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MSCI 112 Final Exam Review Questions And Answers Rated A+. Which layer in earth does NOT transmit S waves? a. The crust b. The inner core c. The mantle d. The outer core - correct answer. d. The outer core What are the plates of plate tectonics made up of? a. Asthenosphere b. Crust c. Lithosphere d. Mantle - correct answer. c. Lithosphere Which of the following igneous rocks has the lowest silica content? a. Felsic b. Intermediate c. Mafic d. Ultramafic - cor...

smart work for exam 1 questions & answers 2023/2024 Wegener's theory of continental drift took decades to be acceptedChoose one: A. because many of Wegener's ideas turned out to be wrong. B. because of pure stubbornness by the scientific community. C. because climate, fossil distributions, and land shape offered conflicting evidence. D. because Wegener couldn't explain how continents moved. - ANSWER-D Oceanic crustChoose one: A. is the same age as continental crust. B. has the s...

The assemblage of albite, chlorite, actinolite, and calcite would be most characteristic of - Answer-greenschist facies The assemblage of hornblende + plagioclase would most likely be - Answer-amphiboite facies In carbonates wollastonite + anorthite + diopside would most likely be - Answer-sanidinite facies The formula K(AlSi3O8) is for what mineral - Answer-sanidine What are some common associative minerals with sanidine - Answer-Quartz, Muscovite, Biotite, Plagioclase feldspars, ...

Work W = f x d The force that pushes an object times the distance the object moves Potential energy The work needed to raise an object a distance against the pull of gravity Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:02 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Kinetic energy The energy an object has due to its motion Sensible heat Heat energy we can feel or measure Latent heat Hidden heat energy in chemical bonds Released...

SCSC EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+ Five soil forming factors active factors - ANSWER- -climate -biological activity Five soil forming factors passive factor - ANSWER- -parent material -time Five soil forming factors modifying factor - ANSWER- -topography (relief) relief - ANSWER- topography 6 key roles of soil - ANSWER- - medium for plant growth (nutrients, support, water, O2) - system for water supp...

APSC 151 Midterm Exam Study Guide | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion - B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic - B The Eart...

Subduction A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced downward into the mantle below another plate and melted Asthenosphere The lower part of the mantle Lithosphere The upper part of the mantle and the crust Atmosphere The air and area that is above the crust and below space Core The extremely hot, solid, and dense center of the earth, which is believed to be composed of iron and nickel Mantle Between the core and the crust, liqui...

form at specific temperatures as a magma cools. At the higher temperatures associated with mafic and intermediate magmas, the general progression can be separated into two branches. How do porphyritic-textured igneous rocks form? - ANSWERSPorphyritic rocks are formed when a column of rising magma is cooled in two stages. In the first stage, the magma is cooled slowly deep in the crust, creating the large crystal grains, with a diameter of 2mm or more. Which lines get closer together as the...

RECRYSTALIZATION WHEN MINERALS GROW WITHOUT BEING MELTED DUE TO HEAT/PRESSURE FOLIATION An arrangement of minerals in flat or wavy parallel bands. MAFIC COMPOSITION OF IGNEOUS ROCK, HIGH DENSITY, IRON,MAGNESIUM PRECIPITATE A solid that forms from a solution during a chemical reaction in water. BANDING IN ROCKS EXTREME MINERAL ALLIGNMENT CONTACT METAMORPHISM a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with heat from...

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 ...