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SCIN 100-chapter4 quiz test with complete solutions Which of the following plates is getting significantly smaller each year? Pacific Eurasia North America Africa - answerPacific If plate movement continues on its current path, in 50 million years the Mediterranean Sea will close because the African plate collided with the Eurasian plate. True False - answert A typical rate of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic Ocean is ________. 20 feet per year 2 centimeters per year 0.1 inches p...

SCIN 100 Quiz 9 exam with complete solutions he recent (geologically) volcanic activity in Yellowstone National Park is - answerrelated to intraplate, hot spot volcanism In the movie "Volcano" basaltic lava flows are shown running down flat streets at speeds faster than humans could run. From your knowledge of magma viscosity, is this realistic? - answerNo, the viscosity of basaltic magma is much higher than water, and thus, would flow much slower than water. Which of the following bes...

SCIN 100 Midterm with 100% correct answers Lithosphere - answerThe ________ forms the relatively cool, brittle tectonic plates. mantle - answerThe asthenosphere is actually a part of the ________ of the Earth. assumption of conclusions without prior experimentation or observation - answerAll of the following are possible steps of scientific investigation except for ________. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust - answerIn correct order from the center outward, Earth includes which units?...

SCIN100 - Chapter 2 Quiz Test with complete solutions The basic building block of a silicate is composed of ________. - 2 oxygens and 1 silicon - 4 oxygens and 1 silicon - 3 oxygens and 1 silicon - 1 oxygen and 1 silicon - answer4 oxygens and 1 silicon Which of the following minerals is not a chemical compound? - halite (NaCl) - pyrite (FeS) - graphite (C) -quartz (SiO2) - answergraphite (C) A naturally occurring concentration of one or more metallic minerals that can be extracted e...

SCIN100- Lab2 exam with complete solutions Which of the following geologic events can occur at a transform boundary? Earthquake Rift Formation Volcanic Eruption Mountain Building - answerEarthquake What kind of plate boundary is found where the North American and Caribbean Plates meet? Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary Convergent Boundary Subduction Boundary - answerTransform Boundary What is NOT likely to happen at a divergent boundary? Rift Valley Volcano Formation Seafloor S...