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SDSU Oceanography 100 FINAL Questions With Correct Solutions, Already Passed!!
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What is the origin of the Earth? - Answer-Formed out of a solar nebula 
What are the origins of Life? - Answer-Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth 
What is kinetic energy? - Answer-The energy of motion 
What is heat energy? - Answer-Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together 
What is density? - Answer-A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. 
(mass per unit volume) 
What is convection? - Answer-Transfer of heat through currents caused by differen...
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Earth Science Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solutions 
seismic waves - Correct Answer ️️ -Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the 
energy released during an earthquake. 
crust - Correct Answer ️️ -the outer layer of the Earth 
mantle - Correct Answer ️️ -the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and 
core 
lithosphere - Correct Answer ️️ -the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the 
crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle 
asthenosphere -...
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SDSU Ocean 100 Final SacramentoGrilo Questions and Answers 100% Solved correctly
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origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) 
• Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar 
nebula formed. 
• Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya 
• Nebula: gas cloud 
origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years 
to create oceans 
• icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) 
origin of life - Answer-•...
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ocean 100 sacramentogrilo final exam Questions With Complete Solutions Graded A+
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The Earth - 
origin of Earth, oceans, life; 
the Earth's internal layers... - origin of Earth, oceans, life; 
the Earth's internal layers... 
Origin of Earth, Oceans, Life: 
• Earth: Supernova (explosion of a star-4.6 bya)- earth (nebula made of gas and dust) was formed 4.5 
billion years ago. 
• Oceans: Volcanic expulsion, rained for thousands of years then hit by icy comets; volcanic outgassing 
and ice from comets 
• Life: 3.7 billion years ago life was created- animals have been arou...
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Oceanography Exam 1 Study Guide || with 100% Error-free Solutions.
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What does plate tectonics refer to? correct answers It is a theory explaining the movement of the Earth's crust 
-Earth's crust is not solid but rather a bunch of pieces (or 'plates') that move on the surface of the Earth. Similar to cracked egg shell. 
 
We need all three boundary types for plates to move around Earth's surface: 
-Convection currents -- drives the movement 
-Mid-ocean ridge -- spreading center 
Subduction zones -- oceanic trench site of crust destruction 
 
What is the maj...
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ERSC 181 Geology EXAM 2 (American Public University)
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Part 1 of 2 - 48.0/ 52.0 Points 
Question 1 of 25 
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Which type of boundaries involve crust being neither created nor destroyed and shearing 
motion? 
 
A. divergent boundaries 
 
B. transform boundaries 
 
C. convergent boundaries 
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Question 2 of 25 
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Continent to continent convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which landforms? 
 
A. broad mountain range, folds 
 
B. volcanic arc, forearc basin 
 
C. oceani...
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Mttc Integrated Science Secondary (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers
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Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT 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 lithos...
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EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition 
(what they are made out of). - Correct Answer ️️ -1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner 
liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 
2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 
3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) 
List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a 
liqui...
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PRAXIS II ELEMENTARY EDUCATION- SCIENCE EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
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PRAXIS II ELEMENTARY EDUCATION- SCIENCE EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 
 
How many questions are this Praxis exam? - correct answer 50 
 
What is the passing score I need to pass? - correct answer 159 (raw points 33) 
 
What are the layers of the earth? (from inside to out) - correct answer inner core, outer core, mantle and crust 
 
What is the inner core? - correct answer solid center of the earth, composed of iron and nickel (700-800 miles) 
 
What is the outer core? - correct answer a l...
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Geology Exam #1 Questions With Answers
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Geology Exam #1 Questions With Answers 
Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift? 
Alfred Wegener. 
 
 
In which ocean are most of the world's convergent plate boundaries located? 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
 
The east coast of North America is a what boundary? The West coast of South America is what boundary? 
Not a plate boundary. 
A convergent plate boundary. 
 
 
What is associated with a divergent plate boundary? Name a divergent plate boundary. 
Earthquakes, volcanicm and rifting. 
The mid-at...
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