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AST 111 Exam #3 Review || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
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Earth rocks vs Moons rocks correct answers Almost all Earth rocks contain 1 to 2 percent water, either as free water trapped in the rock or as water molecules chemically bonded with certain minerals. In contrast, the Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts contain very little water. 
 
Why are features like the Moon's maria not observed on Mercury? correct answers Mercury's lava plains are not significantly darker than the rest of the planet's crust, so they are not so clearly percep...
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Geology 111 Exam Questions With Verified Solutions
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Geology 111 Exam Questions With Verified 
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Tectonic processes - answerupwelling of magma, plate movement, subduction of crust, 
folding, faulting, warping, fracturing, earthquakes, volcanic activity, magmatism, ocean ridges, 
rift valleys, trenches, collision, continental rifting, mountain formation 
Tectonic characteristics - answerLandforms: volcanoes, earthquakes, faults, mountain 
ranges, mid ocean ridge, deep ocean trenches, rift valleys 
Earthquakes occur - answerWhen brittle roc...
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SCSC 301 Exam Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions
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Which horizon is not part of the soil solum? correct answer: C 
 
Organic matter in soil typically accounts for ____% or less of the soils total volume. correct answer: 5% 
 
Pore space in soil may contain either _____ or _____ correct answer: Air 
Water 
 
Soils are the result of ______ and biota acting on parent material over time as modified by ______ correct answer: Climate 
Topography 
 
Though plants depend on soil for growth, which of the items below is found in soil, but not required...
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Which of the following is probably least at risk for geologic hazards? correct answers On gentle slopes away from mountains 
 
The average composition of the continental crust is represented by the rock? correct answers Granite 
 
The oceanic crust is primarily composed of the rock? correct answers Basalt 
 
The outer core is thought to be primarily composed of liquid ________________ and nickel, while the inner core is thought to have the same composition in a solid form. correct answers iron 
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Science Praxis 5005 Elementary Education 100% Correct Plate tectonics Movement of continents and changes in the Earth's crust caused by internal forces 
Atmosphere dry gas (nitrogen, oxygen, argon carbon dioxide), water vapor, solid particles 
Troposphere closest to Earth's surface (weather related activities) 
Stratosphere Very little water, ozone layer 
Mesosphere Coldest layer 
Thermosphere Layer extends upward into space 
Mountains are caused by... volcanic action or tectonic plate collisi...
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APSC 151 Final Exam Questions & Answers 
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Which is not a requirement for a mineral? 
A) naturally occurring 
B) consistent isotopic composition 
C) well-formed external crystal shapes 
D) orderly regular atomic or ionic structure 
E) definite chemical composition - B 
 
Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition? 
A) Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils. 
B) Older strata are deposited on...
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astro 7terrestrial planet - correct answer An Earth-like planet, made of rock and metal and having a solid surface. In our Solar System, the terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. 
 
comparative planetology - correct answer The study of planets through comparison of their chemical and physical properties. 
 
hydrosphere - correct answer The portion of Earth that is largely liquid water. 
 
lithosphere - correct answer The solid, brittle part of Earth (or any planet or moon), in...
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Engineering Geology Comprehensive Test Prep Actual Questions And Correct Answers.
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Mineral - correct answer Naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with an ordered internal molecular structure and definite chemical composition, crystalline solids which are presented as irregular grains in rock 
 
Rock - correct answer Solid aggregate of minerals, a rock is classified by the presence of different minerals, usually contain silicate minerals 
 
Fabric - correct answer ...
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Geology 111 Already Passed Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Tectonic processes upwelling of magma, plate movement, subduction of crust, folding, 
faulting, warping, fracturing, earthquakes, volcanic activity, magmatism, ocean ridges, rift 
valleys, trenches, collision, continental rifting, mountain formation 
Tectonic characteristics Landforms: volcanoes, earthquakes, faults, mountain ranges, 
mid ocean ridge, deep ocean trenches, rift valleys 
Earthquakes occur When brittle rock breaks along faults 
Faults are Cracks or breaks between rock in which m...
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MSCI 112 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
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MSCI 112 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Top Score. 
 
 
 
 
 
An igneous rock was formed with 8000 radioactive (parent) atoms but contains only 1000 radioactive (parent) atoms today. If the half-life for the radioactive element is 10 million years, the rock is ___ million years old. - correct answer. 30 
 
Which of the common components of siliciclastic sediment are likely to have been formed from the original sediment source rock through chemical weathering? - correct answer. cla...
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