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EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto EES A06 Module 1-10 Quizzes Updated 2024/2025 Questions and Answers Graded A+: University of Toronto Module 1 1. Which of the following was not a piece of evidence used by Wegener in support of continental drift? a. Seafloor paleomagnetism b. The distribution of coal mires and glacial deposits c. The match of rocks on now separated continents d. The shape of the African and South Americ...

Haldane-Oparin hypothesis - ANSWER-Life arose spontaneously from methane, ammonia, water, and energy sources. Miller-Urey experiment - ANSWER-Created a chemical experiment that simulated the conditions thought at the time to be present on the early Earth, and tested the chemical origin of life under those conditions. Tested Haldane-Oparin hypothesis, thinking that methane and ammonia were likely absent in early atmosphere- more likely CO,CO2,N2, and H2O. Results yielded in organic molecules. ...

ISP 203A MSU Hernandez Final Exam || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) ISP 203A MSU Hernandez Final Exam || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) Hypothesis - ANSWER - A proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena. Hypotheses must be - ANSWER - testable and falsifiable. Testable - ANSWER - Based on natural world. Aka If you're testing why all cardinals sing the same song, you're gonna want to be testing if its a result of genes rather than a result of a song fairy. Falsifiabl...

EESA06 Lecture 2 Exam Study Guide Solutions North America and Europe can be 'fitted together' : - Ans:-1600 (Francis Bacon) An 'ancestral continent - Ans:-1858 (Snider Pellegrini) 'Earth's Plan' - Ans:-1910 (Frank Taylor) 'Continental Drift' and Pangea - Ans:-1915 (Alfred Wagner) Mantle convection currents - Ans:-1928 (Arthur Holmes) Mid-ocean ridges and trenches - Ans:-1957 (Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen) 'Sea floor spreading' - Ans:-1962 (Harold Hess) Trans...

The Earth - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... Origin of Earth, Oceans, Life: • Earth: Supernova (explosion of a star-4.6 bya)- earth (nebula made of gas and dust) was formed 4.5 billion years ago. • Oceans: Volcanic expulsion, rained for thousands of years then hit by icy comets; volcanic outgassing and ice from comets • Life: 3.7 billion years ago life was created- animals have been arou...

APSC 151 Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers The most abundant elements in the Earth's CRUST by weight are a) Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum b) Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide c) Iron, Nickel, Gypsum d) Earth, Wind, Fire - answera What are the two dominant sources of Lithium to power the new age of devices and transport? a) Porphyry Deposits, Astroblemes b) Veins, Dykes c) Placer Deposits, Volcanoes d) Rhyolites and Basalts e) Granites and Salt Lakes - answere In the rock cycle...

The present continents once formed a single landmass known as what? correct answers Pangea The measurement of water depth in oceans, seas, and lakes is known as what? correct answers Bathymetry The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of what kind of plate boundary? correct answers Divergent The Cascadia Subduction Zone is located off of which three states (select all three). correct answers Oregon, California, Washington The City of San Francisco is located on which tectonic plate? corr...

Midterm TEST - Earth Systems Science Exam questions with complete solutions What are the layers of the Earth? ️️Crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core What are three plate boundaries? Explain/Give Example ️️Divergent - Push Away/MidAtlantic Ridge Convergent - Pull Together/Himalayan Mountains Transform - Slide Past/San Andreas Fault Who created the continental drift theory? ️️Alfred Wegener in 1915 How long ago was Pangea present? ️️225 Mill...

SDSU Ocean 100 Final SacramentoGrilo Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified Origin of earth - answer• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) • Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar nebula formed. • Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya • Nebula: gas cloud origin of oceans - answer• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years to create oceans • icy comets hitting ...

GACE Middle Grades Science 014 Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Scientific method - answerobservation question hypothesis experiment analyze & conclusion hypothesis - answera possible explanation, that can be tested, for a set of observations (can be changed or modified) theory - answeralso referred to as a model, describes and explains why phenomena occur (can be changed or modified) law - answeralso referred to as a principle, is a statement summarizing conditions ...