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GEG 111 EXAM 3/ GEG 111 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE TEST 2024 LATEST UPDATED REAL EXAM VERIFED QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS GRADED A+. Which of the following is an exogenic process? - ANSWER- weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? - ANSWER- volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that - ANSWER- the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time Which of the following is C...

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...

How do we know that the Earth got hit by a planet? correct answers seasons on Earth Why did the Earth begin to cool during the 'Cooling' event? correct answers lack of asteroid crashing on the Earth From what did the Earth form? correct answers Dust and Gas What process introduced oxygen to the atmosphere? correct answers photosynthesis The scientists know how exactly the Earth formed. correct answers false What is the name given to the cooling process inside the Earth? correct ...

sustainable development correct answers Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. environmental sustainability correct answers maintenance of important environmental functions, hence the maintenance of the capacity of nature to provide these functions. ecosystem services correct answers Services necessary to support life that humans rely on. Example: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting. e...

What is Geology? Geology is the study of the earth, including the earth's composition, structure and the processes that have shaped it What geologic factors influence people? Mountains and valleys, volcanoes, faults and earthquakes, rivers, climate, natural resources What are the three natural resources? Minerals, oil, water How are populations influenced by geology? Low populations tend to live in extreme terrain where places of high population are usually on flat land...

ABEKA BIOLOGY TEST 7 REVIEW ALREADY PASSED radiometric dating the process of assigning "ages" to rocks and fossils based on the breakdown of certain elements into other elements eugenics a "science" founded by some of Darwin's followers, of selectively breeding humans to produce a "master race" index fossil a fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "age" of the rock layer containing it William Paley the 18th-century British theologian who argued that living things ...

APES Unit #4- Earth Systems & Resources correctly answered 2024/2025Core - correct answer the innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iron and nickel. It includes a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer. Mantle - correct answer The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma. Magma - correct answer molten rock Asthenosphere - correct answer The layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock. Lithosphere - correct ans...

MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & SpacTheory 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 Ameri...

ANTH 101 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers Explain how fossils are formed and why they are not equally prevalent in all areas. - Answer-fossils are the remains of past life forms that have been partially or wholly transformed into rock and displaced through a long process of chemical replacement. minerals in bones and teeth are replaced with rock forming minerals like iron and silica. can be from any body part however 99% are made up of teeth and and bones. taphonomy (how fossils ...

Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers Which of the following first appeared in the Mesozoic Era? Dinosaurs Fossils are more likely to be preserved under which conditions? Rapid burial Which of the following first appeared in the Paleozoic Era? Flowering plants, insects, fish, and reptiles The radioactive isotope X, decays to the stable isotope Y. The 1/2 life of this process is 1500 million yrs. If the original amount of X has been reduced by 50%, how old is the rock ...