Extrusive igneous rocks Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called - Answer- hardness The breaking of a mineral along definite planes is called - Answer- cleavage The two most abundant elements in the earth's crust are - Answer- oxygen and silicon Which of the following internal crystalline structure of minerals does not have three axes at right angles to one another? - Answer- monoclinic Ore minerals contain - Answer- a useful metal or nonmetal that is easily extracted The two most importa...

Science Praxis 5005 Elementary Education 100% Correct Plate tectonics Movement of continents and changes in the Earth's crust caused by internal forces Atmosphere dry gas (nitrogen, oxygen, argon carbon dioxide), water vapor, solid particles Troposphere closest to Earth's surface (weather related activities) Stratosphere Very little water, ozone layer Mesosphere Coldest layer Thermosphere Layer extends upward into space Mountains are caused by... volcanic action or tectonic plate collisi...

Physical geology vs. Historical geology - Physical geology deals with materials and processes that make up the Earth, Historical geology is applying chronology to events in Earth's past Relative age - Determination that something is younger or older than something else Absolute Age - Precise measurement of how much time has passed since something was created or modified Fossils - Remains, traces, or other indications of life Principal of Original Horizontality - Sediment is deposited in l...

Chapter 01 Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts   
True / False Questions
  1.  We depend on geologists for the raw materials we need for survival.  
TRUE   
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
  2.  Most deaths associated with volcanic eruptions are due to burns of lava flows.  
FALSE   
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
  3.  A tsunami has a small wave height, travels rapidly, and is not noticed by people in boats.  
TR...

ASVAB – Latest Update (2022/2023) Graded A+ Geology The study of the nature and composition of the rocks and material that make up the Earth, how they were formed, and the physical and chemical processes that have changed earth over time Mineral a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical elements Organic compounds Carbon- containing remains of decomposed plant or animal matter Mineraloids Minerals that lack a defined crystalline structure. 3...

Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 | Graded. The same objects have the - ANSWER same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 2. The closer isolines are... - ANSWER the steeper the gradient (diagram: North side is steepest) 3. The altitude of Polaris equals... - ANSWER the latitude of the observer Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 4. The Earth rotates - ANSWER West to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hours or one day 5. Latitude lines run Longitude lines...

SCSC EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+ Five soil forming factors active factors - ANSWER- -climate -biological activity Five soil forming factors passive factor - ANSWER- -parent material -time Five soil forming factors modifying factor - ANSWER- -topography (relief) relief - ANSWER- topography 6 key roles of soil - ANSWER- - medium for plant growth (nutrients, support, water, O2) - system for water supp...

Complex multicellular organisms were not present in which Era A) Neogene B) Paleo-Proterozoic C) Mesozoic D) Precambrian - Neogene For a billion years or more, oxygen being produced by cyanobacteria was completely consumed in the process of A) The creation of chlorophyll B) The creation of phospholipid membranes on clay surfaces C) The precipitation of iron from the ocean waters D) Coal formation - The precipitation of iron from the ocean waters Which of the following igneous ...

Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) Flux melting most likely occurs at: (A) Mid-ocean ridges. (B) Transform faults. (C) Subduction zones. (D) None of the above - answer(C) Subduction zones. Decompression melting occurs as a result of: (A) Decrease of the confining pressure as the Core rises to shallower depth. (B) Increase of the confining pressure as the asthenosphere rises to shallower depth. (C) Decrease of the confining pressure as the lithosphere ...

ASVAB Exam 69 Questions with Verified Answers Geology - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the nature and composition of the rocks and material that make up the Earth, how they were formed, and the physical and chemical processes that have changed earth over time Mineral - CORRECT ANSWER a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical elements Organic compounds - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon- containing remains of decomposed plant or animal matter Miner...