Ersc181 b00 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted sediments?  A. rivers  B. glaciers  C. ocean waves  D. deep marine  E. wind Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a seismic receiving station?  A. The amplitude o...

Week 5 Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 3 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?  A. The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism.  B. The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism.  C. The first rock formed during metamorphism.  D. The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism. Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What are the three agents of metamorphism?  A. differen...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted sediments?  A. rivers  B. glaciers  C. ocean waves  D. deep marine  E. wind Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a seismic receiving station?  A. The amplitude o...

The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?  A. The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism.  B. The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism.  C. The first rock formed during metamorphism.  D. The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism. Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What are the three agents of metamorphism?  A. differential pressure, deep-sea smokers, and hydrothermal vents  B. differential pressure, confining pressure, and lithostatic pressure ...

AMU ERSC181 B001Week 6 Exam ERSC 181 Latest Fall 2022 (answered)

AMU ERSC181 B001Week 6 Exam ERSC 181 Latest Fall 2022 (answered)

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and erosi...

The result of differential stress (pressure) on rocks can: Question options: cause mineral crystals to align parallel to each other. cause mineral crystals to dissolve perpendicular to the stress. cause the rocks to partially erode. make the rock become unrecognizable. cause new minerals to grow randomly in the protolith. Question 2 4 / 4 points Which of the following is true of metamorphic rocks? Question options: They form when rocks melt under intense heat and pressure They for...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted sediments?  A. rivers  B. glaciers  C. ocean waves  D. deep marine  E. wind Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a seismic receiving station?  A. The amplitude o...

Week 5 Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 3 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what?  A. The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism.  B. The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism.  C. The first rock formed during metamorphism.  D. The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism. Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What are the three agents of metamorphism?