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EESA06 FINAL EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED AND UPDATED what are the three types of convergent plate boundaries and what do they create? 1) oceanic-oceanic : volcanic island arc 2) oceanic-continental : magmatic arc 3) continental - continental: mountain range, high plateau Tethys a dead ocean which closed during the breakup of Pangea how much do plate tectonics move per year centimeters/year where can we find mid ocean ridges shallow areas in an ocean suture...

ASBOG FG Exam Reg Review Ch. 5 Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils Exam Review Anion - ANS-A negatively charged ion Aphanitic - ANS-An igneous rock texture that refers to the grains not visible to the naked eye, and therefore indicative of fast cooling. Aureole - ANS-The zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous intrusion and showing the effects of contact metamorphism Bar - ANS-A unit of pressure equal to 10 to the 6th dynes/cm2, approximately one atmosphere (atm) Bowen's Reac...

NDSU GEOL 105 Test Questions and Answers All Correct What are two primary types of metamorphic textures? - Answer-foliated (differential stresses) non-foliated (confining pressure) What are the two primary agenst of metamorphism? - Answer-heat and pressure What is not an example of foliated metamorphic rock texture? - Answer-fused granular True or False. Foliated textures in metamorphic rocks are the result of isotrophic pressures/stresses. - Answer-True. Basins - Answer-circula...

EESA06 FINAL EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED AND UPDATED what are the three types of convergent plate boundaries and what do they create? 1) oceanic-oceanic : volcanic island arc 2) oceanic-continental : magmatic arc 3) continental - continental: mountain range, high plateau Tethys a dead ocean which closed during the breakup of Pangea how much do plate tectonics move per year centimeters/year where can we find mid ocean ridges shallow areas in an ocean suture...

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...

Science - Answer the sum total of knowledge in any period of time, based on the current abilities of man to understand the world of phenomena, verified by observable data scientific inquiry - Answer The on going process of discovery in science Includes the diverse way in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence being gathered. Independent Variable - Answer One factor that the scientists changes throughout the experiment Dependent variable - A...

Anion - correct answer A negatively charged ion Aphanitic - correct answer An igneous rock texture that refers to the grains not visible to the naked eye, and therefore indicative of fast cooling. Aureole - correct answer The zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous intrusion and showing the effects of contact metamorphism Bar - correct answer A unit of pressure equal to 10 to the 6th dynes/cm2, approximately one atmosphere (atm) Bowen's Reaction Series - correct a...

ASBOG Ch Question and answers already passed 2023/2024anion - correct answer a negatively charged ion aphanitic - correct answer an igneous rock texture that refers to the grains not visible to the naked eye, and therefore indicative of fast cooling aureole - correct answer the zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous intrusion and showing the effects of contact metamorphism bar - correct answer a unit of pressure equal to 10x6 dynes/cm2, approximately 1 atmosphere b...

EESA06 Module 4 Exam Questions And Correct Answers What is 'orogenesis'? - answerthe process of mountain building Why are there two arcuate ridges above the Mariana Subduction Zone instead of one? - answerThe volcanic arc has been split in two Where was the Pacific Plate created? - answerat East Pacific Rise Using the interactive globe, find the Mariana Subduction Zone at the boundary between the Pacific (PA) and Philippine Plate (PH). Which plate is being subducted? - answerThe Pac...

EESA06 Module 4 Exam Practice Questions and Answers What is 'orogenesis'? - Ans:-the process of mountain building Why are there two arcuate ridges above the Mariana Subduction Zone instead of one? - Ans:-The volcanic arc has been split in two Where was the Pacific Plate created? - Ans:-at East Pacific Rise Using the interactive globe, find the Mariana Subduction Zone at the boundary between the Pacific (PA) and Philippine Plate (PH). Which plate is being subducted? - Ans:-The Pacific...