Fault rock - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Plate tectonics theory that explains the: - movement of the continents - changes in Earth's crust caused by internal forces Plates rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle - move along the hot upper mantle - make up the lithosphere Brainpower Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:15 / 0:15 Full screen Divergence - 2 plates move away from each other - hot mantle rock rises - creates new sea floor - creates new oceanic crust (2-10 cm per yr) -Mid-Atlant...

Clemson Geology 1010 - Exam #1 Latest Update Rated A principles claims something that has been proven - known to all as correct scientific method observation, questions, hypothesis, collect data, and evaluation hypothesis educated guess; "if-then" statement. needs to be testable; be predictive theories hypothesis but now has a lot of data supporting it; tested for years law essentially correct (always an exception) geology study of earth catastrophism everything was caused by 6 catastrop...

Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+. The same objects have the - ANSWER same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 2. The closer isolines are... - ANSWER the steeper the gradient (diagram: North side is steepest) 3. The altitude of Polaris equals... - ANSWER the latitude of the observer Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 4. The Earth rotates - ANSWER West to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hours or one day 5. Latitude lines run Longitude line...

Patrick's car is 12 years-old and has been driven for over 100,000 miles. He has decided that instead of continuing to pay insurance premium for coverage for property damage to his car, he will put the money aside to save for a new car. Which one of the following risk management techniques is Patrick using? Select one: A. Diversification B. Retention C. Avoidance D. Loss reduction ️ B Which one of the following statements regarding assets exposed to loss is true? Select one: A. R...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...

loose, water passes through rapidly Clay soils - answersmooth and greasy, are moist and do not let water through easily Loamy soils - answerVelvety, particles clump together, holds some water, but some can pass through Pedalfers - answerreddish soils/Aluminum and iron (Alfers) Al and Fe rust and turn red clay. Georgia. Rich in iron. Pedocals - answerfound in grasslands and brush in WESTERN north america, rich in calcium carbonate, gray-tan-white, dry and temperate Laterites - answerredis...

EAPS 100 Final, Exam Review Questions and answers. VERIFIED/ Broad, flat areas of the seafloor adjacent to mid-ocean ridges are called ____________ and reflect subsidence of oceanic crust as it moves away from the mid ocean ridge, cools, and becomes more dense. Abyssal Plains What bathymetric (underwater topographic) feature is associated with subduction zones? A deep sea trench Ocean waves can be generated by all of the following processes except which one? Underwater earthquakes *...

APES Unit 4 Study Guide with correct answers 2024/2025What are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give...

Week 5 Exam Question 1 of 254.0/ 4.0 Points Which type of metamorphism is responsible for the greatest amount of deformation? A. subduction B. burial C. contact D. regional E. fault Question 2 of 254.0/ 4.0 Points What are the three agents of metamorphism? A. differential pressure, heat, and temperature B. temperature, pressure, and chemically reactive fluids C. differential pressure, deep-sea smokers, and hydrothermal vents D. differential pressure, confining pressure, and...

AP Environmental Science, Unit 4 verified already pass(2024/2025) Layers of the Earth - correct answer crust, mantle, outer core, inner core The three types of plate boundaries - correct answer Divergent plate (sea floor spreading), convergent plate (two plates colliding generating pressure), and transform fault (plates moving sideways past each other, causing seismic activity) Forming of volcanoes - correct answer When plates move over hotspots and heat from the rising mantle plume me...