ERSC 181 Week 8 Final Exam | 50 Questions and Answers | 202
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Question 1 points
Which of the following is the most significant natural cause of climate change in the last 2
million years?
Question options:
Burning of fossil fuels
Solar flares
Milankovitch cycles
Volcanic eruptions
Photosynthesis
Question
points
2
What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a
seismic receiving station?
Question options:
The transverse nature of the s-wave
The amplitude of the seismic waves on a seismogram
The magnitude of the earthquake
The time interval between the P and S waves
The difference between the amplitude of the seismic waves
Question
points
3
In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks?
,Question options:
weathering and erosion
recrystallization by high heat and pressure
melting and crystallization
deposition and lithification
compaction and cementation
Question
points
4
In terms of groundwater resources, what properties make the best aquifer?
Question options:
Low porosity and high permeability
High porosity and low permeability
Low porosity and low permeability
High porosity and no permeability
High porosity and high permeability
Question
points
5
The primary basis for classifying detrital (clastic) rocks is , whereas the primary basis for
classifying chemical rocks is .
Question options:
, particle size ; mineral composition
rock type ; rounding
crystalline structure ; sorting
particle shape ; trace elements
sorting ; density
Question
points
6
Folds like anticlines and synclines are most associated with .
Question options:
Tectonic compression
Tectonic extension
Volcanism
Erosion
Tectonic shear
Question
points
7
The Precambrian Era is the time before abundant multicellular life with hard parts evolved. This
time interval represents what percentage of earth's history?
Question options:
99%
Update | 100% Correct.
Question 1 points
Which of the following is the most significant natural cause of climate change in the last 2
million years?
Question options:
Burning of fossil fuels
Solar flares
Milankovitch cycles
Volcanic eruptions
Photosynthesis
Question
points
2
What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a
seismic receiving station?
Question options:
The transverse nature of the s-wave
The amplitude of the seismic waves on a seismogram
The magnitude of the earthquake
The time interval between the P and S waves
The difference between the amplitude of the seismic waves
Question
points
3
In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks?
,Question options:
weathering and erosion
recrystallization by high heat and pressure
melting and crystallization
deposition and lithification
compaction and cementation
Question
points
4
In terms of groundwater resources, what properties make the best aquifer?
Question options:
Low porosity and high permeability
High porosity and low permeability
Low porosity and low permeability
High porosity and no permeability
High porosity and high permeability
Question
points
5
The primary basis for classifying detrital (clastic) rocks is , whereas the primary basis for
classifying chemical rocks is .
Question options:
, particle size ; mineral composition
rock type ; rounding
crystalline structure ; sorting
particle shape ; trace elements
sorting ; density
Question
points
6
Folds like anticlines and synclines are most associated with .
Question options:
Tectonic compression
Tectonic extension
Volcanism
Erosion
Tectonic shear
Question
points
7
The Precambrian Era is the time before abundant multicellular life with hard parts evolved. This
time interval represents what percentage of earth's history?
Question options:
99%
