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Final Exam Geology 101 TAMU questions with correct answers
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Deformation CORRECT ANSWER Refers to all changes in the size, shape, or position of a rock body in response to stress. 
 
Confining pressure CORRECT ANSWER equal in all directions, associated with the weight of the overlaying rocks. 
 
Differential stress CORRECT ANSWER not equal in all directions, associated with tectonic activity. 
 
can any rock deform in a brittle or ductile manner? CORRECT ANSWER Any rock can deform in a brittle or ductile manner, depending on the conditions of the deformat...
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Geology 101 Exam 3 TAMU questions with correct answers
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Detrital rocks CORRECT ANSWER transported sediment as solid particles 
-Chief constituents of detrital rocks are Quartz, Feldspars, Micas, Clay minerals 
(the silicate minerals) 
 
'Chemical' rocks CORRECT ANSWER sediment composed of minerals that were once in solution 
[biochemical is a better name for them, because many are formed from biologic processes] 
 
What are sediments? CORRECT ANSWER Sediments are products of mechanical and chemical weathering and deposited on the Earth surface 
Oft...
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FINAL EXAM GEOLOGY 101 TAMU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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Geology 101 TAMU Test 2 questions with correct answers
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Buoyancy CORRECT ANSWER What causes magma to rise? 
 
Less Dense Material is forced up by a buoyant force CORRECT ANSWER What happens when less dense material is trapped below more dense material 
 
Temperature, Volatiles, and Silica CORRECT ANSWER What 3 things does Viscosity depend on? 
 
Low Viscosity CORRECT ANSWER High Temp 
More Volatiles 
Less SiO2 (*Mafic*) 
 
Flows easily (Basaltic Lava Flows) 
 
High Viscosity CORRECT ANSWER Lower Temp 
Less Volatiles 
More SiO2 (*Felsic*) 
 
Doesn't ...
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TAMU Geology 101 Exam 2 questions with correct answers
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General of magma CORRECT ANSWER igneous rocks form as molten rock (magma, lava) cools and solidifies 
General characteristics of magma 
Forms from partial melting of rocks Magma at surface is called lava 
Rocks formed from lava are extrusive/volcanic rocks 
Rocks formed from magma at depth are intrusive/plutonic rocks 
 
Basalt melt, Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER This is lava/melted rock. This shows Lava flow 
 
Basalt flow, Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER This also shows lava flow which is cooling instantly. 
 
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Geology 101 Exam 1 TAMU questions with correct answers
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Asthenosphere CORRECT ANSWER the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. It is a layer of solid rock that has so much pressure and heat the rocks can flow like a liquid. 
 
principle of uniformitarianism CORRECT ANSWER states that geological processes have worked in the same way throughout time. 
 
Earth's major interacting systems CORRECT ANSWER climate system, the plate tectonic system, and the geodynamic system. 
 
climate system involves... CORRECT ANSWER interactions among the ...
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GEOLOGY 101 EXAM 3 TAMU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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Texas A&M University(TAMU) Geology 101 Tests Bundle Set
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TAMU geology 101- exam 1 questions with correct answers
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age of earth CORRECT ANSWER our understanding of radioactivity helps us accurately determine numerical dates for rocks that represent important events in earth's past. Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. 
 
Asthenosphere CORRECT ANSWER "weak sphere" 400km deep, small amount of melting, mechanically detached from lithosphere, which can move independently 
 
craton CORRECT ANSWER interior of a continent, oldest part 
 
density CORRECT ANSWER defined as mass per unit of volume, determines how ...
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TAMU Geology 101 Exam 2 questions with correct answers
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Where is magma generated? Where are the greatest amounts produced? CORRECT ANSWER the uppermost mantle and at divergent plate boundaries 
 
partial melting CORRECT ANSWER incomplete melting if rocks where magma is enriched with ions 
 
top factors in viscosity CORRECT ANSWER gas 
CO2 
Sulfer 
 
pyroclastic CORRECT ANSWER broken bits of ash and rock thrown from a volcano 
 
3 main types of volcanoes CORRECT ANSWER shield 
composition 
strato 
 
types of lava flows CORRECT ANSWER basaltic- 90% 
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