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APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed
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APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed Earth's spheres - correct answer lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere 
 
Earth's core levels - correct answer - inner core; solid 
- outer core; liquid 
- mantle 
- asthenosphere 
- lithosphere (earth's surface) 
 
Earth's surface composed of... - correct answer continental crust and oceanic crust 
 
Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - correct answer oceanic 
 
Plate tectonics theory - correct answer a model of movement of...
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Natural Hazards and Disasters 5th Edition By Hyndman - Test Bank
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1. Early warning systems provide about 10 minutes’ warning for populations near the epicenter of an earthquake. 
 	a. 	True 
 	b. 	False 
ANSWER: 	False 
REFERENCES: 	Predictions and Short-term Forecasts 
KEYWORDS: 	Bloom's: Remember 
 
 
2. Changes in groundwater level are an effective predictor of earthquakes. 
 	a. 	True 
 	b. 	False 
ANSWER: 	True 
REFERENCES: 	Predictions and Short-term Forecasts 
KEYWORDS: 	Bloom's: Remember 
 
 
3. Earthquakes are too unpredictable for the time ...
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ANTHROPOLOGY 201 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY EXAM 2 2024
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Biological evidence commonly used to account change in human species - correct answer Size and shape of skull 
 
When did the first mammals appear? - correct answer Over 200 million years ago 
 
Continental drift - correct answer Movement of the earth's surface over time due to plate tectonics 
 
When was the appearance of diurnal anthropoids? - correct answer About 40 million years ago 
 
What continents joined to form Laurasia? - correct answer North America, Europe, and Asia 
 
Geological pe...
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ASBOG Physical Geology Master List Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to passAsthenosphere - correct answer A region of Earth's outer shell beneath the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is of indeterminate thickness and behaves plastically. (Begin Chapter 1) 
 
continental drift - correct answer A concept suggesting that continents move over Earth's surface. 
 
convergent boundary - correct answer A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other. 
 
core - correct an...
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Geology Exam #1 Questions With Answers
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Geology Exam #1 Questions With Answers 
Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift? 
Alfred Wegener. 
 
 
In which ocean are most of the world's convergent plate boundaries located? 
Pacific Ocean. 
 
 
The east coast of North America is a what boundary? The West coast of South America is what boundary? 
Not a plate boundary. 
A convergent plate boundary. 
 
 
What is associated with a divergent plate boundary? Name a divergent plate boundary. 
Earthquakes, volcanicm and rifting. 
The mid-at...
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seismic waves - Answer-Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. 
 
crust - Answer-the outer layer of the Earth 
 
mantle - Answer-the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core 
 
lithosphere - Answer-the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle 
 
asthenosphere - Answer-the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats 
 
basalt - Answer-a rock that makes up much ...
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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 wh...
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Penn Foster Proctored Exam Intro to Biology (16-24) Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+
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Which of the following is a postzygotic isolating mechanism? 
: Hybrid sterillity 
The courtship rituals performed by some male birds to attract females of the same 
species are an example of ___ isolation. 
: Behavioral 
Speciation due to geographic barriers separating populations is called ___ speciation. 
: Allopatric 
All of the following factors have been implicated in mass extinctions, except: 
2 | P a g e 
A. Continental Drift 
B. Punctuated Equilibrium 
C. Meteorite Impact 
D. Loss of H...
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Geology 111 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Geology 111 Exam Questions And Answers 
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Most natural disasters are which of the following? - answerrarely if ever cyclic because there 
are too many overlapping effects 
The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because ____. - answermore 
people are moving into areas at high risk for natural disasters 
When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster? - answerwhen it happens in 
an area without any people 
Which of the following was t...
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ocean 100 sacramentogrilo final exam Questions With Complete Solutions Graded A+
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The Earth - 
origin of Earth, oceans, life; 
the Earth's internal layers... - origin of Earth, oceans, life; 
the Earth's internal layers... 
Origin of Earth, Oceans, Life: 
• Earth: Supernova (explosion of a star-4.6 bya)- earth (nebula made of gas and dust) was formed 4.5 
billion years ago. 
• Oceans: Volcanic expulsion, rained for thousands of years then hit by icy comets; volcanic outgassing 
and ice from comets 
• Life: 3.7 billion years ago life was created- animals have been arou...
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