PSC 1515 Take Home Exam 3
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
,Secondary waves can travel through all areas of the Earth
except the - CORRECT ANSWER-outer core.
Some ____ rock is formed from minerals that were once
dissolved in water. - CORRECT ANSWER-sedimentary
Along a reverse fault, the ____ wall moves down ward relative
to the ____ wall. - CORRECT ANSWER-foot; hanging
The inner core is solid because - CORRECT ANSWER-
pressure from the weight of the surrounding layers prevents
the inner core from melting.
The layered appearance of foliated metamorphic rocks is
due to the - CORRECT ANSWER-realignment of minerals so
that they are perpendicular to compressive forces.
Coal is composed of - CORRECT ANSWER-buried plant
material that has partially decayed.
Rivers collect water from runoff and - CORRECT ANSWER-
groundwater.
, Where does surface runoff from the Appalachian Mountains
eventually go? - CORRECT ANSWER-to the Atlantic Ocean
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
,Secondary waves can travel through all areas of the Earth
except the - CORRECT ANSWER-outer core.
Some ____ rock is formed from minerals that were once
dissolved in water. - CORRECT ANSWER-sedimentary
Along a reverse fault, the ____ wall moves down ward relative
to the ____ wall. - CORRECT ANSWER-foot; hanging
The inner core is solid because - CORRECT ANSWER-
pressure from the weight of the surrounding layers prevents
the inner core from melting.
The layered appearance of foliated metamorphic rocks is
due to the - CORRECT ANSWER-realignment of minerals so
that they are perpendicular to compressive forces.
Coal is composed of - CORRECT ANSWER-buried plant
material that has partially decayed.
Rivers collect water from runoff and - CORRECT ANSWER-
groundwater.
, Where does surface runoff from the Appalachian Mountains
eventually go? - CORRECT ANSWER-to the Atlantic Ocean
