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Geology Exam
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Geology Exam Answer Keys 
Pillow lavas are associated with ________ eruptions. 
a. subaerial rhyolitic 
b. submarine rhyolitic 
c. subaerial basaltic 
d. submarine basaltic 
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A fast-moving flow that resembles fluid concrete consisting of a mixture of water and volcanoclastic 
debris is termed a ________ 
a. lahar 
b. pyroclastic flow 
c. flood basalt 
d. hyaloclastite 
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Normal fault forms during 
a. compression of the crust 
b. extension of the crust 
c. when the crust slide past eac...
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Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Latest Version Graded A+
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Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet 
 
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volcano a weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface 
 
magma the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle 
 
lava liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface 
 
Ring of Fire a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean 
 
island arc a string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate 
beneath a second oceanic plate 
 
hot spot an area where mag...
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APSC 151 Week 2 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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APSC 151 Week 2 UPDATED Exam 
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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...
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ISP 203 Exam 2 (2023-20214) || Questions & Answers (Graded A+)ISP 203 Exam 2 (2023-20214) Questions & Answers
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ISP 203 Exam 2 () || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
ISP 203 Exam 2 () || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
 
Divergent boundary - ANSWER - Boundary where tectonic plates move apart 
 
At which type of plate boundary is likely to have magma generated by decompression melting? - ANSWER - Divergent 
 
Most of the world's above sea level volcanoes are ___________ and occur at ____________. - ANSWER - stratovolcanoes, subduction zones 
 
An igneous rock with tiny or no visible crystals likely coole...
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EES Exam 2 Questions and answers. Latest Update. Verified.
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EES Exam 2 Questions and answers. Latest Update. Verified. 
 
 
Is all volcanic activity violent and explosive? - -No 
 
What is magma? - -Melted rock material 
 
How does magma vary? - -It varies in composition. Some can have more silica than others. 
 
Silica content - -Silica makes magma more viscous because silica tetrahedra link together. 
 
Gas content - -Different dissolved gases, such as H2O and CO2, can control how a volcano erupts. 
 
What is the difference between rhyolitic and basalt...
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UBC EOSC 114 exam with complete solutions
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Work 
W = f x d 
The force that pushes an object times the distance the object moves 
 
 
 
Potential energy 
The work needed to raise an object a distance against the pull of gravity 
 
 
 
 
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Kinetic energy 
The energy an object has due to its motion 
 
 
 
Sensible heat 
Heat energy we can feel or measure 
 
 
 
Latent heat 
Hidden heat energy in chemical bonds 
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SCIN100 -- Chapter 9 exam with complete solutions
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SCIN100 -- Chapter 9 exam with complete 
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The famous destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii was produced by ________. 
a) a large cinder cone burying the city in tephra 
b) a composite volcano erupted lava that buried the city, fossilizing people who were overridden 
by the fast moving flow 
c) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried the city in ash and smothered the 
people living there - answerc) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried 
the c...
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Clemson Geology 1010 - Exam #1 Latest Update Rated A
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Clemson Geology 1010 - Exam #1 Latest Update Rated A principles claims something that has been proven - known to all as correct 
scientific method observation, questions, hypothesis, collect data, and evaluation 
hypothesis educated guess; "if-then" statement. needs to be testable; be predictive 
theories hypothesis but now has a lot of data supporting it; tested for years 
law essentially correct (always an exception) 
geology study of earth 
catastrophism everything was caused by 6 catastrop...
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SCIN100 -- Chapter 9 exam with complete solutions
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SCIN100 -- Chapter 9 exam with complete 
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The famous destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii was produced by ________. 
a) a large cinder cone burying the city in tephra 
b) a composite volcano erupted lava that buried the city, fossilizing people who were overridden 
by the fast moving flow 
c) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried the city in ash and smothered the 
people living there - answerc) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried 
the c...
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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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