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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 (2023/2024) Already Passed
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Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. 
Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland 
Originally, Wegener's hypothesis that...
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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 lithos...
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ERSC 181 Geology EXAM 2 (American Public University)
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Part 1 of 2 - 48.0/ 52.0 Points 
Question 1 of 25 
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Which type of boundaries involve crust being neither created nor destroyed and shearing 
motion? 
 
A. divergent boundaries 
 
B. transform boundaries 
 
C. convergent boundaries 
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Continent to continent convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which landforms? 
 
A. broad mountain range, folds 
 
B. volcanic arc, forearc basin 
 
C. oceani...
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Ocean 100- Exam 3 (SDSU) Latest 
 
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coast land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen 
 
offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf 
 
beach shore and nearshore; very active (where waves break) 
 
berm dry area at the foot of coastal cliff (where the sand is and you put your towel) 
 
Berm floods when.... -very high tide 
-tsunami 
-storm swells/ breakers 
 
wave- cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach, by wave energy 
 
notch cave cut into th...
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AP Environmental Science Review Exam |271 Questions And Answers Solved 100% Correct!!
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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...
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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...
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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers Graded A Pangaea mean all the earth 
Alfred Wagoner found what in Africa,India,South America and Australia that showed him they were all covered in ice at some point ice striations 
why didn't scientist in 1912 take Alfred seriously? because there was no way the continents could plow through the ocean basin because they didn't know of a strong enough power because he wasn't a geologist 
Alfred Wegener proposed his idea of continental drift whi...
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Mttc Integrated Science (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers
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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...
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SDSU Ocean 100 Final SacramentoGrilo Questions and Answers 100% Solved correctly
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origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) 
• Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar 
nebula formed. 
• Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya 
• Nebula: gas cloud 
origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years 
to create oceans 
• icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) 
origin of life - Answer-•...
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GEOG 1111 FINAL EXAM (with Chap. 8 & 14) All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution
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permafrost - Answer-forms when soil or rock temperatures remain below 32 degrees for at least 2 years 
glacier - Answer-large mass of perennial ice resting on land or floating shelflike in sea 
formed from accumulation and recrystillazation of snow 
snowline - Answer-where the lowest elevation where snow remains year arounf 
alpine glacier - Answer-glacier in a mountain range 
cirque - Answer-scooped-out, amphitheater-shaped basin at the head of an alpine glacier valley; an 
erosional landform 
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