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Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and erosi...

APES Unit 4 Study GuideWhat are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give an example - correct answer An ar...

TCEQ Waste Management Definitions Exam 100-year flood - Answer-A flood that has a 1.0% or greater chance of recurring in any given year or a flood of a magnitude equaled or exceeded once in 100 year son the average over a significantly long period. Active disposal area - Answer-All landfill working faces and areas covered with daily and alternatively daily cover Active life - Answer-the period of operations beginning wit the initial receipt of solid waste and ending at certification/compl...

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...

List the possible phases or matter present in soil correct answer: 1. Gas 2. Liquid 3. Solid Define unit weight correct answer: Unit Weight- the weight of a unit volume of anything (soil) - Also called Total - Unit Weight Sometimes (incorrectly) called density - Unit weight of water is the weight of a unit volume of water Define Water Content correct answer: Water Content- how much water is in the soil Define Void Ratio correct answer: Void Ratio-how much air is in the soil ...

primary factors that control mass wasting; - Answer- slope angle, geology, vegetation, climate What occurs in the creation of a rock avalanche from an initial rockslide? - Answer- A solid piece of rock breaks apart as it is moving rapidly Albedo - Answer- reflectivity- solar radiation is reflected by clouds and Earth's surface- 30% snow= highest albedo An increase in the average albedo of the Earth would cause ________________ - Answer- a decrease in the amount of solar energy that th...

Which ore deposit would generate the most waste rock? A. An ore deposit with high grade and high tonnage. B. An ore deposit with high grade and low tonnage. C. An ore deposit with low grade and high tonnage. D. An ore deposit with low grade and low tonnage. E. Impossible to determine since amount of waste rock is determined by metal type. C. An ore deposit with low grade and high tonnage. Which of the following is not a potential environmental hazard associated with waste rock produ...

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

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 ...

GY 102 Learn Smart CH 12 Practice Exam Questions 2024. A(n) ____ hangs from the ceiling of a cave, and a(n) ___ grows upward from the floor. - CORRECT ANSWER stalactite; stalagmite The new minerals that form as a result of chemical weathering at Earth's surface are more stable than the original minerals. These minerals are referred to as ___ minerals. - CORRECT ANSWER secondary Which of the following indicates an area might have a high potential for slope failure? (Choose all that ap...