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EAS 201 Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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EAS 201 Exam Questions 
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Principle of superposition - ANSWER oldest layer = bottom, 
newest layer = top 
Principle of original horizontality - ANSWER sediment originally 
deposited in layers that were nearly horizontal and parallel to the 
surface on which they were accumulating, tilted rocks = crustal 
disturbance 
Principle of original lateral continuity - ANSWER all strata extend 
in all directions until they terminate by THINNING at the margins 
of the basin, end...
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Geol 310T Exam 1 Latest 2023 Rated A+
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Geol 310T Exam 1 Latest 2023 Rated A+ Number of national parks 59 
Number of national monuments 79 
first national park Yellowstone 
Granite characteristics -big crystals -interlocking 
Tuff -fine graned w/other pieces of rocks 
Granite Color white, pink, black, gray 
Tuff color white, tan, light gray 
limestone forms from carbonate material 
3 metamorphic rocks Gneiss, marble, schist 
granite turns to gneiss 
limestone turns to marble 
shale turns to schist 
metamorphic formation recombine elem...
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EES EXAM #3 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+
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EES EXAM #3 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+ 
 
 
Who calculated the age of the Earth as 6000 years old? - -Bishop Ussher 
 
Scientist who calculated the age of the Earth based on the salinity of the sea. - -Who was John Joly? 
 
How did Lord Kelvin attempt to figure out the age of the Earth? - -He used the cooling rate of Earth. He did not knoe that Earth was not completely cooled. 
 
Who discovered radioactive decay? - -Antoine Henri Becquerel 
 
The names of all the Eons and the...
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LUOA Earth Science: Module 3: What's Going on Inside the Earth? (2023/2024) Rated A
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LUOA Earth Science: Module 3: What's Going on Inside the Earth? (2023/2024) Rated A Divergent boundaries are where two oceanic crusts __________. are pulling apart from each other 
If you were to compare the consistency of the mantle to a type of food, what would best describe it? Thick peanut butter 
Where are there a lot of earthquakes and volcanoes? Ring of Fire 
What was the time period that Dr. Humphrey predicted that the magnetic field reversals were happening during the Flood? Weekly 
Wh...
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Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution
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Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution 
 
Noncomformity 
1) Younger sedimentary rocks on top of older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks 
 
2) Imply period of uplift of deeply buried rocks 
Three types of uncomformities 
angular uncomformity, disconformity, and noncomformity 
Radiocarbon dating 
Using the carbon-14 isotope to date very recent events 
 
(Half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years) 
(Only useful for dating events from historic past and very recent geolog...
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Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers
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Geology Exam # 3 Questions And Correct Answers 
Which of the following first appeared in the Mesozoic Era? 
Dinosaurs 
 
 
Fossils are more likely to be preserved under which conditions? 
Rapid burial 
 
 
Which of the following first appeared in the Paleozoic Era? 
Flowering plants, insects, fish, and reptiles 
 
 
The radioactive isotope X, decays to the stable isotope Y. The 1/2 life of this process is 1500 million yrs. If the original amount of X has been reduced by 50%, how old is the rock ...
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Earth History Inv 12 EXAM QUESTIONS 31 TERMS WITH VERIFIED DEFINITIONS UPDATED 2024
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Earth History - Inv 1&2 EXAM QUESTIONS (31 TERMS) WITH VERIFIED DEFINITIONS UPDATED 2024 
basin 
rock 
plateau 
sorting 
sediment 
canyon 
geologist 
landform 
elevation 
calcite 
limestone 
sandstone 
shale 
correlation 
erosion 
weathering 
deposition 
layers 
chemical weathering 
physical weathering 
abrasion 
ice/frost wedging 
root wedging 
carbonation 
oxidation 
biological breakdown 
Earth-imaging satellite 
Uniformitarianism 
Principle of Superposition 
Principle of Original Horizontalit...
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PHSC 211 Chapter 5 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade)
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Which relative dating rule states that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary or 
extrusive igneous 
rocks, the oldest rocks will be at the bottom, with younger rocks above? 
a. Original Horizontality 
b. Walther’s Law 
c. Superposition 
d. Lateral Continuity 
8. Which relative dating rule states that older rocks are found within younger rocks? 
a. Original Horizontality 
b. Walther’s Law 
c. Superposition 
d. Inclusions 
9. Which relative dating rule states that dikes, faults, and igneou...
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ERSC181 B001 Week 8 COMBINED exams WEEK 1-7 (answered) Fall 2021/2022
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9/25/2020 APUS CLE : ERSC181 I002 Sum 20 : Tests & Quizzes 

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Week 1 Exam (timed and single access) 
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Part 1 of 2 - Rock Forming Minerals 52.0/ 52.0 Points 
Question 1 of 25 
Which subatomic particle is NOT found in the nucleus? 
A. proton 
B. neutron 
C. electron 
Feedback: 3.1.1 
Question 2 of 25 
Which of the following is considered to be composed of a mineral? 
A. coal 
B. your teeth 
C. glass (un-ordered atoms) 
D. lab-grown diamond...
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50 Questions Exam Geology Revision Questions and Answers
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Which division of geology studies Earth's materials and process on the surface and its 
interior? physical geology 
Which of the following is not a main theme of historical geology? 
a. Deep Time 
b. Evolution of Life 
c. Plate Tectonics 
d. Sedimentation d. sedimentation 
Which of the following expresses the highest degree of confidence in an idea? 
a. hypothesis 
b. observation 
c. theory 
d. question c. theory 
Can you prove a hypothesis? no 
which of the following is NOT a hypothesis? 
a....
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