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If a xenolith included within the pluton formed after 55 Ma ago
an igneous pluton has a
numerical age of 55 million
years (Ma) old, what can
you infer about the age of
the pluton?
Radiocarbon is first atmosphere; nitrogen-14
produced in the ______ when
neutrons strike ______ atoms.
A minimum of ______ seismic 3
stations is necessary to
determine the focus of an
earthquake.
Which seismic wave will be P,S, surface
the last to reach a seismic
station following an
earthquake?
In order to relieve stress 30
buildup that would cause a
magnitude 5 earthquake,
approximately how many
magnitude 4 earthquakes
would have to occur?
Limestone generally none of the above answers are correct as limestone
precipitates in deep ocean typically precipitates in shallow water
water because ______?
A volcanic neck is formed when a magma body solidifies within the vent of a
______ and the surrounding volcano and the surrounding material is eroded
rock erodes away.
, Symmetric anticline folds bi-directional stresses
result from _____.
all of the above answers are correct; - warm water
What conditions are conditions
necessary to form oolithic - active waves and currents
limestone? - shallow water
- lots of marine plant life
Pillow basalts form when erupted into water
basalt is _____.
Strato volcanoes consist of interlayered pyroclastic and lava flows
______?
Which of the following joints increase tension in the rock causing weathering
statements about joints are reaction rates to increase
not important to promote
weathering in rock?
Monuments and hoodoos a resistant cap rock that protects the underlying weaker
form ______. rock from weathering and erosion
Frost wedging occurs in water expands when it freezes to form ice
rock because:
The ripples shown below asymmetric; wind or water currents
are ______ and are formed
from _____.
Besides oxidation reactions only answers a and c are correct;
which of the following are - dissolution of limestone
examples of chemical - hydrolysis reactions of kaolinite
weathering?
all of the answers are correct;
As solids age, the soil - thicker
profile becomes ______. - redder
- more clay rich
Meandering streams inside; lower
deposit sediment towards
the ______ of the meander
where the stream velocity is
______
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Terms in this set (105)
If a xenolith included within the pluton formed after 55 Ma ago
an igneous pluton has a
numerical age of 55 million
years (Ma) old, what can
you infer about the age of
the pluton?
Radiocarbon is first atmosphere; nitrogen-14
produced in the ______ when
neutrons strike ______ atoms.
A minimum of ______ seismic 3
stations is necessary to
determine the focus of an
earthquake.
Which seismic wave will be P,S, surface
the last to reach a seismic
station following an
earthquake?
In order to relieve stress 30
buildup that would cause a
magnitude 5 earthquake,
approximately how many
magnitude 4 earthquakes
would have to occur?
Limestone generally none of the above answers are correct as limestone
precipitates in deep ocean typically precipitates in shallow water
water because ______?
A volcanic neck is formed when a magma body solidifies within the vent of a
______ and the surrounding volcano and the surrounding material is eroded
rock erodes away.
, Symmetric anticline folds bi-directional stresses
result from _____.
all of the above answers are correct; - warm water
What conditions are conditions
necessary to form oolithic - active waves and currents
limestone? - shallow water
- lots of marine plant life
Pillow basalts form when erupted into water
basalt is _____.
Strato volcanoes consist of interlayered pyroclastic and lava flows
______?
Which of the following joints increase tension in the rock causing weathering
statements about joints are reaction rates to increase
not important to promote
weathering in rock?
Monuments and hoodoos a resistant cap rock that protects the underlying weaker
form ______. rock from weathering and erosion
Frost wedging occurs in water expands when it freezes to form ice
rock because:
The ripples shown below asymmetric; wind or water currents
are ______ and are formed
from _____.
Besides oxidation reactions only answers a and c are correct;
which of the following are - dissolution of limestone
examples of chemical - hydrolysis reactions of kaolinite
weathering?
all of the answers are correct;
As solids age, the soil - thicker
profile becomes ______. - redder
- more clay rich
Meandering streams inside; lower
deposit sediment towards
the ______ of the meander
where the stream velocity is
______
