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Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Exam Questions And Answers volcano - answera weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma - answerthe molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava - answerliquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire - answera major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc - answera string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plat...

APSC 151 Week 2 (Surface and Crust Dynamics, Secondary Materials) Completed 2024

polymorph - ANSWER-two minerals that have the same chemical composition but a different crystal lattice structure mineraloid - ANSWER-a mineral-like substance that does not demonstrate crystallinity Dana Classification System - ANSWER- plutonic rocks - ANSWER-igneous rocks that form at depth Volcanic rocks - ANSWER-Crystallized from magma at or near the earth's surface detrital rocks - ANSWER-made from broken fragments of other rocks Hypabyssal rock - ANSWER-Igneous rock that ...

Subduction A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced downward into the mantle below another plate and melted Asthenosphere The lower part of the mantle Lithosphere The upper part of the mantle and the crust Atmosphere The air and area that is above the crust and below space Core The extremely hot, solid, and dense center of the earth, which is believed to be composed of iron and nickel Mantle Between the core and the crust, liqui...

Write out Moh's Hardness Scale - Answer-1.)Talc 2.)Gypsum 3.)calcite 4.)Fluorite 5.)Apatite 6.)Orthoclase 7.)Quartz 8.)Topaz 9.)Corundum 10.)Diamond List Five characteristics an Earth material must have in order to be considered a mineral. - Answer- 1.)Inorganic 2.)Naturally occurring 3.)Solid 4.) Crystalline Structure 5.)Chemical Formula Name fie tests we can use to identify a mineral, and say if they are a field test or a lab test. - Answer- 1.)Color 2.)Hardness 3.)Streak 4.)Luster 5.)Cl...

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Exam Questions And Answers volcano - answera weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma - answerthe molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava - answerliquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire - answera major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc - answera string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plat...

Convergent correct answers Plates move toward each other Convergent Continental-Continental correct answers mountains Convergent continental-oceanic correct answers subduction zones, deep earthquakes convergent oceanic-oceanic correct answers Trenches, volcanoes, volcanic island arcs Divergent correct answers plates move away from each other Divergent example correct answers mid-ocean ridges and continental rift valleys Transform correct answers plates sliding against each othe...

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 ...

APSC 151 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Aa flow - answerA type of lava flow that has a jagged, blocky surface. Ablation - answerA general term for the loss of ice and snow from a glacier. Abrasion - answerThe grinding and scraping of a rock surface by the friction and impact of rock particles carried by water, wind, and ice Abyssal plain - answerA very level area of the deep-ocean floor, usually lying at the foot of the continental rise. Accretionary wedge - answerA large wedge-sha...

asthenosphere - correct answer the soft layer of the mantle that the lithosphere floats on climate system - correct answer all the earth system components that determine climate on a global scale and how climate changes with time core - correct answer the central part of the Earth crust - correct answer ...