensphere, mesosphere 
Ans- located in mantle 
outer and inner core 
Ans- located in the core 
oceanic continental 
Ans- trenches 
continental continental 
Ans- mountain
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Test Bank for Essentials of Geology Earth Science, 13th Edition (Tarbuck, 2024) All Chapters Covered, Latest Guide A+.
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Test Bank for Essentials of Geology Earth Science, 13th Edition (Tarbuck, 2024) All Chapters Covered, Latest Guide A+. 
Earth Science, 13e (Tarbuck) 
Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science 
1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology? 
A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the 
study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past. 
B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, ...
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