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At what temperature does diagenesis end and metamorphism begin? • A. 1,000 bars • B. 3,000 kbars • C. 100 degrees Celsius • D. 200 degrees Celsius Feedback:Metamorphism starts at around 200 degrees Celsius. Below that temperature is considered diagenesis, which includes sediments solidifying (compacting and cementing) into sedimentary rocks. Question 2 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points Which metamorphic facies is associated with subduction zon...

SCIN 138 Week 8 Final Exam Part 1 of 4 - 42.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points The number one factor causing landslides is (are) . • A. precipitation • B. volcanic eruptions • C. glaciation • D. freeze-thaw cycles • E. earthquakes Answer Key:A Question 2 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points Folds like anticlines and synclines are most associated with . • A. Tectonic shear • B. Tectonic compression • C. Erosion • D. Tectonic extension • E. Volcanism Answer Key:B Question 3 of ...

ERSC 181 Week 5 Quiz Questions and Answers | American Military University-Heat promotes recrystallization by • A. stripping away valence electrons • B. separating ultramafic elements from mafic ones • C. increasing atomic vibration • D. causing minerals to melt Feedback: heat causes atoms to vibrate more vigorously, possibly moving from one location in the crystal to another, even moving into another crystal. Question 2 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points Which type of...

SCIN 138 Week 4 Exam Part 1 of 3 - 20.0/ 20.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points Which of the characteristics of sedimentary rocks deals with the grains being the same size? • A. roundness • B. cementation • C. porosity • D. sorting Question 2 of 25 4.0 / 4.0 Points If a sedimentary rock is found to have grains of different shapes and sizes it is said to be what? • A. well sorted • B. poorly cemented • C. poorly sorted • D. permeable Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What is...

SCIN 138 Week 8 Final Exam- Questions and Answers NEW 2021 V2 | American Public University-Geologic folding where large areas of the crust are warped upwards, create formations such as the figure below, known as . A.domes B.basins C.thrust faults D.grabens E.scarps Answer Key: A Feedback: Sometimes a large area of crust undergoes upwarping or downwarping, which forms broad, gentle folds. Upwarping of strata forms domes, while downwarping forms large, bowl-like basins. Q...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 50.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points When going from a magnitude 5 to a magnitude 6 earthquake on the Richter magnitude scale, what is the increase in seismic wave amplitude?  A. 100  B. 2  C. 0.5  D. 10  E. 1 Week 8 Final Exa ERSCI81 WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted se...

Week 5 Exam (timed and single access)Return to Assessment ListPart 1 of 3 -40.0/ 52.0 PointsQuestion 1 of 254.0/ 4.0 PointsAt what temperature does diagenesis end and metamorphism begin?A.1,000 barsB.3,000 kbarsC.100 degrees CelsiusD.200 degrees CelsiusFeedback:Metamorphism starts at around 200 degrees Celsius. Below that temperature is considered diagenesis, which includes sediments solidifying (compacting and cementing) into sedimentary rocks.Question 2 of 254.0/ 4.0 PointsWhich me...