Oceanic Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

superposition - The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than those above it and younger than those below it continental crust - Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental crust (granite) is less dense then ocean crust (basalt). oceanic crust - Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust is layered and very uniform. Composed of basalt. mantle - Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, aluminum, and siliconoxygen comp...

PAX Prep Vocab NLN to say that William Shakespear typed his plays is an A.) affinity B.) antithesis C.) anachronism D.) atrophy ANSWER : anachronism The inscription was the work of a vandal. A vandal is someone who A.) foretells. B.) mobilizes. C.) misleads. D.) defaces. ANSWER : defaces The researcher was studying celestial navigation. Celestial means A.) oceanic B.) subterranean C.) heavenly D.) coastal. ANSWER : heavenly The water permeated the s...

Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers 3 major zones of the deep ocean Continental margins Deep ocean basins Oceanic ridges Continental margins Seperates thick Continental crust from thin oceanic crust Passive margin Shelf, slope, rise Shelf resembles The shore The slope resembles the Sandbar Rise is the Flat floor At the rise there is a Build up of sediments Active margins in continental margins have what types of plates Convergent and transform b...

SDC World History Challenge Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solution. Who were the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy in the 1400s? Why were these countries the driving forces? – China and India. Why were China and India the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy during the 1400s? – Both had the largest global populations and the largest volume of imported and exported goods. How does having a large population contribute to a strong economy? – Increase in Trade. More ...

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Latest Version Graded A+ volcano a weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc a string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate hot spot an area where mag...

SDC World History Challenge Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solution. Who were the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy in the 1400s? Why were these countries the driving forces? – China and India. Why were China and India the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy during the 1400s? – Both had the largest global populations and the largest volume of imported and exported goods. How does having a large population contribute to a strong economy? – Increase in Trade. More ...

Mttc Integrated Science (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - C...

Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...

PRAXIS II ELEMENTARY EDUCATION- SCIENCE EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS How many questions are this Praxis exam? - correct answer 50 What is the passing score I need to pass? - correct answer 159 (raw points 33) What are the layers of the earth? (from inside to out) - correct answer inner core, outer core, mantle and crust What is the inner core? - correct answer solid center of the earth, composed of iron and nickel (700-800 miles) What is the outer core? - correct answer a l...

Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...