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SCI 225 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers A+ Rated
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How can we know climate of the past? Correct Answer ice cores and sedimentary rocks 
 
Louis Agazzis Correct Answer created glaciation hypothesis after studying glacial erratics and striations 
 
Glacial erratics Correct Answer enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers 
 
Glaciation hypothesis Correct Answer over time climate can change and during cold periods glaciers move down and during warm periods they retreat 
 
HMS challenger Correct Answer a ship that took a voyage to study...
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SOCA 105 WVU EXAM 2 SNYDER CORRECT 100%
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Paleontology - ANSWERThe study of ancient life through the fossil record. 
 
Remote Sensing - ANSWERThe use of aerial photos and satellite images to locate sites on the ground. 
 
Fossils - ANSWERRemains of ancient life. 
 
Systematic Survey - ANSWERThe study of settlement patterns over a large area. 
 
Excavation - ANSWERDigging through layers at a site. 
 
Settlement Pattern - ANSWERThe distribution of sites within a region. 
 
Grid - ANSWERenables researchers to record the exact location of a...
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Bio 250 Final Exam Questions and Complete Solutions
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What are the 3 kinds of biases in the fossil record? geographical, taxonomic, temporal 
What is geographical bias? Certain climates are more conducive to fossil formations than others 
What is taxonomic bias? certain taxa fossilize better than others (hard-bodied organisms) 
What is temporal bias? the older a fossil is, the less likely we are to find it 
What are the 4 types of fossils? -compression/impression -casts and molds -unaltered remains -permineralized 
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Science Praxis 5005 Elementary Education 100% Correct
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Science Praxis 5005 Elementary Education 100% Correct Plate tectonics Movement of continents and changes in the Earth's crust caused by internal forces 
Atmosphere dry gas (nitrogen, oxygen, argon carbon dioxide), water vapor, solid particles 
Troposphere closest to Earth's surface (weather related activities) 
Stratosphere Very little water, ozone layer 
Mesosphere Coldest layer 
Thermosphere Layer extends upward into space 
Mountains are caused by... volcanic action or tectonic plate collisi...
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Geologic Time Brainpop Questions With 100% Correct Answers!!
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1. Which of these numbers is closest to the age of the earth? - D. 4.6 billion years 
2. What is the main purpose of the geologic time scale? - A. To organize the major eras of Earth's 
history 
3. Place the following units in order, from smallest to largest. - A. Epoch, period, eon 
4. Generally speaking, which rock layers are the oldest? - C. The ones furthest from the surface 
5. What can you conclude from the fact that there have been just four eons in Earth's history? - D. 
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Anthropology 101 Garry Kerr UMT question n answers graded A+
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Anthropology 101 Garry Kerr UMTPhysical Anthropology focuses on humans as biological organisms - correct answer True 
 
The dog is the nanooks most valuable possesion - correct answer true 
 
archaeology is the study of material remains to help explain the past - correct answer true 
 
all humans are nocturnal primates - correct answer false 
 
humans evolved directly from chimps - correct answer false 
 
Nanooks have great family relations with time for non-food activities - correct answer true...
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Bio Beyond Unit 4 Time Travelers Reading Guide Questions and Answers 2024
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Bio Beyond Unit 4 Time Travelers Reading Guide Questions and Answers 2024 
what are fossils? 
remnants of organisms 
 
 
 
body fossil 
fossil that is a remains of a body 
 
 
 
 
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direct evidence of life 
body fossil (evidence) 
 
 
 
trace fossil 
impression the organisms left in a rock (not the organism itself) 
 
 
 
indirect evidence 
trace fossil (evidence) 
 
 
 
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Anthropology 101 Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Anthropology 101 Exam Questions with Correct Answers 
 
Taxonomic categories and classifications - Answer-are generally based on a comparison of traits and the adaptations of the organism 
 
Primates rely primarily on 	to negotiate their environment. - Answer- vision 
 
Primates ability to grasp with their limbs is called - Answer-prehensile 
 
Primates have a long period of dependency after birth because they - Answer-rely more on learned behaviors for survival 
 
In primate societies, the soci...
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Environmental science, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified.
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Environmental science, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified. 
 
 
environment - the external conditions, including natural surroundings, people, attitudes, and anything that influences the life and activities of people, plants, and animals 
 
environmental science - the study of ways in which people and animals interact with their environment 
 
hypothesis - educated guess based on observation and experimentation 
 
natural resources - materials taken from the natural environment,...
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APSC151 Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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APSC151 Exam Questions With Verified 
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Triple Bottom Line - answerIncorporating social, environmental, and economic factors to be 
sustainable 
Sustainable Engineering - answerEngineering that meets the needs of the present without 
comprising the validity of the future 
Geology - answerThe science that deals with the Earth's physical structure, its history, and 
the processes that act on it; includes physical, historical, and engineering geology 
Physical Geology - answerStudy of earth...
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