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AMU ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Fall 2021 Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98%
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American Military University ERSC181 I005 ERSC181 Week 8 Final Exam Attempt Score: 98 / 100 – 98% What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift? Question options: patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge d fossils on distant continents ges and the age marine rocks bduction zones erns and GPS measurements Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions? Question options: boundary tspots boundary boundary ges The Precambrian Era...
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ERSC181 B001 Introduction to Geology| APUS_ERSC181_WEEK_8_FINAL_EXAM_2022/ Week 8 Final Exam ERSC181.
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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...
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ERSC181 B001 Introduction to Geology| APUS_ERSC181_WEEK_8_FINAL_EXAM_2022/ Week 8 Final Exam ERSC181.
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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 
weat...
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ERSC181 B001 Week 8 Final Exam {100%}(LATEST UPDATE)
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Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) 
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Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points 
Question 1 of 50 
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Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted sediments? 
 
A. rivers 
 
B. glaciers 
 
C. ocean waves 
 
D. deep marine 
 
E. wind 
Question 2 of 50 
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What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a 
seismic receiving station? 
 
A. The amplitude o...
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ERSC181 B001 Week 8 Final Exam (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2023
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Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) 
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Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points 
Question 1 of 50 
2.0/ 2.0 Points 
Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted sediments? 
 
A. rivers 
 
B. glaciers 
 
C. ocean waves 
 
D. deep marine 
 
E. wind 
Question 2 of 50 
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What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a 
seismic receiving station? 
 
A. The amplitude o...
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ERSC181 B001 Week 5 Exam {100%}(LATEST UPDATE)
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Week 5 Exam (timed and single access) 
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Question 1 of 25 
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The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what? 
 
A. The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism. 
 
B. The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism. 
 
C. The first rock formed during metamorphism. 
 
D. The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism. 
Question 2 of 25 
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What are the three agents of metamorphism? 
 
A. differen...
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ERSC181 B001 Week 5 Exam {100%}(LATEST UPDATE)
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The parent rock of a metamorphic rock is what? 
 
A. The rock before it was subjected to metamorphism. 
 
B. The rock as it is subjected to metamorphism. 
 
C. The first rock formed during metamorphism. 
 
D. The rock after it was subjected to metamorphism. 
Question 2 of 25 
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What are the three agents of metamorphism? 
 
A. differential pressure, deep-sea smokers, and hydrothermal vents 
 
B. differential pressure, confining pressure, and lithostatic pressure 
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ERSC181 Week 3 - Classroom Lesson (A+ Graded)
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Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs 
 
Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid 
 
- When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. 
- Dry/wet sand analogy 
 
Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...
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ERSC181 B001 Introduction to Geology| APUS_ERSC181_WEEK_8_FINAL_EXAM_2022/ Week 8 Final Exam ERSC181.
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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...
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ERSC181 Geology Week 3 (American Public University)
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Week 3 Exam 
Question 1 of 25 
What is a shadow zone and why does it exist? 
 A. A shadow zone appears on the opposite side of the planet from the earthquake source 
because S waves cannot move through liquid. 
Question 2 of 25 
Where would an earthquake most likely occur? 
 D. along plate boundaries 
Question 3 of 25 0.0/4.0 
The spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurred is called the what? 
 B. focus 
Question 4 of 25 
Which type of waves are compressional in nature? 
B....