Exploring geology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank For Exploring Geology, 6th Edition All Chapters

Provide a definition of "science" - answers-The study of the natural world and its phenomenon to understand how it works using evidence-based theory. Provide a definition of "geology" - answers-The study of rocks, minerals, and the physical earth. Give examples of how science can be useful. - answers-Reduces harmful misconceptions and practices (i.e bloodletting, eugenics), advances progression in society (medical development, transportation, technology, etc.) Distinguish between "basic...

The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution, 5e Test Bank Chapter 2: Test Bank Note: Questions with an asterisk (*) denote appearance in web quiz (Tutorial Quiz) Short Answer Essay Questions 1. What were the major lines of evidence for continental drift as presented by Wegener in the early 20th century? Answer: The glaciations on the Gondwana continents could only have occurred if the continents were joined since the centers of the glaciers would have been in the ocean if they we...

ANT 2100 Final Exam Questions With Certified Answers In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - Answer-that the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as those of the geologic past /.Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the archaeological and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form are known as - Answer-relational analogies /.Analogies justified by similarities in the formal attributes of arc...

ANT 2100 Final Exam Chapter 7-13 Questions With New Update Solutions |Graded A+ In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts - Answer-that the processes now operating to modify the earth's surface are the same as those of the geologic past. /.Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the archaeological and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form are known as - Answer-relational analogies. /.Analogies justified by similarities in...

Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Initial Horizontality Law of Superposition Law of Cross-cutting Relationship Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite What geologic condition would produce slow drainage within the cone of depression of an unco...

Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Horizontality, Law of Superposition, Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite - a colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate What geologic condition would produce slow drainage withi...

What does it mean when you have topographic contours on a 1:24,000 scale base map that are roughly circular and have hachures on the counters? - ANSWER-They represent a closed depression You have a base map at a scale of 1:6,000 and you need to represent the information you obtained during a field investigation of a site that is one square mile, that included mapping of your site as well as subsurface exploration results. What do you need to do to the map to make it work? - ANSWER-Use a large...

Test Bank For The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution - 7th - 2015 All Chapters

These documents are in depth notes on the first three chapters for Exploring Earth geology class!