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Rocks - correct answer Objects made of mixtures of minerals and other materials. Igneous Rocks - correct answer Rocks formed when molten rock (magma/lava) cools and solidifies. Sedimentary Rocks - correct answer Rocks formed by sediments compacted and pressed together, such as mud and sand at the bottom of a lake or Sea. Metamorphic Rocks - correct...

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asthenosphere - correct answer the soft layer of the mantle that the lithosphere floats on climate system - correct answer all the earth system components that determine climate on a global scale and how climate changes with time core - correct answer the central part of the Earth crust - correct answer ...

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The lithosphere is divided into 2 kinds of plates: ocean and continental plates - correct answer True Earth exhibits layering at a very large scale. Which of the following is the correct ordering of those layers from Earth surface to its center - correct answer Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core How old is Earth - correct answer 4,550,000,000 years...

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The study of the Earth, including our planet's composition, behavior and history - correct answer geology A reasonable idea that has the possibility of being correct, but has not yet been proven - correct answer hypothesis The relatively rigid, nonflowable, outer 100 to 150 km thick layer of the earth; constituting the crust and the top part of the mantle - correct answer ...

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Mineral - correct answer Naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with an ordered internal molecular structure and definite chemical composition, crystalline solids which are presented as irregular grains in rock Rock - correct answer Solid aggregate of minerals, a rock is classified by the presence of different minerals, usually contain silicate minerals Fabric - correct answer ...

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Earth Composition - correct answer 1. Rigid Outer Crust -thin and rigid and FLOATS ON A HIGHER DENSITY MANTLE. 2.Plastic Upper Mantle -Flows on very long timescales due to high temperatures 3. Molten Outer Core 4. Solid Inner Core Theory of Continental Drift - correct answer -Proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1915 -said that the mechanism of continental drift was the tidal action of the moon which ...

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geology - correct answer the science of processes related to the composition, structure, and history of Earth and its life Interdisciplinary - correct answer applies chemistry (composition), physics (natural laws), and biology (life forms) Environmental geology - correct answer applied geology; the use of geologic information to help us solve conflict...

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Weathering - correct answer wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air. Mechanical weathering - correct answer any of the various weathering processes that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in the chemical composition of the rock Abrasion - correct answer the process of scrap...

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geology - correct answer the science the pursues an understanding of the planet Earth physical geology - correct answer science which examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the processes that operate beneath the surface historical geology - correct answer science that understands the origin of Earth and its development through ...

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Fault - correct answer the boundary between two rock sections that have been displaced relative to each other Plate Tectonics - correct answer the theory that the Earth's crust is made up of rigid plates that move; the motion of these plates causes coninental drift Elastic Rebound Theory - correct answer explains how rocks spring back to their origin...

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sedimentary rocks - correct answer products of mechanical and chemical weathering three types of sedimentary rocks - correct answer detrital, chemical, and organic detrital sedimentary rocks - correct answer transported sediments (include clay minerals, quartz, feldspars, and micas)-base on particle size shale - correct answer ...

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*1.1 Distinguish between physical and historical geology and describe the connections between people and geology. - correct answer Physical geology - examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the processes beneath the surface. Historical geology - understanding the origin of the Earth and its development over time People are effected by the geology of their areas. Like natural hazards can effect where people live (earthqua...

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geology - correct answer the study of ancient seas, rivers, and other environments How are the two sides of North America different from each other? - correct answer The western part appears more complex because it has many mountains and valleys The mountains in the eastern US are mor subdued and the east coast is surrounded by a broad shelf that continues out past the Atlantic The center has no l...

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Why do we have seasons? (a)because the sun moves further away from the sun in the winter? (b)because the sun gets colder in winter? (c)because earth's rotation axis is tilted? - correct answer c we used to have 9 planets. what happened? (a)It got destroyed (b)Big government decided that we should only have 8 planets (c)A new discovery made scientists reconsider - correct answer c How are ...

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What is an earthquake? - correct answer An episode of ground shaking Causes of Earthquake - correct answer Slip on a FAULT (fracture on which sliding occurs) or formation of a new fault Movement of magma in a volcano Explosion of a volcano Giant Landslide Meteorite Impact Underground nuclear-bomb tests How Is Rock Deformed? - correct answer Earth...

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the study of geology, astronomy, and meteorology - correct answer What is earth science? a combination of minerals - correct answer What are rocks made of? the interrelated processes that cause continuous changing of rocks from one kind into another - correct answer What is the Rock Cycle? igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic - correct answer ...

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Catastrophism - correct answer -James Ussher -A belief in sudden and massive change to explain geological complexity Uniformitarianism - correct answer -James Hutton -It states that the physical, chemical and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geological past -"The present is a key to the past" Absolute Age - correct answer ...

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Relative age - correct answer You can determine if something is younger then or older than something else. Numeric or absolute age - correct answer You can more precisely assign a number Unconformity - correct answer A break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period of time. Depos...

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***Chapter 1*** - correct answer The Abyss of Time Precambrian Era - correct answer First major section of geological time. (4.5 billion years - 590 million years ago) Outcrop - correct answer Part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land. Core - correct answer Innermo...

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The three most abundant element in the crust of the earth are - correct answer Si, O, Al The plates of the earth that move in plate tectonic are which layer - correct answer Lithosphere The primary geological process by which carbon dioxide (and carbon) is removed the atmosphere is which of the following? - correct answer Weathering of silicate rocks ...

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The currently accepted age of Earth is ___________ years. - correct answer 4.6 billion According to the nebular hypothesis, all of the bodies in our solar system evolved from a rotating cloud of gases and dust about 4.6 billion years ago - correct answer True What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology? - correct answer ...

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