Geologic process - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Theory of Plate Tectonics - Answer A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - Answer African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...

true - Answer- Sub-Saharan Africa is endowed with significant mineral reserves, most of which are embedded in various rocks. (true/fase) a. - Answer- Remote Sensing data and applications thereof are particularly valuable for Africa because (select the best answer) a. the African continent is vast and many areas/environments are difficult to access b. there is little technology in Africa c. Africans need the help of scientists and researcher who use Remote Sensing more than any other place ...

ABEKA BIOLOGY: TEST 7 REVIEW ALREADY PASSED process of assigning "ages" to rocks and fossils based on the breakdown of certain elements into elements radiometric dating the "science" founded by some of Darwin's followers of selectively breeding humans to produce a "master race" eugenics a fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "age" of a rock layer containing it index fossil 18th-century British theologian who argued that living things show clear evidence of desig...

Which of the following is a contribution of Linnaeus to evolutionary thinking? - Species can be grouped by similarity and organized in a hierarchical way Who is originally responsible for the ideas that lineages change through time? - Lamarck Which of the following best describes the geologic process known as uniformitarianism? - The gradual erosion of mountains by water Thomas Malthus was known for arguing that... - The rate of population growth exceeds the rates of increases in food, as ...

Archeology Exam II Questions With Verified Answers Stratigraphy the study of rock layers and the sequence of events they reflect Context where a particular artifact or feature was found relative to other things around it Floralturbation Trees and other plants affect the distribution of artifacts Cryoturbation A natural formation process in which freeze/thaw activity in a soil selectively pushes larger artifacts to the surface of a site eolian sediments materials transpo...

GEG 111 EXAMS 2 24/25 | HARPER COLLEGE | LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+. Which of the following is an exogenic process? -Correct Answer: Weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? -Correct Answer: Volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that mountains, plains, and canyons formed by -Correct Answer: the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geol...

Which of the following provide scientists with evidence that Earth's interior has distinct layers? - correct answer Behavior of seismic waves traveling through Earth's interior Which of the following best describes Earth's outer core? - correct answer metallic liquid Which of the following lines of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his theory of continental drift? - correct answer ...

The type of vascular tissue that carries water and mineral from a plan't root and stem to the leaves is______. - Answer-Xylem In the Linnaean system of classification, the_____comes between family and the species. - Answer-genus The_______ system eliminates waste products from the body. - Answer-excretory The long bone of the upper leg is the____. - Answer-femur The brain and spinal cord form the_____nervous system. - Answer-central The transparent layer at the from of the eye is the____....

1-What is the process component of the theory of special creation? - Species were created, instantaneously and independently of each other, by God. 1-What is the pattern component of the theory of special creation? - Species are recent, unrelated to each other, and do not change through time. 1-What is the pattern component of Lamarckian evolution? - Species change in a progressive manner--meaning that they get larger and more complex over time. 1-The geologic record and radiometric dating...

Where were the first fabricated metallic objects found - correct answer Turkey China North Africa What is the name of the 2nd book ever published. And what was it about. - correct answer Der Metalica, mining What are the new frontiers in mining - correct answer Space/Moon , ocean floor, in situ Name a couple of trends in mining machinery. - correct...