Asthenosphere - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Natural Event Geological or atmospheric processes involving the release of energy and has nothing to do with people. Geological is due to the hot interior of the Earth and can be expressed as volcanoes. Atmospheric type of energy is the product of solar energy which can be expressed as tornadoes. Characteristics of a Natural Disaster (5) geological, atmospheric, magnitude, frequency, duration, areal extent Recurrence interval time between same sized events (150 years) frequency 1/recurrenc...

Ocean 100 Sacramentogrilo Exam 1 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Science - answerstudy of the physical, natural world through observations & experiments scientific method - answerprinciples & empirical processes of discovery & demonstration considered characteristic of/ necessary for scientific investigation what are the steps of the scientific method? - answer(1) observation (2) hypothesis (3) testing/experimenting (4) theory hypothesis - answeridea proposed to explain 1 or more f...

Earth Science Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solutions seismic waves - Correct Answer ️️ -Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Correct Answer ️️ -the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Correct Answer ️️ -the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Correct Answer ️️ -the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere ...

EAPS 106 Exam 1 review Questions and answers, rated A+ What is the outermost layer of the earth and what is its relative thickness? Crust; 35 Km What is 2nd layer of the earth and what is its relative thickness Mantle; 2850 Km Brainpower Read More What is the third layer of the earth and what is its relative thickness? Outer core; 2270 Km What is the fourth layer of the earth and what is its relative thickness? Inner Core; 1216 Km How did the earth acquire its internal heat? Heat o...

Oceanography 100 final SDSU Questions and Answers Already Passed How was the solar system formed? -a supernova (explosion of a start when it runs out of fuel) -4.6 billion years ago how was the earth formed? -a nebula made of gas and dust -was formed 4.5 billion years ago how did oceans form? -A volcanic expulsion - rained for thousands of years -hit by an icy comets -volcanic out gassing and ice from comets when did life form? -3.7 billion years ago how long have ani...

GEG 111 Final Exam (Harper College) EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Physical Geography - CORRECT ANSWER Looks at the natural processes of the Earth, such as climate and plate tectonics. Human Geography - CORRECT ANSWER Looks at the impact and behaviour of people and how they relate to the physical world. Asthenosphere and Lithosphere - CORRECT ANSWER The interior layers of core, mantle, and crust are differentiated b...

EARTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition (what they are made out of). - Correct Answer ️️ -1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a liqui...

One view of the Earth is as a number of systems that interact. Which of the following systems or "spheres" of the Earth involves the brittle rock at and just below the surface of the Earth? Biosphere lithosphere asthenosphere atmosphere hydrosphere - ANSWERSLithosphere One view of the Earth is as a number of systems that interact. Which of the following systems or "spheres" of the Earth involves the water at, above, and just below the surface of the Earth? atmosphere li...

List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition (what they are made out of). - Answer-1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a liquid? - Answer-1.The lithosphere is the outermost mechanical layer a...

PRAXIS 5005 EXAM LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT What causes the seasons? - Answer-The tilt of the Earth's axis. The earths orbit is not a perfect circle. There are points in its cycle when its closer to the sun, and it does NOT dictate the weather What are the layers of the earth? (from the inside to the outside) - Answer-inner core, outer core, mantle, crust How did earth form? - Answer-a mass of dust and gas spinning as gravity pulled it together How did the con...