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SCIN100 -- Chapter 6 exam with complete solutions A moraine is made of which of the following materials? a) Till b) Outwash c) Solid rock d) Ice - answera) Till Deserts occur primarily in the Africa, Arabia, and Australia because of ________. a) sinking air currents b) rising air currents c) high temperatures d) mountains that block the moisture and long distances from the oceans - answera) sinking air currents A cirque is made of which of the following materials? a) Till b) Outwa...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 3 exam with 100% correct answers Which of the following is not a dark silicate mineral? Biotite Amphibole Quartz Pyroxene - answerQuartz The texture of an igneous rock ________. - answerrecords the rock's cooling history Limestone is formed primarily through ________. - answerbiochemical sediments secreted by marine organisms Select the coarse-grained rock which is composed mainly of quartz and potassium feldspar from the list below. Basalt Andesite Granite dio...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 8 exam with complete solutions The velocity of seismic waves generally increases with depth in the earth. - answerTrue S waves can travel through solid and liquid media. - answerFalse Structural damage from seismic vibrations would be worse ________. a) where buildings were built to code on solid rock b) where older buildings were built on a thick layer of sediment c) where the focus is about 800 kilometers below the surface d) where buildings are made mostly of wood -...

SCIN100 - Chapter 2 Quiz Test with complete solutions The basic building block of a silicate is composed of ________. - 2 oxygens and 1 silicon - 4 oxygens and 1 silicon - 3 oxygens and 1 silicon - 1 oxygen and 1 silicon - answer4 oxygens and 1 silicon Which of the following minerals is not a chemical compound? - halite (NaCl) - pyrite (FeS) - graphite (C) -quartz (SiO2) - answergraphite (C) A naturally occurring concentration of one or more metallic minerals that can be extracted e...

SCIN100- Lab2 exam with complete solutions Which of the following geologic events can occur at a transform boundary? Earthquake Rift Formation Volcanic Eruption Mountain Building - answerEarthquake What kind of plate boundary is found where the North American and Caribbean Plates meet? Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary Convergent Boundary Subduction Boundary - answerTransform Boundary

SCIN100 -- Chapter 15 exam with complete solutions Describe the differences between a spring tide and a neap tide. How are each created? - answerSpring Tides When the moon is full or new, the gravitational pull of the moon and sun are combined. At these times, the high tides are very high and the low tides are very low. This is known as a spring high tide. Spring tides are especially strong tides (they do not have anything to do with the season Spring). They occur when the Earth, the Sun,...

SCIN 100 2024 SOLVED 100% Oceanic crust is more easily subducted than continental crust. True False - answerTrue Which of the following denotes the divisions of the geologic time scale in correct order of decreasing lengths of time beginning with the longest time interval and ending with the shortest? eon, era, epoch, period eon, epoch, period, era eon, era, period, epoch era, period, epoch, eon - answereon, era, period, epoch Thunder and lightning are associated with these clouds. Al...

SCIN 100 2024 SOLVED 100% Oceanic crust is more easily subducted than continental crust. True False - answerTrue Which of the following denotes the divisions of the geologic time scale in correct order of decreasing lengths of time beginning with the longest time interval and ending with the shortest? eon, era, epoch, period eon, epoch, period, era eon, era, period, epoch era, period, epoch, eon - answereon, era, period, epoch Thunder and lightning are associated with these clouds. Al...

SCIN 100-36N-Earth Science exam with 100% correct answers 90% of the Earth's atmospheric gases are located between 0-10 miles from the surface. - answerTrue Continental crust is generally thicker than oceanic crust. - answerTrue If we compress the entire 4.6 billion years of Earth's history into a single year, then Dinosaurs dominated the Earth from December 15-26 and Humans became dominate at approximately 11:49 pm on December 31. - answerTrue Our solar system is bigger in size than o...

SCIN 100 Ch 20 Quiz test with complete solutions A tropical rainforest would be classified within the A climate zone. True False - answerTrue Water vapor and CO2 are largely responsible for the Greenhouse Effect. True False - answerTrue The two sub-zones within the B zone are: Arid and Desert. True False - answerFalse Seattle, Washington is located within the C climate zone. True False - answerTrue An increase in atmospheric water vapor tends to reinforce an atmospheric temperature...