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Geology Exam #1 Questions With Answers
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Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift? 
Alfred Wegener. 
 
 
In which ocean are most of the world's convergent plate boundaries located? 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
 
The east coast of North America is a what boundary? The West coast of South America is what boundary? 
Not a plate boundary. 
A convergent plate boundary. 
 
 
What is associated with a divergent plate boundary? Name a divergent plate boundary. 
Earthquakes, volcanicm and rifting. 
The mid-at...
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SDSU Oceanography 100 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
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SDSU Oceanography 100 Final Exam 
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What is the origin of the Earth? Formed out of a solar nebula 
 
What are the origins of Life? Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth 
 
What is kinetic energy? The energy of motion 
 
What is heat energy? Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together 
 
What is density? A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. 
(mass per unit volume) 
 
What is convection? Transfer of heat throu...
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EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100 % CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
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List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition (what they 
are made out of). - 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 liquid? - 
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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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ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
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ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
 
Hypothesis - ANSWER - A proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena (NOT guesses) 
 
Theories - ANSWER - Broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena (must be supported by many lines of evidence) 
 
Testable - ANSWER - Based on natural word 
 
Falsifiable - ANSWER - Must be able to be disproved 
 
What current theory is said to drive pla...
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Edexcel A Level Geography Dynamic Landscapes Unit Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ 2024.
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What is the hydrological cycle? - Answer Closed system driven by solar energy and gravitational potential. 
 
The 4 main erosion processes? - Answer Hydrolic action, Air trapped in rocks forces cracks open. 
Abrasion, rocks wearing down cliff. 
Attrition, rocks wearing down other rocks. 
Corrosion, weathering. 
 
Types of Beach landform? - Answer Storm beach, high energy deposition. 
Berms, summer swell deposition. 
Offshore ridges/bars, formed by destructive wave erosion and deposition...
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MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences Accurate 100%
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Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time 
- explains the process of continental drift 
- theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading 
- continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted 
 
What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...
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Geology chapter 1-4 exam questions and answers 2024
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What is Geology 
"Earth knowledge" 
-Scientific study of our planet 
-Earth's history 
-Earth's composition 
-Earth's internal structure 
-Earth's surface features 
 
 
 
Sustainable Development 
Earth is a "spaceship" with limited resources and a delicate life-support system. 
"Sustainable Development": Current generation must ensure hospitable planet for future generations. 
 
 
 
The Roles of Geologists 
-Find and manage NATURAL RESOURCES 
-Understand Earth processes well enough to ...
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Oceanography 101 Exam 1 || with 100% Accurate Solutions.
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What is convection correct answers Cold air sinks because it is more dense 
 
What is the lithosphere correct answers The top part of the mantle and all crust, on top of asthenosphere 
 
In SoCal our plate boundary is... (list plate, boundary and rise) correct answers Pacific plate, transform boundary, east pacific rise 
 
Why is San Francisco in the same location correct answers It must be East of the San Andreas 
 
What will happen to Western California correct answers It will move more northw...
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Mttc Integrated Science (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers
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Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's 
lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time 
- explains the process of continental drift 
- theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading 
- continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted 
What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - C...
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