Anticlines and synclines - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which best explains the processes at the mid-oceanic ridge? A. Plates diverge creating new crust B. Plates converge destroying old crust C. Plates diverge destroying old crust D. Plates converge creating new crust E. Plates slide past each other destroying old crust Question 2 of 50 Refer to the image of a meandering stream shown here. At which site along the stream would stream erosion be the most active? A. D and B 2/18 2.0/ 2.0 Points 2.0/ 2.0 Points 2.0/ 2.0 Points B. A and C ...

ERSC 181 Test 8 (Final). Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 Refer to the image of a meandering stream shown here. At which site along the stream would stream erosion be the most active? A. D and B B. A and C C. B and C D. C and D E. A and E Question 2 of 50 Which type of faulting is most dangerous in Utah? 2.0/ 2.0 Points 2.0/...

Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and erosion Question 3 2/2 points The primary basis for classifying detrital (clastic) rocks is _______, whe...

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...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and erosi...

American Military University ERSC181 I005 ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98% What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift? Question options: patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge d fossils on distant continents ges and the age marine rocks bduction zones erns and GPS measurements Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions? Question options: boundary tspots boundary boundary ges The...

Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Initial Horizontality Law of Superposition Law of Cross-cutting Relationship Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite What geologic condition would produce slow drainage within the cone of depression of an unco...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weat...

Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Horizontality, Law of Superposition, Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite - a colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate What geologic condition would produce slow drainage withi...

SCIN 138 Week 8 Final Exam (Timed and Single Access) Exam Questions and Answers 2023 Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points In the scientific method, a hypothesis is _______, and a theory is _________.  A. an objective observation ; an idea that hasn’t been proven  B. a tentative untested explanation ; well tested and widely accepted explanation  C. a tentative untested explanation ; a law that has been universal...