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Geology Key PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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A shield volcano has a greatWidth compared to its height 
The most peaceful eruptions areIcelandic type eruptions 
The volcanic explosivity (VEI) measures size of volcanic eruptions on a scale of 0 to 8. 
Between 1500 and 1981, one VEI 7 eruption occurred. This wasTambora, in 1815 
The presence of water___________ the melting point of rock.Lowers 
Crater lake, Oregon, fills the caldera of _________ which collapsed about 7600 years 
ago.Mount Mazama 
The most famous of all volcanoes probably is...
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ISP 203B Exam 2 and 3 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024
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True or False: Wegener used plate tectonics to explain continental drift. - answerFalse 
True or False: In measuring earthquakes, an event with a Richter magnitude of 5.0 is only 
slightly stronger than one with a magnitude of 4.0. - answerFalse 
In Comparison to developing countries, catastrophic natural disasters in developed countries 
are most likely to cause _________. - answerMore economic damage, but less loss of life 
The c...
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SFSU EARTH 310 Exam | Questions and Answers
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SFSU EARTH 310 Exam | Questions and Answers According to the lecture, which definition below would be the best definition of Geology? Geology is the scientific study of the Earth, Moon and other terrestrial bodies including its origin and evolution, composition, and the processes that act on them. Choose the best definition for the scientific method below: A systematic method that scientists use to aid in understanding phenomenon better. What are the key differences between a scientific hypoth...
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ISP 203B-Exam 2 Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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ISP 203B-Exam 2 Questions With 100% 
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Affects of earthquakes and Landslides - answerEffect of water on ground stability 
Landslides, Glaciers and Volcanic products - answerDense material flows downslope 
Hot material (air, volcanoes and magma) - answerRises 
Cold material - answerSinks 
Earthquakes and volcanoes - answerRocks crack under stress 
Love waves - answer-Structures are weaker to horizontal shaking 
-Needs reinforcement 
-Surface seismic waves that cause horizontal shif...
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2023/2024 EPA 608 Universal Exam With 100% Correct Answers
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Refrigeration technicians who violate the Clean Air Act can: - - Correct answer-Lose 
their EPA certification, be fined, be required to appear in Federal court.	 
 
After 1995, any supplies of CFC refrigerants to service existing units in the USA can 
only come from: - - Correct answer-recovery and recycling.	 
 
Refrigerant that is recovered can be returned to: - - Correct answer-the same system or 
other systems owned by the same person without restriction.	 
 
Refrigerant can not be ...
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EES Exam 2 Questions and answers. Latest Update. Verified.
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EES Exam 2 Questions and answers. Latest Update. Verified. 
 
 
Is all volcanic activity violent and explosive? - -No 
 
What is magma? - -Melted rock material 
 
How does magma vary? - -It varies in composition. Some can have more silica than others. 
 
Silica content - -Silica makes magma more viscous because silica tetrahedra link together. 
 
Gas content - -Different dissolved gases, such as H2O and CO2, can control how a volcano erupts. 
 
What is the difference between rhyolitic and basalt...
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ERSC181 Week 3 - Classroom Lesson (A+ Graded)
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Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs 
 
Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid 
 
- When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. 
- Dry/wet sand analogy 
 
Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...
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APSC 151 Final Answers | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version
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With respect to a mineral commodity, the definition of the "resource" is: 
A) the economic amount of the commodity extracted 
B) a local accumulation of a specific mineral that contains that commodity 
C) the total number of mineral deposits of that commodity 
D) the amount of the commodity that exists in the Earth 
E) the estimated total amount of that commodity that is ultimately economically recoverable - E 
The process of erosional unloading can produce: 
A) Leaching 
B) Mud Cracks 
C) Pil...
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Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Exam Questions And Answers
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Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Exam 
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volcano - answera weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface 
magma - answerthe molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the 
mantle 
lava - answerliquid magma that reaches Earth's surface 
Ring of Fire - answera major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean 
island arc - answera string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic 
plate beneath a second oceanic plat...
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Geography Quiz 05: Geology 2 (Maui Nui) Practice Exam Questions And Answers A+ Score.
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Which islands today are, we are quite sure, composed of exactly two ancient volcanoes each? 
 A. Maui & Moloka'i 
 B. Ni'ihau, Kaua'i & O'ahu 
 C. Lāna'i & Kaho'olawe 
 D. None of the above - correct answer A. Maui & Moloka'i 
 
The peninsula you see here was formed during volcanic rejuvenation on Moloka'i: 
 A. Kumukahi 
 B. Ka'ena 
 C. Kalaupapa or Makanalua 
 D. Makapu'u - correct answer C. ...
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