Anticlines and synclines - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 ...

American Military University ERSC181 I005 ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98% What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift? Question options: patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge d fossils on distant continents ges and the age marine rocks bduction zones erns and GPS measurements Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions? Question options: boundary tspots boundary boundary ges The Precambrian Era...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List 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. ...

Part 1 of 4 - 48.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points A coarse-grained (phaneritic texture) igneous rock formed . • A. due to erosion, frost wedging, and weathering • B. on the surface of the earth in an explosive eruption • C. on the surface of the earth in a quiet (effusive) eruption • D. by immense direct pressure and heat • E. deep under the surface of the earth Question 2 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points The Precambrian Era i...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List 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 e...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and erosi...

SCIN138 Week 8 Final Exam Part 1 of 4 - 50.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? • A. weathering and erosion • B. recrystallization by high heat and pressure • C. melting and crystallization • D. deposition and lithification • E. compaction and cementation Question 2 of 50 2.0 / 2.0 Points A coarse-grained (phaneritic texture) igneous rock formed . • A. on the surface of the earth in an exp...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovol canoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and eros...

American Military University ERSC181 I005 ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98% What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift? Question options: patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge d fossils on distant continents ges and the age marine rocks bduction zones erns and GPS measurements Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions? Question options: boundary tspots boundary boundary ges The Precambrian Era...

Geology 103, Final Exam - Kansas State University These depict the distribution of rock units at Earth's surface using colors, lines, and special symbols. - answerGeologic maps These depict arrangements of formations and their contacts along a vertical slice of earth. - answerGeologic cross sections These combine a geologic map and cross-section to depict geologic formations exposed on the surface and in the subsurface. - answerBlock diagrams What does each color on a geologic map repre...