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Geology Exam #1 Questions With Answers Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift? Alfred Wegener. In which ocean are most of the world's convergent plate boundaries located? Pacific Ocean. The east coast of North America is a what boundary? The West coast of South America is what boundary? Not a plate boundary. A convergent plate boundary. What is associated with a divergent plate boundary? Name a divergent plate boundary. Earthquakes, volcanicm and rifting. The mid-at...

ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) Hypothesis - ANSWER - A proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena (NOT guesses) Theories - ANSWER - Broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena (must be supported by many lines of evidence) Testable - ANSWER - Based on natural word Falsifiable - ANSWER - Must be able to be disproved What current theory is said to drive pla...

SDSU Oceanography 100 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the origin of the Earth? Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? The energy of motion What is heat energy? Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. (mass per unit volume) What is convection? Transfer of heat throu...

EAS exam 1 questions & answers 2023-24 torrential mudflow of wet volcanic debris is called - ANSWER-lahar shallow focus earthquakes are associated w which type of plate boundary? - ANSWER-convergent, transform, divergent what type of mineral is pyrite - ANSWER-sulfide chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 describes what mineral - ANSWER-olivine which volcanic flows moves the most rapidly - ANSWER-pyroclastic flows most common rock-forming minerals in the crust are - ANSWER-silicates ...

Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...

Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...

Texas Teacher Exam - Science minerals - ANS ️️ A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence. tectonic plates - ANS ️️ Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents. tectonic plates - ANS ️️ pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere oceanic crust - ANS ️️ earths crust located under the ocean. The thinnest type of crust. Mostly basalt continental crust - ANS ️️ thicker, less dense crust making the continents magne...

MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & SpacTheory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North Ameri...

What is the lithosphere? CORRECT ANSWER crust and upper mantle What is the asthenosphere? CORRECT ANSWER the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere deformable--like playdough Continental lithosphere CORRECT ANSWER -thick -old(4byo) -not dense -many types of rocks oceanic lithosphere CORRECT ANSWER lithosphere that is mainly comprised of basalt; it is more dense that is why it sits lower in the asthenosphere. -thin -young(200 myo) 3 types of plate boundaries...

LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers Graded A Pangaea mean all the earth Alfred Wagoner found what in Africa,India,South America and Australia that showed him they were all covered in ice at some point ice striations why didn't scientist in 1912 take Alfred seriously? because there was no way the continents could plow through the ocean basin because they didn't know of a strong enough power because he wasn't a geologist Alfred Wegener proposed his idea of continental drift whi...