SCI 250 Midterm 1 || PERFECTLY SOLVED EXAM
QUESTIONS!!
Atom correct answers smallest particles into which an element can be divided
Element correct answers substance composed of atoms with the same number of protons
Isotopes correct answers number of neutrons for an element may not be the same
Ion correct answers an atom that is positively charged or negatively charged
Ionic bond correct answers bond between oppositely charged ions
Rocks correct answers any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as
part of planets
Metallic correct answers reflects light only from the surface
Non-metallic correct answers reflects light from within as well as from the surface
Magma correct answers molten rock under the Earths surface
Lava correct answers molten rock on the Earths surface
Plutonic (Intrusive) correct answers magma that solidifies under the Earths surface
Volcanic (Extrusive) correct answers lava that solidifies on the Earths surface
Igneous rock correct answers rock that results from cooled and crystallized magma
Sedimentary rock correct answers rock that results from weathering by mechanical
fragmentation or by chemical alteration
Metamorphic rock correct answers rock that results from heat, pressure, and fluid chemical
activity
Contact metamorphic rock correct answers localized metamorphism
Regional metamorphic rock correct answers large scale stressing and heating of rock by deep
burial or continental plates moving and colliding
Stress correct answers applied force on a rock
Three types of stress correct answers Compressive, tensile, and shearing
, Strain correct answers the change in shape or size of an object because of the stress it has
experienced
Ductility correct answers amount of plastic deformation rocks can exhibit before fracturing
Lithosphere correct answers outer most zone of the Earth
Asthenosphere correct answers partially molten weak zone within the upper mantle and below
the lithosphere
Divergent correct answers Plate boundaries moving apart
Convergent correct answers Plate boundaries colliding
Transform correct answers Plate boundaries sliding past one another
Pangea correct answers super continent that started to break up 200 million years ago
Curie point correct answers lava cools below 580
Hot spot correct answers volcanic area associated with an isolated rising mantle plume;
considered stationary relative to the lithosphere
Earthquake correct answers sudden slip on a fault, resulting in the ground shaking caused by the
radiated seismic energy generated
Creep correct answers movement along faults occurs gradually an relatively slow
Focus correct answers actual site of the earthquake
Epicenter correct answers actual point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
Strike-slip fault correct answers movement is parallel to the strike
Dip-slip fault correct answers movement is up or down along direction of dip
Normal fault correct answers overhanging block moves down
Reverse fault correct answers overhanging block moves up
P Waves correct answers fastest seismic waves, travels through solids, liquids, and gases
S Waves correct answers waves that only travel through solids
L waves correct answers waves that move materials back and forth on a horizontal plane
QUESTIONS!!
Atom correct answers smallest particles into which an element can be divided
Element correct answers substance composed of atoms with the same number of protons
Isotopes correct answers number of neutrons for an element may not be the same
Ion correct answers an atom that is positively charged or negatively charged
Ionic bond correct answers bond between oppositely charged ions
Rocks correct answers any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as
part of planets
Metallic correct answers reflects light only from the surface
Non-metallic correct answers reflects light from within as well as from the surface
Magma correct answers molten rock under the Earths surface
Lava correct answers molten rock on the Earths surface
Plutonic (Intrusive) correct answers magma that solidifies under the Earths surface
Volcanic (Extrusive) correct answers lava that solidifies on the Earths surface
Igneous rock correct answers rock that results from cooled and crystallized magma
Sedimentary rock correct answers rock that results from weathering by mechanical
fragmentation or by chemical alteration
Metamorphic rock correct answers rock that results from heat, pressure, and fluid chemical
activity
Contact metamorphic rock correct answers localized metamorphism
Regional metamorphic rock correct answers large scale stressing and heating of rock by deep
burial or continental plates moving and colliding
Stress correct answers applied force on a rock
Three types of stress correct answers Compressive, tensile, and shearing
, Strain correct answers the change in shape or size of an object because of the stress it has
experienced
Ductility correct answers amount of plastic deformation rocks can exhibit before fracturing
Lithosphere correct answers outer most zone of the Earth
Asthenosphere correct answers partially molten weak zone within the upper mantle and below
the lithosphere
Divergent correct answers Plate boundaries moving apart
Convergent correct answers Plate boundaries colliding
Transform correct answers Plate boundaries sliding past one another
Pangea correct answers super continent that started to break up 200 million years ago
Curie point correct answers lava cools below 580
Hot spot correct answers volcanic area associated with an isolated rising mantle plume;
considered stationary relative to the lithosphere
Earthquake correct answers sudden slip on a fault, resulting in the ground shaking caused by the
radiated seismic energy generated
Creep correct answers movement along faults occurs gradually an relatively slow
Focus correct answers actual site of the earthquake
Epicenter correct answers actual point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
Strike-slip fault correct answers movement is parallel to the strike
Dip-slip fault correct answers movement is up or down along direction of dip
Normal fault correct answers overhanging block moves down
Reverse fault correct answers overhanging block moves up
P Waves correct answers fastest seismic waves, travels through solids, liquids, and gases
S Waves correct answers waves that only travel through solids
L waves correct answers waves that move materials back and forth on a horizontal plane
