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What is lithification and its four major processes. Lithification is the process by which sedimentary rocks form. Compaction, cementation, precipitation, and re-crystallization How are detrital and siliciclastic rocks classified? The size of their grains Given two siliciclastic grains of the same make up being transported by a river, one angular and one rounded, which do you think has traveled further? Why? The rounded one due to the distribution of erosion all around the grain....

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Are lines of altitud oriented parallel to the equator or to the prime meridian? - correct answers To the equator Are adjacent meridians farthest apart at the equator or at the poles? - correct answers Equator Distances on meridians and parallels are given in degrees. Degrees of longitude or latitude can be subdivided into________ equal parts called minutes. Minutes can be further divided into ____________ equal parts called seconds. - correct answers 60, 60 What is the farthest one can ...

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Geology Lab Final Practice Test PDF | Laboratory Exam Questions & Verified Answers | Updated 2026–2027

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What is the name for the landmass formed when all of the continents were fitted together? - correct answers Pangea The lithosphere is comprised of the Earth's crust and brittle uppermost mantle buoys on the asthenosphere, which is mantle with a ductile behavior. - correct answers True What is the current hypothesis (as described in your manual, but is currently accepted as a theory) that explains the earth's formation, shifting, and destruction of it's outermost physical layer? - ...

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Obsidian Q: The textural term for this specimen is: a. porphyritic b. phaneritic c. aphanitic d. pegmatitic e. glassy - correct answers Rock class: igneous A: glassy Skeletal limestone Q: The sedimentary structure exhibited by this specimen: a. ripple marks b. fossils c. foliation d. breccia fragments - correct answers Rock class: Sed A: fossils gneiss Q: This rock exhibits: a. flat planar bedding b. folding / banding c. schistose texture

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10 pages

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QUILLSKY

Geology Lab Exam II UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers A topographic map has a ratio scale of 1:250,000. One centimeter on the map equals _____ kilometers in the real world. - CORRECT ANSWER- 2.5 Assuming a contour interval of 50 feet, what is the elevation of the centermost contour line in this figure? Please observe that the first contour line has an elevation of 100 feet above sea level. - CORRECT ANSWER- 300 feet

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Geology Lab Exam II Questions and answers | 2024/25

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Geology Lab Exam II Questions and Answers 2022/2023;Questions from Mastering Geology Labs(Solved correctly)

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