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Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+. The same objects have the - ANSWER same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 2. The closer isolines are... - ANSWER the steeper the gradient (diagram: North side is steepest) 3. The altitude of Polaris equals... - ANSWER the latitude of the observer Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 4. The Earth rotates - ANSWER West to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hours or one day 5. Latitude lines run Longitude line...

Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) 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 ...

Which is not a requirement for a mineral? A) naturally occurring B) consistent isotopic composition C) well-formed external crystal shapes D) orderly regular atomic or ionic structure E) definite chemical composition - B Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition? A) Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils. B) Older strata are deposited on younger strata without intervening, intermediate age strata. C) An igneous dyke cut...

APSC 151 Week 2 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Extrusive igneous rock - Correct Answer- - Form when magma solidifies at the surface - Can be explosion or flowing *Features*: - Lava flows Fluid, viscous, or sluggish (Ex. Central Chilean Andes) - Fissure eruptions - Volcanoes (many different types) Volcanic ash, lava, volcanic tuff (pyroclastic flow) ("tuff" layers in a tunnel) -. ex*rhyolite, andesite, basalt, komatilite* intrusive igneous rock - Correct Answer- - Form a...

Science Olympiad Latest Version 100% Correct Ionic Bond A bond between a nonmetal and a metal. One loses or gains an electron. Sea Breeze A wind blowing from cool ocean to warm land next to it. Endoplasmic Reticulum A network of tubes that are responsible for carrying materials throughout the cell. There are often ribosomes scattered about it. Banolith An intrusive igneous rock at the surface of the earth that formed below the surface. Monera A kingdom of prokaryotic organisms...

Geology Chapter 4 Final Exam Study Guide Test. "Wet" igneous rock melts at a lower temperature than the "dry" version of that same rock because A. the addition of volatiles in "wet" rocks lowers their melting temperature. B. they occur on the seafloor, where temperatures are already cold. C. "dry" igneous rocks are made of more felsic minerals. D. "wet" igneous rocks form at shallower depth in the Earth. - CORRECT ANSWER A. the addition of volatiles in "wet" rocks lo...

GLG 101 Final Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Rock Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER- Magma cools and solidifies creating igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are exposed at the surface and eroded away creating sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rock deform under heat and pressure to form Metamorphic rocks. How we determine the relative ages of rocks - CORRECT ANSWER- We place rocks in their proper sequence of formation. Which rock formed first,second, third, and so on. Rock Types - CORRECT ANSWER...

Anorthosite - Answer-A plutonic igneous rock composed almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar, found in the San Gabriel Mountains and dated at 1.022 billion years. Connate Water - Answer-Water trapped in a formation at the time of deposition Franciscan Formation or Group - Answer-A heterogeneous unit of sedimentary and volcanic rocks consisting of greywacke and interbedded shale, minor amounts of chert, limestone, greenstone, and metamorphic rocks of greenschist and blueschist facies. The ...

Natural Event Geological or atmospheric processes involving the release of energy and has nothing to do with people. Geological is due to the hot interior of the Earth and can be expressed as volcanoes. Atmospheric type of energy is the product of solar energy which can be expressed as tornadoes. Characteristics of a Natural Disaster (5) geological, atmospheric, magnitude, frequency, duration, areal extent Recurrence interval time between same sized events (150 years) frequency 1/recurrenc...

Earth Science: Ch.5&6 Study Guide Test Exam Review 2024/2025 Questions And Answers ______________ is molten rock below Earth's surface. - ANS-magma To be able to see an igneous rock form, you would have to live near ____________________________. - ANS-active volcanoes True or False: Igneous rock form when lava or magma cools and minerals crystallize. - ANS-true Magma that flows out onto earth's surface is called _____. - ANS-lava True or False: The type of igneous rock that forms d...