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AICE Marine Science Study Guide for Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Erosion - Correct Answer ️️ -the removal of rock/particles moved by action of waves/wind/rain Deposition/Sedimentation - Correct Answer ️️ -the dropping/depositing/accumulating of rock/particles by waves/wind Plate Tectonic Theory - Correct Answer ️️ --Earth's crust/lithosphere is made of plates -Continents lie on plates -Plates are moving slowing on top of asthenosphere -Plates move do to convectio...

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...

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 ...

ASBOG Physical Geology Master List Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to passAsthenosphere - correct answer A region of Earth's outer shell beneath the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is of indeterminate thickness and behaves plastically. (Begin Chapter 1) continental drift - correct answer A concept suggesting that continents move over Earth's surface. convergent boundary - correct answer A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other. core - correct an...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

AICE Marine Science Study Guide for Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Erosion - Correct Answer ️️ -the removal of rock/particles moved by action of waves/wind/rain Deposition/Sedimentation - Correct Answer ️️ -the dropping/depositing/accumulating of rock/particles by waves/wind Plate Tectonic Theory - Correct Answer ️️ --Earth's crust/lithosphere is made of plates -Continents lie on plates -Plates are moving slowing on top of asthenosphere -Plates move do to convectio...

Name and describe at least three evidences of continental drift. correct answers 1. the distribution of climate belts 2. the distribution of fossils 3. the orientation of glacial striations (or sea floor observation) Name and describe at least three evidences of sea floor spreading. correct answers 1. Mapping features of the sea floor - mid-ocean ridges, trenches, and sea mounts. 2. Location of earthquakes - along mid-ocean ridges, and trenches. 3. Paleomagnetism How do these come tog...

SFSU ERTH 110 Exam | Questions and Answers According to the textbook reading for this week (Module 1), which definition below would be the best definition of Geology? Geology is the scientific study of the nature, origin and evolution of the Earth and other terrestrial bodies. What are the key differences between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory according to the lecture? Choose from the following: A theory is an accumulation of many well-proven and well-accepted hypotheses that ...

Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers 3 major zones of the deep ocean Continental margins Deep ocean basins Oceanic ridges Continental margins Seperates thick Continental crust from thin oceanic crust Passive margin Shelf, slope, rise Shelf resembles The shore The slope resembles the Sandbar Rise is the Flat floor At the rise there is a Build up of sediments Active margins in continental margins have what types of plates Convergent and transform b...

seismic waves - Answer-Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Answer-the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Answer-the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Answer-the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere - Answer-the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt - Answer-a rock that makes up much of the o...