Lithosphere - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition (what they are made out of). - Correct Answer ️️ -1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a liqui...

GEOG 1900 Exam #1 CSCC WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Lithosphere •Outermost, solid layer of Earth. Hydrosphere •Water - oceans, glaciers, water vapor, precipitation. Atmosphere •Air: a gaseous layer that surrounds Earth: - redistributes heat & moisture - provides elements for life - where weather phenomena occur Biosphere •Life Encompasses all living organisms on Earth Temperature •Measure of molecular energy within a substance -Celsius (°C) - most common for weather & climate -...

Rheological Layers - ️️Lithosphere Asthenosphere Lower Mantle Outer Core Inner Core Continental Crust - ️️Density- 2.8 less dense Thickness- 35-40 km thicker Composition- Granite What Controls the rheology of a layer? - ️️Temperature, composition and pressure What controls land elevation? - ️️Thickness and Density of lithosphere Difference between a Compositional and Rheological Layer? - ️️Compositional is the 3 layers, Rheological is the 5 layers Compositional La...

GEG 111 Final Exam (Harper College) EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Physical Geography - CORRECT ANSWER Looks at the natural processes of the Earth, such as climate and plate tectonics. Human Geography - CORRECT ANSWER Looks at the impact and behaviour of people and how they relate to the physical world. Asthenosphere and Lithosphere - CORRECT ANSWER The interior layers of core, mantle, and crust are differentiated b...

Grade 11 Physical Sciences Summaries. This summaries are composed using and combining the Via Afrika textbooks' work with examples and supplementary notes. Chapter 7:  Chemical Change Unit 1:  Types of Reactions Chapter 8:  Chemical Systems Unit 1:  Exploiting the Lithosphere or Earths crust

Earth Science Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are vibrations that transmit energy released during an earthquake? Seismic waves What is the Earth's outermost layer called? Crust What layer lies between Earth's crust and core, composed of hot, solid material? Mantle What term describes the rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and the upper mantle? Lithosphere Which layer of the mantle is soft and allows the lithosphere to move on top of it? ...

GLY 3202 C - Module 1 quiz with Correct Answers 100% Pass How are atoms heavier than iron generally produced? - ANSWER-Explosions of supernovae Why are the terrestrial planets small compared with the outer gas giants? - ANSWER-Because lighter elements are much more abundant in the solar system How does the radius of the Earth's core compare to the Earth's radius? - ANSWER- Core is approximately half the Earth's radius How does the thickness of the oceanic lithosphere change with...

Biology Final Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass What term describes factors in an ecosystem that are non-living? A.) Biotic B.) Abiotic C.) Organic D.) Vital Correct Answer: B.) Abiotic **Explanation:** Abiotic factors are components of an ecosystem that are non-living, such as temperature, water, and soil. What is the term for an organism capable of producing its own food? A.) Heterotroph B.) Consumer 2 C.) Autotroph D.) Decomposer Correct Answer: C....

The diagram shows the internal structure of the Earth. In this diagram the mantle is separated into two layers - upper and lower mantle. Which of the Earth's layers convects? [Select all that apply] - ️️B (outer core), C (mantle), D (asthenosphere) Which letter on the diagram marks a continental arc? Green represents oceanic lithosphere and blue continental. - ️️G (where the continental lithosphere is pushed up against the oceanic crust (F) stemming from the ridge(D), the oceanic...

MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions 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 spreadi...