Continental deflection Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. population composed of all individuals that belong to the same species and live in a given area at a particular time 2. community incorporates all of the populations of organisms within a given area 3. population ecolo- gy the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease 4. population size the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time 5. population densi- ty 6. population distriu- tion the number of individuals per unit area (or v...

PHSC 211 Final Review (Chapters 8-16) questions and answers 100% correct The focus of an earthquake is a point ___ Within the earth where the initial release of seismic energy occurs The epicenter of an earthquake is a point on the earth's surface directly above the initial release of seismic energy. Which of the following seismic waves has the same wave form as a sound wave? P Wave Which of the following seismic waves is the first to arrive at a seismic station? P Wav...

PHSC 211 Final questions and answers 100% correct If 2,000 atoms of 206Pb are found in a mineral sample, the how many helium atoms were produced? 16,000 Mount Fuji and Mount St. Helens in the western United States are examples of__________ Stratovolcanoes The color of a mineral's powder is known as_______ streak Which of the following pairs does NOT go together? Phyllite, High-grade metamorphism Pumice and scoria are easily identifiable because of their_________...