Metamorphic environments - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A growth fault is similar to a ________________, except that it ________________. - ANSWER-normal fault; occurs simultaneously with the deposition of sedimentary rock Growth faults are typical in areas characterized by ________________ such as in ________________ or any other region in which ________________. - ANSWER-ongoing sedimentation; river deltas; the Earth's crust is sinking at a fast pace Detachment faults are ________________ typically with displacement in the ________________ r...

Age of Earth 4.6 billion years Seismometer Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake. Uniformitarianism The past geological events can be explained by forces occurring today Alfred Wegener A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift Geologic evidence of continental drift -rock units on different continents have similar structure Mid Ocean Ridges -submerged mountain regions -longest continuous feature of the earths crust -tensio...

NR 009 Final exam (complete and graded A+) what is a natural community? - Recurring groups of plants and animals found in particular physical environments based on plant species composition, vegetation structure, and physical conditions According to Tom Wessels, what three overarching categories affect the composition of plant communities? - Topography the shape of the land, Substrate the physical and chemical characteristics of the rock and dirt, and Disturbance history the past eve...

ABCTE MSE Practice Exam 2 Questions and Answers 2023 Rational Counting one-to-one correspondence Rote Counting counting that does not involve physical objects, but merely a recitation of numbers Leaning a board against a wall that is perpendicular to the floor creates what type of triangle? A right triangle. Compass A mathematical tool used to draw arcs and circles of various radii Protractor A tool that assists in drawing an arc, but produces an arc of only one...

WGU c165 rocks questions and correct answers 2022I was formed in a volcanic eruption on the surface of the earth. sedimentary metamorphic igneous igneous I am made of pieces of other rocks that have been pressed together sedimentary metamorphic igneous sedimentary 00:27 01:23 I was subjected to intense heat/pressure but did not fully melt. However, I am still a different rock sedimentary metamorphic igneous metamorphic I was formed when magma seeped up th...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weat...

American Military University ERSC181 I005 ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98% What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift? Question options: patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge d fossils on distant continents ges and the age marine rocks bduction zones erns and GPS measurements Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions? Question options: boundary tspots boundary boundary ges The...

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...

ABCTE MSE Exam|228 Questions with Verified Answers While counting pencils, a kindergartener occasionally fumbles with a pencil and her counting gets off. She is demonstrating an inability to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER Rational counting. one-to-one correspondence. One number is being assigned to one item being counted. What is rote counting? - CORRECT ANSWER Recitation of numbers. No physical objects at all. Leaning a straight board against a wall that is perpendicular to the floor will...

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