Alfred wegener Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

SIOP Dynamic Earth Exam Questions with Correct Answers Continental drift - Answer-Theory developed by Alfred Wegener which stated that the continents were once joined together and moved apart over time Plate Tectonics - Answer-Convection currents in the asthenosphere push the lithospheric plates causing them to move Divergent Boundary - Answer-When two plates move away from each other; form rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges Convergent Boundary - Answer-When two plates move toward (i...

Antonio Snider Pellegrini Correct Answer The man to create the explanations of why the continents look like they can fit together In 1985 he published a book that describes rapid catastrophic split of continents during Noah's Flood Alfred Wegener Correct Answer The man that proposed the idea that we call "continental drift" Continental drift Correct Answer A slow/gradual break up of a single super continent called Pangaea Wegener's 6 Lines of Evidence Correct Answer 1) Fit of the C...

Earth Science Questions and Answers 100% Solved made theory of plate Alfred Wegener what were the evendince fossils of animals and plants, Rock formations and composition (what they are made up of) are the same along coastlines of the 7 continents. How it happened Pangaea - is a supercontinent from 225 million years ago that broke into Laurasia & Gondwanaland. Over many millions of years, Pangaea broke up into many different plates. Be able to identify these plates.....most are the name of ...

EARTHSCI 1G03 EXAM REVIEW | latest 2023/24 Age of Earth - 4.6 billion years Seismometer - Instrument used to measure horizontal or vertical motion during an earthquake. Uniformitarianism - The past geological events can be explained by forces occurring today Alfred Wegener - A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift Geologic evidence of continental drift - -rock units on different continents have similar structure Mid Ocean Ridges - -submerged mountain regions...

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ERSC 181 WEEK 8 Exam Questions and Answers 2023 – all Correct. The number one factor causing landslides is (are) _____.  A. precipitation  B. volcanic eruptions  C. earthquakes  D. glaciation  E. freeze-thaw cycles Question 4 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Shield volcanoes consist of _________.  A. Mostly low viscosity basalt flows with a lower silica content.  B. A combination of granitic lava and pyroclastic material with some rhyolite.  C. Explosive pyroclastic mat...

ERSC 181 WEEK 8 Exam Questions and Answers 2023 – all Correct. Scientific conclusions are based on _____________.  A. objective evidence and experiments  B. polling of experts  C. public consensus  D. only quantitative data  E. subjective evidence and ancient books Feedback: 01.2 Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points A coarse-grained (phaneritic texture) igneous rock formed _________________.  A. due to erosion, frost wedging, and weathering  B. on the surface of the...

Subduction A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced downward into the mantle below another plate and melted Asthenosphere The lower part of the mantle Lithosphere The upper part of the mantle and the crust Atmosphere The air and area that is above the crust and below space Core The extremely hot, solid, and dense center of the earth, which is believed to be composed of iron and nickel Mantle Between the core and the crust, liqui...

Today, much of the ocean physical characteristics are determined by: A. satellites B. High flying aircraft, balloons, etc C. Subsurface glider D. All of these - All of these Ocean temperatures are constant A. True B. False C. Well, compared to land temperatures... - B. False When it's warm in the Pacific East, we call the condition... A. La Nina B. Neutral C. El Nino - El Nino The Walker Circulation is A. The basis for gyre formation B. A direct result of the Eckman spiral C. i...

Marine Science Module 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the Contraction Theory? As the Earth cooled after formation, the surface contracted and wrinkled. Mountain ranges were forced up by the wrinkling process. The cooling and wrinkling slowed and eventually stopped over millions of years. What is the Theory of Continental Drift? In 1915, Alfred Wegener published "The Origin of Continents and Oceans" to explain the idea that the seven continents we know today were once a single l...