EAPS 70 Homework Questions With 100% Correct Answers|14 Pages
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You observe the volcanic eruption above. Based on the shape of the mountain and the eruptive style, what tectonic setting are you in? - ️️Close to a subduction zone
You walk up to this outcrop of sedimentary rocks. You know from previous observations that they have not been rotated or overturn...
You observe the volcanic eruption above. Based on the
shape of the mountain and the eruptive style, what tectonic
setting are you in? - ✔ ✔ Close to a subduction zone
You walk up to this outcrop of sedimentary rocks. You
know from previous observations that they have not been
rotated or overturned. Using the principle of superposition,
which of the labeled layers is the oldest? - ✔ ✔ A
You work at the a volcano observatory. Over the past
several days you have monitored GPS data indicating that
the volcano is inflating. Over the same period of time you
have monitored numerous small earthquakes. Another
scientist at the observatory reports that the gases emitted
from several hot springs have changed to different chemical
compositions. Do you recommend that the government
evacuate the towns that are adjacent to the volcano? - ✔ ✔
Yes, the risk of eruption is elevated
A river requires _______ to transport large pieces of rock
(i.e., sedimentary clasts) when compared to smaller clasts.
, Please fill in the blank with the best answer choice. - ✔ ✔
faster flowing water
Alfred Wegener proposed that the continents had once
been joined into a super continent and then drifted apart.
Which of the following was a line of evidence that he used
to make this proposal? - ✔ ✔ The coastlines of continents
look like they fit together in the past, Fossils of certain
species seem to form continuous habitat zones if
continents were once joined, Locations where there is
evidence for tropical or glacial environments could be
restored to low and high latitudes, respectively, if the
continents were once joined together and had drifted apart
Alfred Wegener's proposal for continental drift was rejected
during his own lifetime (b. 1880, d. 1930) for which of the
following reasons? - ✔ ✔ He did not have a explanation
for how the continents had moved
All of the following, except which answer choice, might
indicate that magma is moving beneath a volcano? - ✔ ✔
Several consecutive sunny days
Chemical weathering is a major process during which rock
is broken down through chemical reactions and dissolved
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