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Rocks: Earth Science Latest Update with Verified Solutions
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Rocks: Earth Science Latest Update with 
 
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What does the term "rock cycle" refer to? 
 The rock cycle describes a sequence of geological processes that transform rocks from one 
type to another over time, both on the Earth's surface and beneath it. 
 
How is magma different from lava? 
 Magma refers to molten rock that solidifies into igneous rock beneath the Earth's surface, 
while lava is magma that reaches the surface and solidifies there. 
 
What is the process of w...
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APSC 151 Week 2 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Extrusive igneous rock - Correct Answer- - Form when magma solidifies at the surface 
- Can be explosion or flowing 
*Features*: 
- Lava flows Fluid, viscous, or sluggish (Ex. Central Chilean Andes) - Fissure eruptions 
- Volcanoes (many different types) Volcanic ash, lava, volcanic tuff (pyroclastic flow) ("tuff" 
layers in a tunnel) 
-. ex*rhyolite, andesite, basalt, komatilite* 
intrusive igneous rock - Correct Answer- - Form a...
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Geology HW 5 Complete Study Test with Complete Solutions.
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Geology HW 5 Complete Study Test with Complete Solutions. 
 
 
An active volcano is any volcano that: 
 
has not been worn away by erosion. 
 
is currently erupting or has erupted recently (in geological terms). 
 
has not erupted recently (in geological terms) but is likely to erupt in the future. 
 
is located on an active tectonic plate boundary - CORRECT ANSWER B 
 
If a volcano has not erupted in the past few thousand years, but is likely to erupt sometime in the future, it is considered t...
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sust exam 3 exam 2024 with 100% correct answers
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The three Intermediate Periods in the history of ancient Egypt mark the collapse of Egyptian governments (the Old, Middle, and then New Kingdom) caused by natural cycles of drought. 
 
true or false Answer - true 
 
The Intermediate Periods did follow and mark the collapse of the Kingdoms. They were caused by the instability and famine from natural drought cycles. 
 
What are the Milankovitch cycles? Answer - The cycle of changes in Earth's wobble, tilt, and orbit 
 
The Milankovitch cycles are...
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GACE Middle Grades Science Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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loose, water passes through rapidly 
Clay soils - answersmooth and greasy, are moist and do not let water through easily 
Loamy soils - answerVelvety, particles clump together, holds some water, but some can pass 
through 
Pedalfers - answerreddish soils/Aluminum and iron (Alfers) 
Al and Fe rust and turn red clay. Georgia. Rich in iron. 
Pedocals - answerfound in grasslands and brush in WESTERN north america, rich in 
calcium carbonate, gray-tan-white, dry and temperate 
Laterites - answerredis...
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Carbon Cycle Gizmo Assessment questions and answers latest updated
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Carbon Cycle Gizmo Assessment questions and answers latest updated 
What process does the purple arrow indicate? 
B. Photosynthesis 
 
 
 
In a volcanic eruption, carbon dioxide dissolved in magma is released into the atmosphere during the explosion. What transition is described here? 
C. Geosphere to atmosphere. 
 
 
 
Which of the following images shows a transition from the biosphere to the geosphere? 
D. Image D 
 
 
 
Which of the following processes add methane (CH4) to the atmosphere? 
D....
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APSC 151 Exam; Questions and Answers 100% Solved
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Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept if superposition? Correct 
answer Any sedimentary deposit accumulates on older rock or sediment layers. 
New oceanic crust and lithosphere are formed at ______________ Correct answer 
divergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of mafic magma
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Geology 1111 Online TRU Exam(100% correct and graded A+)
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silicates - minerals that contain silicon and oxygen and usually one or more other elements, are 
one of the largest groups of minerals 
oxides - compounds that have oxygen as their anion, t ut they exclude those with oxygen 
complexes such as carbonate, suphate, and silicate. have O2 as their anion, 
Ways rocks may form - Igneous: forms from magma that has either cooled slowly under ground or 
cooled quickly at the surface after a volcanic eruption 
Sedimentary rocks: formed when weathered frag...
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APSC 151 Midterm Questions And Answers
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Which of the following sedimentary rocks is usually biochemical in origin? 
a) bedded salt 
b) conglomerate 
c)sandstone 
d) wacke 
e) limestone 
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What platy, parallel, mineral grains are the most visual aspect of foliated 
metamorphic rocks? 
a) carbonates 
b) quartz 
c) cocoliths 
d) micas 
e) feldspars 
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Lava flows are typically finer grained than intrusive igneous rocks. Why? 
a) The extrusive magma, because it is deep below the surface, cools very slowly 
producing very ...
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GACE Middle Grades Science Latest Update with Verified Answers
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tidal hypothesis Theory that the solar system started with a near collision of sun and large 
star. Few astronomers believe this theory. 
 
condensation hypothesis solar system began with rotating clouds of dust and gas. 
Condensation happened in center to form sun, and smaller parts of clouds formed. More 
astronomers believe in this idea. 
 
Core Outer core- liquid; inner core- solid. Very dense in center. Believed that core is...
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