Glaciation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SCI 225 Exam 2 How do we know what climate was like in the past? - correct answer Rocks: hundreds of millions Ice cores: hundreds of thousands Louis Aggassiz - correct answer hypothesized that glaciers were carrying rocks down, evidence gathered from people, and glaciers advance HMS Challenger - correct answer ocean dredging, fossils are found in cold and warm areas of the ocean Theory of Glaciation - correct answer Louis Aggasiz found glacial erratics and glacial striations in the E...

NRES Exam 1 With 100% Correct Answers 2024. Homestead Act - correct answer created to accelerate settlement in the west, you could buy land from the public domain Morril Land Grant Act - correct answer gave each state land per number of congress members, this land was given to the public for schools and parks Timber and Stone Act - correct answer sold land not suitable for farming for cheaper Forest Reserve Act - correct answer allowed president to remove forest reserves from the publi...

Where organisms occur depends on a number of factors: geological history, shifts in climate, and the phylogenetic history of the lineage. Be able to explain why this is the case Geological history: continental drift, glaciation (ex: formation of the Bering Land Bridge connecting Asia and North America) Historical shifts in climate: range breaks due to historical local extinctionsPhylogenic history: phylogenetic conservatism of species' range limits, divergence of the range limits What is the d...

SOC 185 EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ At the most basic level, geography can be broken into two complementary pursuits. These are: - Answer- physical and human geography. What country is well known for its official prohibition against unwanted cultural traits, especially in its language? - Answer- France According to the core-periphery model, which of the following countries is part of the core? - Answer-...

KT Event (Cretaceous-tertiary) ~ Massive meteor hits coast of Mexico and causes extinction Massive worldwide cooling Tertiary Period (Cenozoic Era) ~ Climate became cooler and drier, mammals moved from asia to north america via the Bering land bridge, radiation in flowering plants, mammals, lizards, and birds occured. Also, more grasslands appeared Quaternary Period (Cenozoic Era) ~ Huge range of terrestrial mammals, including hominids (us!). As humans evolved and dominated the eart...

BioBeyond Unit 4: Rise of the Animals: Nilpena, Australia Questions With Correct Answers Latest 2024 Graded A+. List three features or characteristics of this location that stand out to you. OBSERVATION 1-3 Fill in the blanks According to the video you just watched, select which answer describes when the Ediacaran Period took place. Just after a worldwide glaciation Water Depth Guess, points added no matter if right or wrong Water Type Guess, points added no matter if right or wrong Sur...

Biology 1108 Final Exam Quiz Questions with 100% pass The term "n" refers to the size of a population, that is, the number of individuals in that population. In general, in a sample of n individuals, the frequency of an allele is: - Correct Answer ️️ -the number of occurrences of the allele divided by twice the number of individuals in the sample (2n) If a population is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, we can conclude that: - Correct Answer ️️ -evolution has occurred because on...

EAPS Exam 3 Review Questions and answers, rated A+ 1) Which parts of the earth system are involved with the climate system? • Lithosphere, Atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere 2) What is the primary energy source for the climate system? • Sun 3) What influence does the ocean have on the climate of nearby continents? • Oceans can creates different climates due to warm or cold water currents 4) What are the ways that plate tectonics can affect climate? • Mountains can cause rai...

Chapter 9 - APESWhere is groundwater found? within impermeable layers of rock called aquifers What is the difference between unconfined aquifers and confined aquifers? Unconfined aquifers have water flowing in and out while confined aquifers have permeable rock or clay making it hard for water to exit or enter Brainpower Read More What is a water table? the uppermost level where water in a given area fully saturates rock or soil What happens during a groundwater recharge? ...

What are the 8 characteristics of life? - 1. Common chemical components (proteins, nucleic acids, etc) 2. Composed of Cell(s) 3. Be able to grow 4. Cells obtain energy from environment 5. Have universal genetic code 6. Similar genes 7. Evolving populations 8. Maintain homeostasis......must have all 8 to be considered living What is the scientific method? - Make observations, ask questions, make a testable hypothesis, make a prediction, conduct experiment..........results may lead to mo...