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Geology 109 Exam 1 ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers Which is the correct sequence of planets, based on increasing average radius of their orbits? - CORRECT ANSWER- Closest to Sun: Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto the inner planets - CORRECT ANSWER- all of these are incorrec

Geology GE2000 Exam 2 MTU Questions with Answers Geologic Structures - Answer-Brittle and Ductile Structures Brittle Structures - Answer-joints and faults Ductile Structures - Answer-folds geologic joints - Answer-fractures in rock where no movement has occurred tensional stress - Answer-geologic joints result from ___ (tectonic or thermal) joint types - Answer-perpendicular joint planes, parallel joint set, columnar jointing columnar jointing in a lava flow - Answer-result f...

ocean 100 SDSU Oceanography 100 exam 1 Final State Exam Questions and Answers science - CORRECT ANSWER-study of the physical, natural world through observations & experiments scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER-principles & empirical processes of discovery & demonstration considered characteristic of/ necessary for scientific investigation what are the steps of the scientific method? - CORRECT ANSWER-(1) observation (2) hypothesis (3) testing/experimenting (4) theory hypothesis - C...

Systems and Cycles Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is the primary source of heat within Earth's modern day interior? - Correct Answerradioactive decay Like every other terrestrial planet in our star system, Earth's core is composed primarily of which chemical element? - Correct Answer- iron (Fe) Which layer of Earth's geology behaves like a brittle solid, unlike other layers that behave more like a plastic or ductile solid? - Correct Answer- lithosphere

Geology Exam 2 With 100% Correct Answers. Water falling in Illinois would ultimately end up where? -pacific ocean -atlantic ocean -gulf of mexico -lake michigan - CORRECT ANSWER gulf of mexico Which of the following statements about drainage basins is FALSE? -Water falling on opposite sides of a divide will flow in different directions. -Drainage basins only contain one river. -All water leaves a drainage basin through one river. -A trunk stream for one drainage basin can be a ...

Evolution Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Darwin - Correct Answer- discovered natural selection, "tree of life", went to Galapagos islands and saw population adaptation Carolus Linneas - Correct Answer- founder of modern taxonomy; he was anti-evolution Nicolaus Steno - Correct Answer- developed ideas on geology and stratigraphy; realized there must have been some sort of historic change

GEG 111 Exam 3 Which of the following is an exogenic process? - CORRECT ANSWER weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? - CORRECT ANSWER volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that - CORRECT ANSWER the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the geologic time scale? - CORRECT ANSWER The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during th...

Ocean 100 Sacramentogrilo Exam 1 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Science - answerstudy of the physical, natural world through observations & experiments scientific method - answerprinciples & empirical processes of discovery & demonstration considered characteristic of/ necessary for scientific investigation what are the steps of the scientific method? - answer(1) observation (2) hypothesis (3) testing/experimenting (4) theory hypothesis - answeridea proposed to explain 1 or more f...

Ocean 100 Sacramentogrilo Exam 1 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Science - answerstudy of the physical, natural world through observations & experiments scientific method - answerprinciples & empirical processes of discovery & demonstration considered characteristic of/ necessary for scientific investigation what are the steps of the scientific method? - answer(1) observation (2) hypothesis (3) testing/experimenting (4) theory hypothesis - answeridea proposed to explain 1 or more f...

Geology Exam 3 GE2000 Questions and Answers Troposphere - Answer-Warmest layer, relatively unstable Stratosphere - Answer-Dry, stratified, warming due to ozone reactions Mesosphere - Answer-Coldest layer Thermosphere - Answer-Increased temperature due to interaction of ions with solar wind Volcanic eruptions cause temporary cooling of climate: - Answer-- large eruptions place ash and SO2 into the stratosphere - SO2 chemically converts to sulfuric acid aerosol droplets that reflec...