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EARTHSCI 1G03 EXAM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Age of Earth - CORRECT ANSWER- 4.6 billion years Seismometer - CORRECT ANSWER- Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake. Uniformitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER- The past geological events can be explained by forces occurring today

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EARTHSCI 1G03 EXAM REVIEW | latest 2023/24 Age of Earth - 4.6 billion years Seismometer - Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake. Uniformitarianism - The past geological events can be explained by forces occurring today Alfred Wegener - A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift Geologic evidence of continental drift - -rock units on different continents have similar structure Mid Ocean Ridges - -submerged mountain regions...

Age of Earth 4.6 billion years Seismometer Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake. Uniformitarianism The past geological events can be explained by forces occurring today Alfred Wegener A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift Geologic evidence of continental drift -rock units on different continents have similar structure Mid Ocean Ridges -submerged mountain regions -longest continuous feature of the earths crust -tensio...

Betyls - Greeks and Romans used to call meteorites this - as God's house that fell to the earth. They enshrined these materials. Kaaba Stone - Muslims use this at the mecca - pay homage Father of Meteroritics - Ernst Chaldni - discovered the study of meteorites Where's the asteroid Belt? Why here? - B/w Mars and Jupiter During the early formation of the SS, the gravitational forces of different planets affected the asteroids. So some asteroids grew into large bodies while others ...

What is the heliocentric model? - Answer - Sun is at the center of the Solar System What is the geocentric model? - Answer - Earth is at the center of the Solar System Define perihilon - Answer - The point of nearest approach of a planet to the Sun Define aphelion - Answer - The point of greatest separation How did Aristarchus contribute to the heliocentric model? - Answer - he experimented with placing Sun at the centre. Satisfied that the geometry seemed to work - and seemed able t...

Where are most asteroids found in the solar system? - Answer - Main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter Why did the asteroid belt form between Mars and Jupiter? - Answer - Jupiter's strong gravity, which developed very early in the history of the solar system, picked up many asteroids and meteoroids. What are the Kirkwood gaps? - Answer - Areas without any asteroids or meteoroids due to disruptions in gravity, causing anything that enters to be flung out of the belt completely. If a...

Class notes from subjects: Oral Communication in Context, Practical Research 1, and Earth Science. With topics: OralCom: Communication, Communication models, Functions EarthSci: Minerals, Types of Rocks PracRes: Phenomenological Research, Research Citations

This document contains the entire review for the EARTHSCI 1G03 - Earth and the Environment final exam, including information from both lecture and textbook content. Taught in the undergraduate department of science under the School of Geography and Earth Sciences (SGES).