Physical weathering - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...

GY 102 Learn Smart CH 12 Practice Exam Questions 2024. A(n) ____ hangs from the ceiling of a cave, and a(n) ___ grows upward from the floor. - CORRECT ANSWER stalactite; stalagmite The new minerals that form as a result of chemical weathering at Earth's surface are more stable than the original minerals. These minerals are referred to as ___ minerals. - CORRECT ANSWER secondary Which of the following indicates an area might have a high potential for slope failure? (Choose all that ap...

Mineral - correct answer A naturally occuring inorganic solid with an orderded inorganic solid and a defiite chemical composition. Fracture - correct answer Absence of cleavage when a mineral is broken Foliation - correct answer any planar arrangement of mineral grains or structural features mineral grains or structural features within a rock What comprises flint, chert, and ja...

mineral - correct answer 1. naturally occurring 2. inorganic 3. solid at room temp 4. regular crystal structure 5. defined chemical composition - there are exceptions - different in geology vs. nutrition label/pharmaceutical products rock - correct answer substance that contains one or more minerals or mineraloids Three types of rocks composed of minerals: - igneous (rock crystallizing from molten material) - sedimentary (rocks composed of products of mechanical weathering and chem...

soil - ANSWER--layer(s) of generally loose mineral and/or organic material -affected by physical, chemical, & biological processes -usually hold liquids, gases and biota and support plants -non-renewable resource soil functions - ANSWER-anchorage for plants storage and recycling of nutrients regulate water supply habitat for many organisms engineering medium transformations - ANSWER--weathering of primary minerals to clay & hydrous oxides -humification of organic matter -decaying orga...

APSC 151 Final Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version 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...

GEG 111 Exam 3 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 - CORRECT ANSWER the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the geologic time scale? - CORRECT ANSWER The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during th...

WGU C165 - Integrated Physical Sciences - Unit 5 | Questions and Verified Solutions 2024 Order of Earth's Layers (Inside to Out) - Answer -Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust What is the thickest layer of the Earth? a) Inner Core b) Outer Core c) Mantle d) Crust - Answer -c) Mantle What is the thinnest layer of the Earth? a) Inner Core b) Outer Core c) Mantle d) Crust - Answer -d) Crust Physical or chemical breakdown of rock or soil - Answer -Weathering All of the following con...

Which of the following is an exogenic process? Volcanism Weathering Earthquakes Flows of heat and materials in the mantle - Weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? Weathering Glacial erosion Volcanism Stream deposition - Volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that mountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events. catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred. Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events. the same physical processes we see today ...