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EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto
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EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto 
EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto 
 
Module 1 
1.	Which of the following was not a piece of evidence used by Wegener in support of continental drift? 
a.	Seafloor paleomagnetism 
b.	The distribution of coal mires and glacial deposits 
c.	The match of rocks on now separated continents 
d.	The shape of the African and South Americ...
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South Napa EQ 
: M=6, 08/24/14 
Tohoku EQ 
: M=9, 03/11/11 
Alaska EQ 
: pacific plate subducting underneath NA, M=9.2, 1964 
Cascadia starts: 
: north in Cape Medicino 
Cascadia subducts under: 
: Juan de Fuca Plate 
There has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone in past _____ years 
: 300 
2 | P a g e 
Since there has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone for a very long time, 
there is a high chance that there will be a M = ____ EQ 
: 9 
Which junction is the seismically...
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origin of earth - Answer-• 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 - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years 
to create oceans 
• icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) 
origin of life - Answer-•...
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Where is the top of the asthenosphere closest to the earth’s surface? 
 
A. Next to a subduction zone 
 
B. Underneath a collision zone 
 
C. In the center of continental plates (craton) 
 
D. Underneath a transform fault 
 
E. Underneath a mid-ocean ridge 
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James Hutton’s statement that “the present is the key to the past” (uniformitarianism) is 
demonstrated by ________....
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South Napa EQ - correct answer-M=6, 08/24/14 
 
Tohoku EQ - correct answer-M=9, 03/11/11 
 
Alaska EQ - correct answer-pacific plate subducting underneath NA, M=9.2, 1964 
 
Cascadia starts: - correct answer-north in Cape Medicino 
 
Cascadia subducts under: - correct answer-Juan de Fuca Plate 
 
There has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone in past _____ years - correct answer-300 
 
Since there has not been a large EQ in Cascadia subduction zone for a very long time, there is a hig...
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AP Environmental Science Review Exam |271 Questions And Answers Solved 100% Correct!!
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superposition - The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than those above it and 
younger than those below it 
continental crust - Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental crust (granite) 
is less dense then ocean crust (basalt). 
oceanic crust - Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust is layered and very 
uniform. Composed of basalt. 
mantle - Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, aluminum, and siliconoxygen comp...
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MSCI 112 Final Exam Review Questions And Answers Rated A+. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Which layer in earth does NOT transmit S waves? 
a. The crust 
b. The inner core 
c. The mantle 
d. The outer core - correct answer. d. The outer core 
 
What are the plates of plate tectonics made up of? 
a. Asthenosphere 
b. Crust 
c. Lithosphere 
d. Mantle - correct answer. c. Lithosphere 
 
Which of the following igneous rocks has the lowest silica content? 
a. Felsic 
b. Intermediate 
c. Mafic 
d. Ultramafic - cor...
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apes unit 4 frq with 100% correct solutions 2024/2025describe what happens when two tectonic plates collide in a subduction zone - correct answer in a subduction zone, one plate is pushed beneath the other. a trench may be formed at the subduction zone. 
 
explain how subduction leads to volcanic activity - correct answer The plate closer to the core melts and becomes magma, which pushes towards the surface. When the magma reaches the surface, it becomes lava and releases through the crust cau...
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APES Unit 4 Vocab fully solved 2024 passedCore - correct answer The innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iron and nickel. It includes a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer. 
 
Mantle - correct answer The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma. 
 
Magma - correct answer Molten rock. 
 
Asthenosphere - correct answer The layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock. 
 
Lithosphere - correct answer The outermost layer o...
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