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The lithosphere is divided into 2 kinds of plates: ocean and continental plates - correct answer True Earth exhibits layering at a very large scale. Which of the following is the correct ordering of those layers from Earth surface to its center - correct answer Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core How old is Earth - correct answer 4,550,000,000 years...

Moving from the earth's crust towards the earth's core, temperature _____________ and pressure _______________. - increases; increases Large crystal size is associated with what type of rock? - Intrusive igneous Rocks found within the core of a mountain range formed along a continental-continental convergent plate boundary are likely to be: - Metamorphic processes associated with a mid-ocean ridge - Mantle convection Plate divergence Crustal formation When oceanic crust collides ...

Anion - correct answer A negatively charged ion Aphanitic - correct answer An igneous rock texture that refers to the grains not visible to the naked eye, and therefore indicative of fast cooling. Aureole - correct answer The zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous intrusion and showing the effects of contact metamorphism Bar - correct answer A unit of pressure equal to 10 to the 6th dynes/cm2, approximately one atmosphere (atm) Bowen's Reaction Series - correct a...

Final Exam CRSS 3060 Soils & Hydrology, Questions and Correct Answers, With Complete Solution 2024. soil composition percentages 50% inorganic matter, 5% organic matter, and 45% pore space (water/air) Georgia Regions: Valley & Ridge Ultisol & Inceptisols on steep sedimentary ridges and flat valleys Georgia Regions: Blue Ridge Ultisols n Inceptisols on steep metamorphic mountains Georgia Regions: Piedmont Ultisols on dissected rolling igneous and metamorphic rock Georgia Regions: Sand hi...

SFSU ERTH 110 Exam | Questions and Answers According to the textbook reading for this week (Module 1), which definition below would be the best definition of Geology? Geology is the scientific study of the nature, origin and evolution of the Earth and other terrestrial bodies. What are the key differences between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory according to the lecture? Choose from the following: A theory is an accumulation of many well-proven and well-accepted hypotheses that ...

Earth Science-Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the two different kinds of crust? - Correct Answer ️️ -Oceanic and Continental Which crust is denser? - Correct Answer ️️ -Oceanic Which crust is thicker? - Correct Answer ️️ -Continental What specific type of rock is each type of crust made of? - Correct Answer ️️ - Continental-granite Oceanic-basalt What layer contains the crust and the upper mantle? - Correct Answer ️️ -Lithosphere What is unusual abou...

The oldest minerals on earth are about 4 billion years old. The accepted age of earth (4.56 Ga) is based on the - correct answer -the age of meteorites which are thought to have formed at the same time as the earth Which of the following is true of lithospheric plates on earth - correct answer -Lithospheric plates consist of upper mantle and crust Plates can join together and break apart The move at a rate of 3-10 cm a year The ______________ of the crust differs from that of the mantle ...

How old is the Earth? - correct answer -4.6 Billion years old In Geology we are interested in which three activities? - correct answer -past, present, future How long ago was the "Big Bang"? - correct answer -14 Billion years Principle of Uniformitarianism - correct answer -Earth processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past Name the two types of crust - correct answer -Continental and oceanic How thick is the continental crust? - correct answer -40km ...

Why do we have seasons? (a)because the sun moves further away from the sun in the winter? (b)because the sun gets colder in winter? (c)because earth's rotation axis is tilted? - correct answer c we used to have 9 planets. what happened? (a)It got destroyed (b)Big government decided that we should only have 8 planets (c)A new discovery made scientists reconsider - correct answer c How are ...

Age of Earth 4.6 billion years Seismometer Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake. Uniformitarianism The past geological events can be explained by forces occurring today Alfred Wegener A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift Geologic evidence of continental drift -rock units on different continents have similar structure Mid Ocean Ridges -submerged mountain regions -longest continuous feature of the earths crust -tensio...