Pangea Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

igneous rock formed as result of tectonic process that brings magma to earth's surface what's after volcano! sedimentary rock formed from the compaction of rock fragments what's after erosion! metamorphic rocks extreme pressure causes rocks to change... will next go into magma if heats up! Pangea 200 million years ago.. all continents together hydrosphere the many bodies of water on earth's surface groundwater water stored underground in rock formations called aquifers

LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers Graded A Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland Originally, Wegener's hypothesis ...

Geo 1310 Exam 4:Cooper Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Africa - ANSWER--lacks any mountain ranges with high elevations >bc of location in central pangea -75% plateaus surface -steep drop offs to the coast >typically no beaches -very few good natural harbors Atlas Mountains - ANSWER--top out at 13,000 feet in elevation -north/western part of Africa -haired and dry Drakensberg Mountains - ANSWER--formed by ancient volcanic activity -top out at 13,000 feet -greener condition...

Oceans 100 Exam 1 SDSU Latest Update Graded A+ SCIENCE supports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available observations (What is the basis of science? NEEDS EVIDENCE) SCIENTIFIC METHOD The process by which scientists take data from natural world and try to answer questions. HYPOTHESIS A tentative, testable statement about the general phenomena observed OR an initial idea of how, or why things happen in nature. SCIENTIFIC THEORY Structure of ideas that...

Haldane-Oparin hypothesis - ANSWER-Life arose spontaneously from methane, ammonia, water, and energy sources. Miller-Urey experiment - ANSWER-Created a chemical experiment that simulated the conditions thought at the time to be present on the early Earth, and tested the chemical origin of life under those conditions. Tested Haldane-Oparin hypothesis, thinking that methane and ammonia were likely absent in early atmosphere- more likely CO,CO2,N2, and H2O. Results yielded in organic molecules. ...

ISP 203A MSU Hernandez Final Exam || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) ISP 203A MSU Hernandez Final Exam || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) Hypothesis - ANSWER - A proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena. Hypotheses must be - ANSWER - testable and falsifiable. Testable - ANSWER - Based on natural world. Aka If you're testing why all cardinals sing the same song, you're gonna want to be testing if its a result of genes rather than a result of a song fairy. Falsifiabl...

World Geography Brian Cooper Exam 4 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Atlas Mountains - ANSWER-No crazy division; More erosion; 13,000 feet Drakensberg Mountains - ANSWER-Eastern edge of great escarpment: edge of the plateau region, as eroded it built up and created the southern plan africa Guinea Highlands - ANSWER-• West Africa • Rich in Mineral Resources • Bauxite - oil from which we get aluminum Adamawa Highlands - ANSWER--created from volcanic activity -important for a cu...

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...

Longest. In geologic time: - Eon Study of the origin, evolution,form, and spatial distribution of earths landforms: - Geomorphology Uppermost layer of earth: - Crust layer of earth between the crust and the core: - mantle Innermost layer of earth: - Core The crust and upper most part of the mantle refers to what sphere? - Lithosphere Beneath the lithosphere is a plastic layer known as the, - Asthenosphere A mineral must be: - Inorganic, definite chemical composition, solid. Land that ri...

LUOA Earth Science Module 8 (2023/2024) Already Passed Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland Originally, Wegener's hypothesis that...