Geology 101 Exam 1 TAMU questions with correct answers

Asthenosphere CORRECT ANSWER the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. It is a layer of solid rock that has so much pressure and heat the rocks can flow like a liquid. principle of uniformitarianism CORRECT ANSWER states that geological processes have worked in the same way throughout time. Earth's major interacting systems CORRECT ANSWER climate system, the plate tectonic system, and the geodynamic system. climate system involves... CORRECT ANSWER interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. The plate tectonic system involves... CORRECT ANSWER interactions among the lithosphere, asthenosphere, and deep mantle. The geodynamic system involves... CORRECT ANSWER interactions within the central core that produce occasional reversals of Earth's magnetic field. The element _____ is most abundant in the surface crust and mantle, while the _______ element makes up most of what is found deep in the core. CORRECT ANSWER (lightest) oxygen, (densest) iron lithosphere CORRECT ANSWER outer relatively rigid shell