Old earth - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WGU D307 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Expressive language disorder People have trouble getting their message across when they talk. They often struggle to put words together into sentences that make sense. Receptive language disorder People struggle to get the meaning of what others are saying. Because of this, they often respond in ways that don't make sense. Mixed receptive-expressive language issues People struggle with both using and understanding language. What is the name of the th...

This essay explores how the natural world is presented in 'Lines written in early spring' by William Wordsworth and 'The cold earth slept below'. Although comparison isn't assessed in this module, I have offered a limited comparison purely for conciseness. It explores language, form and structure in depth and uses contextual factors to back up the argument.

Aristotle believed that .... A. the Earth rotated around the Sun B. the Sun rotated around the Earth C. the Sun and the Earth rotated around a common gravity spot D. the Earth and Sun both stand still correct answers B. Buffon thought the world was about __________ years old. 1000 7500 75,000 7,500,000,000 correct answers C. The "Father of Modern Geology" is .... A. Strabo B. Steno C. Lyell D. Hutton correct answers D. Venus is a _____________. Gas Giant Terrestri...

Stellar Parallax Correct Answer-Shift of position of nearby star in comparison to distant objects. D=1/p (Distance in parsecs, parallax in arc seconds) Only works for nearby stars (within 3000 light years) because you need to measure the parallax angle which becomes smaller as distance increases. You use the position of the star in comparison to other further away stars. Mars Correct Answer-.11 Earth Masses 260 degrees K no evidence for life, no methane (could have supported life in the p...

Bio 101 Final WVU- Evolution Questions and Answers Already Graded A Darwin's dangerous idea evolution by natural selection Why is evolution important? If animals could not evolve we would not be able to survive any better or grow as a species. Explain the changes that occurred in the tree populations and animal populations over time? As time passes, the population adapts and changes to better fit the evolving around them What is evolution? Result of inherited adaptations that e...

Key point #1 correct answer: Even the most desperate organisms share some features, suggesting that the single, nine random process generated diversity. True or False #1: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future. correct answer: True! Fingerprints of human activity, spread of an invasive species, Rapid change and global climate, habitat destruction, Deforestation What are three Worlds Views? correct answer: 1. Natural Evolution - Evolution by natural process 2. T...

LATEST Reading TEAS 7 (2024)- SET 3 Farallon islands The farallon islands, or the Devil's teeth, as they are referred to by sailors, are a group of small islands with rocky, barren terrain and treacherous underwater currents, 48 km (30 miles) off the coast of san Francisco, California. Although the islands are small, with a combined total land area of 0.41km2 (0.16 square miles), they are positioned in a major ocean current, which enables them to house dense populations of birds, rodents, ...

Earth History CORRECT ANSWER - The study of change over very long spans of time: millions and billions of years. - 4.56B years old Accretion of the Earth CORRECT ANSWER - Earth formed by accretion of rocky nodules (chondrules) - Nodules and chemical compounds form by condensation in galactic nebula and solar nebula - Inner parts of solar nebula is rich metals, especially Fe metals are much more abundant then elsewhere in the galaxy Earth and Moon CORRECT ANSWER - Oldest Earth rock: 4.4B...

Using the ideas discussed in the text, in what sense are we "star stuff"? - Nearly every atom from which we are made was once inside of a star When did humans learn that the Earth is not the center of the universe? - Within the past 500 years How are galaxies important to our existence? - Galaxies recycle material from one generation of stars to the next, and without this recycling we could not exist. If we imagine the history of the universe compressed into one year, dinosaurs walked...

How old is the Earth? CORRECT ANSWER 4.6 billion years old Which of the following is the thickest sphere on Earth? CORRECT ANSWER geosphere Wet mud and earthworm found on the edge of a lake would be considered to be part of which sphere? CORRECT ANSWER biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere On Earth, chemical differentiation lead to the formation of layers in Earth based on the ______ of the materials that make up those layers. CORRECT ANSWER density Between continental and oceanic crust,...