GLG 101 Final Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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GLG 101
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GLG 101
GLG 101 Final Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Rock Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER- Magma cools and solidifies creating igneous rocks.
Igneous rocks are exposed at the surface and eroded away creating sedimentary rocks.
Sedimentary rock deform under heat and pressure to form Metamorphic roc...
GLG 101 Final Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Rock Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Magma cools and solidifies creating igneous rocks.
Igneous rocks are exposed at the surface and eroded away creating sedimentary rocks.
Sedimentary rock deform under heat and pressure to form Metamorphic rocks.
How we determine the relative ages of rocks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- We place rocks in
their proper sequence of formation. Which rock formed first,second, third, and so on.
Rock Types - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous Rocks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Form as molten rock cools and solidifies.
Sedimentary Rocks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Forms when sediment settles out of water or
air and is deposited. older sediments are buried beneath younger layers and gradually convert
to sedimentary rock.
Metamorphic Rocks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Preexisting sedimentary and igneous rocks
that transform under heat, pressure and stress to form Metamorphic rock.
Layers of the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chemical Composition:
Crust
Mantle
Core
How we melt rocks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- High Temp. Low Pressure, Water content
What are plate tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A theory explaining the structure of the
Earth's crust
What is orogeny? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The process of building mountain belts.
What forces drive orogeny? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Compressional forces drive
orogeny such as subduction zones.
What is an Accretionary wedge? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The chaotic accumulation of
deformed and thrust faulted sediments scraps of ocean crust. Forms along subduction plates.
What is Terrane Accretion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A crustal fragment consisting of a
distinct and recognizable series of rock formations that has been transported by plate tectonic
processes.
What is Isostasy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A floating crust in gravitational balance.
Thicker crust float higher than thinner crust.
What is Confining Pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- When stress is applied uniformly
in all directions.
What is Differential Stress? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- when stress is applied unequally in
differnt directions.
What is Stress? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The force applied on any surface within a solid.
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