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  • September 4, 2024
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Earth Science Questions And Answers Final Exam 2024


What ois oa omineral? o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oa onaturally ooccurring, oinorganic osolid othat ohas oa
ocrystal ostructure oand oa odefinite ochemical ocomposition


Streak o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe ocolor oof oa omineral oin opowdered oform

Luster o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oThe oway oa omineral oreflects olight

Cleavage o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe otendency oof oa omineral oto obreak oalong oflat osurfaces

Fracture o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe omanner oin owhich oa omineral obreaks oalong oeither ocurved oor
oirregular osurfaces


Hardness o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oa omeasure oof ohow oeasily oa omineral ocan obe oscratched

Density o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe oamount oof omatter oin oa ogiven ospace

Magnetism o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe oforce oof orepulsion o(pushing) oor oattraction o(pulling) obetween
opoles oof omagnets


Igneous o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- orock oformed ofrom ocooled omagma oor olava

Metamorphic o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oRocks ochanged oby ointense oheat oor oextreme opressure

Partial oMelting o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe oprocess oby owhich odifferent ominerals oin orock omelt oat
odifferent otemperatures


Fractional oCrystallization o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oThe oprocess oby owhich othe ocrystals oformed oin oa
ocooling omagma oare osegregated ofrom othe oremaining oliquid oat oprogressively olower otemperatures.


Sorting o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- ogrouping oby oclass oor okind oor osize

The oRock oCycle o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe ocycle oin owhich oone orock ochanges ointo oanother

Placer oDeposit o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oa odeposit othat ocontains oa ovaluable omineral othat ohas obeen
oconcentrated oby omechanical oaction


Passive oSolar oSystem o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oSystem othat ocaptures osunlight odirectly owithin oa
ostructurea oand oconverts oit ointo olow-temperature oheat ofor ospace oor owater oheating ofor odomestic
ouse.

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Active oSystem o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oAbsorbs oenergy ofrom othe osun oby opumping oa oheat-absorbing
ofluid othrough ospecial ocollectors oor oracks.


Geothermal oEnergy o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oenergy oderived ofrom othe oheat oin othe ointerior oof othe
oearth


Hydroelectric oEnergy o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oenergy oobtained ofrom oflowing owater

How ois ocoal oformed? o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oWhen opeat ois oaltered ophysically oand ochemically.

Which ofossil ofuel ois omost oabundant? o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oCoal

Petroleum ois omined oout oof owhat? o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oTar

Uniformitarianism o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oprinciple othat oEarth's oprocesses ooccurring otoday oare
osimilar oto othose othat ooccurred oin othe opast


Law oof oSuperposition o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe olaw othat oa osedimentary orock olayer ois oolder othan
othe olayers oabove oit oand oyounger othan othe olayers obelow oit oif othe olayers oare onot odisturbed


Law oof oCrosscutting oRelationships o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oIntrusion oor ofault ois oyounger othan othe
olayer oit ois ocutting


Relative oAge o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- othe oage oof orock oin orelation oto oother olayers

Continental oDrift o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oThe ohypothesis othat othe ocontinents oslowly omove oacross
oEarth's osurface.


Pangaea o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oThe ohuge ocontinent othat obroke oapart oand oformed otoday's
ocontinents.


Mid-Ocean oRidge o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oAn oundersea omountain ochain owhere onew oocean ofloor ois
oproduced.


Sonar o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oA odevice othat omeasures othe odistance oof oan oobject ounderwater.

Sea-Floor oSpreading o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oThe oprocess owhere omolten omaterial oadds onew ocrust oto
othe oocean ofloor.


Deep oOcean oTrench o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oa odeep ovalley oalong othe oocean ofloor obeneath owhich
ooceanic ocrust oslowly osinks otoward othe omantle


Subduction o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oThe oprocess owhere ooceanic ocrust osinks obeneath oa otrench oand
ointo othe omantle oat oa oconvergent oplate oboundary.


Tectonic oPlate o- oCorrect o oAnswer o- oa oblock oof olithosphere othat oconsists oof othe ocrust oand othe
origid, ooutermost opart oof othe omantle

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