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EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto
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EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto 
EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto 
 
Module 1 
1.	Which of the following was not a piece of evidence used by Wegener in support of continental drift? 
a.	Seafloor paleomagnetism 
b.	The distribution of coal mires and glacial deposits 
c.	The match of rocks on now separated continents 
d.	The shape of the African and South Americ...
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Geology Chapter 1-5 Exam Questions And Complete Verified Answers Graded A+.
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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 ...
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MSCI 112 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
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MSCI 112 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Top Score. 
 
 
 
 
 
An igneous rock was formed with 8000 radioactive (parent) atoms but contains only 1000 radioactive (parent) atoms today. If the half-life for the radioactive element is 10 million years, the rock is ___ million years old. - correct answer. 30 
 
Which of the common components of siliciclastic sediment are likely to have been formed from the original sediment source rock through chemical weathering? - correct answer. cla...
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NCSO Movers and Shakers VOLCANOS Exam
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Hot Spot - Answer Places on the Earth's surface that are directly above columns of 
rising magma called (mantle plumes.) 
Lava - Answer Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. 
Composite Volcano - Answer (Stratovolcanoes) Most common type. Form by explosive 
eruptions of pyroclastic materials followed by lava. 
Volcanic Bombs - Answer Large blobs of magma that harden in the air. 
Rift - Answer Deep crack formed when tectonic plates separate. 
Caldera - Answer Magma chamber that supplies mat...
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Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And 
Answers (Verified And Updated) 
Flux melting most likely occurs at: 
(A) Mid-ocean ridges. 
(B) Transform faults. 
(C) Subduction zones. 
(D) None of the above - answer(C) Subduction zones. 
Decompression melting occurs as a result of: 
(A) Decrease of the confining pressure as the Core rises to shallower depth. 
(B) Increase of the confining pressure as the asthenosphere rises to shallower depth. 
(C) Decrease of the confining pressure as the lithosphere ...
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MIBO 3500 Exam 4 Questions With Verified Answers
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Symbiosis - Answer most intimate association between organisms of different species; both partners may evolve in response to each other 
 
5 types of symbiotic relationships - Answer 1. Mutualism 
2. Synergism 
3. Commensalism 
4. Amensalism 
5. Parasitism 
 
mutualism - Answer each partner species benefits from the other and may fail to grow independently; 2 or more microbial partners OR 1 or more microbial partners with a plant or animal host 
 
Lichens - Answer mutualism 
o consist of an inti...
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Physical Geology 14th Edition by Plummer - Test Bank
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Chapter 01 
Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts 
 
 True / False Questions 
1. We depend on geologists for the raw materials we need for survival. TRUE 
 
 Bloom's Level: 1. Remember 
2. Most deaths associated with volcanic eruptions are due to burns of lava flows. FALSE 
 
 Bloom's Level: 1. Remember 
3. A tsunami has a small wave height, travels rapidly, and is not noticed by people in boats. TR...
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ACT English Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions
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ACT English Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions 
To reduce the resulting quarrels, we both met with Grandma, [whom promised us] that we'd each have special activities. 
A. NO CHANGE B. who promised us 
C. who promised ourselves D. whom promised ourselves B. who promised us 
whom = object case who = subject case 
The pronoun is referring to Grandma, which is the subject of the sentence and is therefore, "who." 
Eventually, I became resigned to the fact that my favorite food was only ...
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Geology 101 Final Test Bank New Edition 2023
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Geology 101 Final Test Bank 
 
What is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called? - magma 
 
What is the name for a basaltic lava flow that has a ropy folded surface? - pahoehoe 
 
What is the eruption temperature of basaltic lava? - 1000-1200 °C 
 
Which of the following rocks is formed from volcanic ash? - tuff 
 
Solidified fragments of volcanic material ejected into the air are called - pyroclasts 
 
Which of the following volcanic flows moves the most rapidly? - pyroclastic flows 
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EARTHSCI 1G03 EXAM REVIEW ALL SOLUTION & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT SPRING FALL-2023/24 LATEST GUARANTEED GRADE A+
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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 
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