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Geology 111 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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When a beta particle is emitted during radioactive decay, the atomic number of the isotope 
_____. - answerincreases by 1 
Match the paleoclimate proxies to the information they can provide about the past climate. 
Ice Cores - answerTrap gases to provide info about the atmosphere 
What is the definition of cryovolcanism? - answerEruption of magmas derived from partial 
melting of ice 
What is the geologic definition of a stream? - answerA ch...
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Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Flux melting most likely occurs at: 
(A) Mid-ocean ridges. 
(B) Transform faults. 
(C) Subduction zones. 
(D) None of the above - answer(C) Subduction zones. 
Decompression melting occurs as a result of: 
(A) Decrease of the confining pressure as the Core rises to shallower depth. 
(B) Increase of the confining pressure as the asthenosphere rises to shallower depth. 
(C) Decrease of the confining pressure as the lithosphere ...
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Geology 1110 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions
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The ocean's oldest sediments are found - answerfar from spreading centers 
Where you can find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor? - answermid ocean ridges 
the plastic layer in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere is called the - 
answerasthenosphere 
New oceanic crust is produced - answerat divergent plate boundaries 
Movement of the plates ranges from - answer1 to 20 cm a year 
Magnetic stripes (zones with opposite magnetic...
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology 111 UPDATED Test Questions and CORRECT Answers
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When a beta particle is emitted during radioactive decay, the atomic number of the isotope 
_____. increases by 1 
Match the paleoclimate proxies to the information they can provide about the past climate. 
Ice Cores Trap gases to provide info about the atmosphere 
What is the definition of cryovolcanism? Eruption of magmas derived from partial 
melting of ice 
What is the geologic definition of a stream? A channelized body of water flowing down 
gradient 
The first sign of a tsunami's appro...
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Geology 1110 Already Passed Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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(1) The number of protons is an element's:atomic number 
(1) The total number of protons and neutrons is an atoms?atomic mass number 
(1) An atom that has gained electrons is:an anion 
(1) An atom that has lost electrons is:cation 
(1) The kind of bonding characterized by sharing electrons is:covalent bonding 
(1) What is ionic bondingatoms that are attracted to each other because of different 
charges 
(1) By definition, minerals are:naturally occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline 
struct...
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% 
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Geology - answerStudy of the earth 
Division - answerPhysical 
Historical 
Development of geology - answerCatastrophism 
Uniformitariamism 
James Ussher - answerCatastrophic: catastrophes shaped earth's landscapes 
James Hutton - answerUniformitariamism: physical, chemical, biological 
Spheres - answerAtmosphere 
Geosphere 
Biosphere 
Hydrosphere 
Atmospheric layers - answerTroposphere: 0-7 mi. 
Stratosphere: 7-31 mi. 
Mesosphere: 21-50 mi...
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology 1110 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions
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Geology 1110 Final Exam Questions With 
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The ocean's oldest sediments are found - answerfar from spreading centers 
Where you can find the youngest rocks on the ocean floor? - answermid ocean ridges 
the plastic layer in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere is called the - 
answerasthenosphere 
New oceanic crust is produced - answerat divergent plate boundaries 
Movement of the plates ranges from - answer1 to 20 cm a year 
Magnetic stripes (zones with opposite magnetic...
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