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ESS 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY - University of Washington _ Laboratory 4: Volcanoes, Plutons, and Igneous Rocks. Quiz. Attempt Score 15 out of 15. Spring 2023.

If a xenolith included within an igneous pluton has a numerical age of 55 million years (Ma) old, what can you infer about the age of the pluton? - Answer-the pluton formed after 55 Ma ago Radiocarbon is first produced in the ______ when neutrons strike ______ atoms. - Answer-atmosphere; nitrogen-14 A minimum of ______ seismic stations is necessary to determine the focus of an earthquake. - Answer-3 Which seismic wave will be the last to reach a seismic station following an earthquake? - An...

APSC 151 Week 2 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Extrusive igneous rock - Correct Answer- - Form when magma solidifies at the surface - Can be explosion or flowing *Features*: - Lava flows Fluid, viscous, or sluggish (Ex. Central Chilean Andes) - Fissure eruptions - Volcanoes (many different types) Volcanic ash, lava, volcanic tuff (pyroclastic flow) ("tuff" layers in a tunnel) -. ex*rhyolite, andesite, basalt, komatilite* intrusive igneous rock - Correct Answer- - Form a...

Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers What does uniformitarianism mean? We can interpret the processes that formed ancient rock by examining the processes that form similar rock today. In this illustration, which is a correct interpretation of relative ages? The granite pluton is older than the fault, which is older than the dike. Which of the following is the MOST PRECISE estimate of when the folding occurred? Before the granite pluton intruded, and after intrusion of the...

GM Questions Exam 1 Test with Complete Answers Why is the monolith El Capitan in Yosemite National Park more resistant to erosion than other igneous plutons in the park? - Answer-El Capitan is unfractured. Ultramafic rocks contain __________ and are commonly found in __________. - Answer-olivine; mantle What is an accessory mineral? - Answer-A mineral that makes up a relatively small portion of the total rock composition Which of the following best describes the difference between gra...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...

Catastrophism - correct answer -James Ussher -A belief in sudden and massive change to explain geological complexity Uniformitarianism - correct answer -James Hutton -It states that the physical, chemical and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geological past -"The present is a key to the past" Absolute Age - correct answer ...

ESS 101 INTRO TO GEOLOGY - University of Washington _ Laboratory 4: Volcanoes, Plutons, and IgneousRocks. Fall 2022. Score for this attempt: 11.9 out of 15. Igneous rocks form when magma cools, either slowly underground or rapidly at earth’s surface (i.e. near volcanoes). Magma cooling processes affect the size of crystals in igneous rocks. Bigger crystals form in slow-cooling, underground magma chambers, and smaller crystals form in fast-cooling lava flows/eruptions. To recognize eight common...

Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers What does uniformitarianism mean? We can interpret the processes that formed ancient rock by examining the processes that form similar rock today. In this illustration, which is a correct interpretation of relative ages? The granite pluton is older than the fault, which is older than the dike. Which of the following is the MOST PRECISE estimate of when the folding occurred? Before the granite pluton intruded, and after intrusion of the...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...