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Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Geology - answerStudy of the earth Division - answerPhysical Historical Development of geology - answerCatastrophism Uniformitariamism James Ussher - answerCatastrophic: catastrophes shaped earth's landscapes James Hutton - answerUniformitariamism: physical, chemical, biological Spheres - answerAtmosphere Geosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Atmospheric layers - answerTroposphere: 0-7 mi. Stratosphere: 7-31 mi. Mesosphere: 21-50 mi...

Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Geology - answerStudy of the earth Division - answerPhysical Historical Development of geology - answerCatastrophism Uniformitariamism James Ussher - answerCatastrophic: catastrophes shaped earth's landscapes James Hutton - answerUniformitariamism: physical, chemical, biological Spheres - answerAtmosphere Geosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Atmospheric layers - answerTroposphere: 0-7 mi. Stratosphere: 7-31 mi. Mesosphere: 21-50 mi...

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Geology 111 Written Exam Questions & Answers. How would you expect sediment to change as you walk from shore into the ocean? - CORRECT ANSWER Sediment generally changes from sand to mud to limestone. How are changes in sea level recorded in rock? - CORRECT ANSWER Rock type changes vertically. How did sea level change to produce this sequence of rocks? [TOP: Sand, MID: Mud, BOTTOM: Limestone] - CORRECT ANSWER Sea level fell. How did sea level change to produce this sequence of rock...

The ocean's oldest sediments are foundfar from spreading centers Where you can find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor?mid ocean ridges the plastic layer in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere is called theasthenosphere New oceanic crust is producedat divergent plate boundaries Movement of the plates ranges from1 to 20 cm a year Magnetic stripes (zones with opposite magnetic properties) on the sea floor indicate a movement of tectonic plates away frommid-oceanic ridges

Geology Study of the earth Division Physical Historical Development of geology Catastrophism Uniformitariamism James Ussher Catastrophic: catastrophes shaped earth's landscapes James Hutton Uniformitariamism: physical, chemical, biological Spheres Atmosphere Geosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere

Geology 1110 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions The ocean's oldest sediments are found - answerfar from spreading centers Where you can find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor? - answermid ocean ridges the plastic layer in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere is called the - answerasthenosphere New oceanic crust is produced - answerat divergent plate boundaries Movement of the plates ranges from - answer1 to 20 cm a year Magnetic stripes (zones with opposite magnetic...

Most natural disasters are which of the following? rarely if ever cyclic because there are too many overlapping effects The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because ____. more people are moving into areas at high risk for natural disasters When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster? when it happens in an area without any people Which of the following was the main reason why most scientists did not believe in the concept of continental dr...

Geology 1110 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions The ocean's oldest sediments are found - answerfar from spreading centers Where you can find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor? - answermid ocean ridges the plastic layer in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere is called the - answerasthenosphere New oceanic crust is produced - answerat divergent plate boundaries Movement of the plates ranges from - answer1 to 20 cm a year Magnetic stripes (zones with opposite magnetic...

Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Geology - answerStudy of the earth Division - answerPhysical Historical Development of geology - answerCatastrophism Uniformitariamism James Ussher - answerCatastrophic: catastrophes shaped earth's landscapes James Hutton - answerUniformitariamism: physical, chemical, biological Spheres - answerAtmosphere Geosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Atmospheric layers - answerTroposphere: 0-7 mi. Stratosphere: 7-31 mi. Mesosphere: 21-50 mi...