Geology correct answers the branch of Earth science that studies all aspects of the planet
Scientific Method correct answers the general procedure for discovering how the universe works through systematic observations and experiments
Geologic record correct answers the information preserved i...
Geoscience 100 Final Exam || All Correct.
Geology correct answers the branch of Earth science that studies all aspects of the planet
Scientific Method correct answers the general procedure for discovering how the universe works
through systematic observations and experiments
Geologic record correct answers the information preserved in the rocks that have been formed at
various times throughout Earth's history
Principle of Uniformitarianism correct answers The geologic record tells us that, for the most
part, the processes we see in action on Earth today have worked in much the same way
throughout the geologic past
Topography correct answers measured with respect to sea level, a smooth surface set at the
average level of ocean water that conforms closely to the squashed spherical shape expected for
the rotating Earth.
Seismic Waves correct answers allow geologists to locate earthquakes and also to make pictures
of Earth's inner workings
Geosystems correct answers specialized subsystems that produce specific types of activity, such
as climate change or mountain building
Lithosphere correct answers cooling of the surface forms a strong outer shell
Asthenosphere correct answers the lithosphere encases the hot, weak liquid
Continental drift correct answers large scale movements of continents
Seafloor spreading correct answers the convection in Earth's mantle could push and pull
continents apart, creating new oceanic crust
Divergent boundaries correct answers plates move apart and new lithosphere is created (plate
area increases)
Convergent boundaries correct answers plates come together and one plate is recycled into the
mantle (plate area decreases)
Transform faults correct answers plates slide horizontally past each other (plate area does not
change)
Oceanic spreading center correct answers rifting and spreading along a mid ocean ridge create
new oceanic lithosphere
, Continental rift zone correct answers rifting and spreading zones on continents are characterized
by parallel rift valleys, volcanism, and earthquakes
Ocean-ocean convergence correct answers where oceanic lithosphere meets oceanic lithosphere,
one plate is subjected under the other, and a deep sea trench and a volcanic island are formed
Ocean-continent convergence correct answers when oceanic lithosphere meets continental
lithosphere, the oceanic lithosphere is subjected, and a volcanic mountain belt is formed at the
continental margin
Continent-continent convergence correct answers where two continents converged the crust
crumpets and thickens creating high mountains and a wide plateau
Continental transform fault correct answers at transform faults, plates slip horizontally past each
other
Mid-oceanic ridge transform fault correct answers mid-oceanic ridges are typically offset by
transform faults
Mid-oceanic ridge correct answers an undersea mountain chain that exhibits earthquakes,
volcanism, and rifting all caused by tensional (stretching) forces of mantle conviction that are
pulling the two plates apart
Spreading center correct answers as the seafloor spreads, hot molten rock, called magma, wells
up into the rifts to form new oceanic crusts
Subduction correct answers one plate descends beneath the other
Island arc correct answers the resulting magma produces a chain of volcanoes
Relative plate velocity correct answers the velocity at which one plate moves relative to the other
Minerals correct answers a naturally occurring solid crystalline substance, usually inorganic,
with a specific chemical composition
Iconic bond correct answers the simplest form of chemical bond
Covalent bonds correct answers Elements that do not readily gain or lose electrons to form ions,
and instead form compounds by sharing electrons
Crystallization correct answers the atoms of a gas or liquid come together in the proper chemical
proportions and in the proper arrangement to form a solid substance
Silicates correct answers the most abundant class of minerals in Earth's crust
Carbonates correct answers minerals composed of carbon and oxygen
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