Continental crust Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition (what they are made out of). - Answer-1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a liquid? - Answer-1.The lithosphere is the outermost mechanical layer a...

Mttc Integrated Science (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - C...

Part 1 of 2 - 48.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which type of boundaries involve crust being neither created nor destroyed and shearing motion?  A. divergent boundaries  B. transform boundaries  C. convergent boundaries Feedback:2 Plate Tectonics Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Continent to continent convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which landforms?  A. broad mountain range, folds  B. volcanic arc, forearc basin  C. oceani...

EARTH SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+. 2 / 5 1. seismic waves: Vibrationsthat travel through Earth carrying the energy releasedduring an earthquake. 2. crust: the outer layer of the Earth 3. mantle: the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core 4. lithosphere: the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and therigid upper part of the mantle 5. asthenosphere: the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithospher...

Geology Final Exam Questions And Answers 3 major zones of the deep ocean Continental margins Deep ocean basins Oceanic ridges Continental margins Seperates thick Continental crust from thin oceanic crust Passive margin Shelf, slope, rise Shelf resembles The shore The slope resembles the Sandbar Rise is the Flat floor At the rise there is a Build up of sediments Active margins in continental margins have what types of plates Convergent and transform b...

How many questions are this Praxis exam? - correct answer -50 What is the passing score I need to pass? - correct answer -159 (raw points 33) What are the layers of the earth? (from inside to out) - correct answer -inner core, outer core, mantle and crust What is the inner core? - correct answer -solid center of the earth, composed of iron and nickel (700-800 miles) What is the outer core? - correct answer -a layer of liquid of iron and nickel (1,400 miles) What is the mantle? - c...

LUOA Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A What is coprolite? fossilized animal poop Which of the following are considered trace fossils? (Choose 3) imprints, trails, and tracks An example of an index fossil would be _______________. (Choose 2) trilobite and ammonite A hollow space left behind after the organism completely disintegrates is called an(n) ______. mold Which of the following are considered original remains? (Select all that apply) cast organism stuck in tree sa...

Mttc Integrated Science Secondary (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithos...

ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) ISP 203 Final Exam Study Guide Review || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) Hypothesis - ANSWER - A proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena (NOT guesses) Theories - ANSWER - Broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena (must be supported by many lines of evidence) Testable - ANSWER - Based on natural word Falsifiable - ANSWER - Must be able to be disproved What current theory is said to drive pla...

seismic waves - Answer-Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Answer-the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Answer-the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Answer-the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere - Answer-the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt - Answer-a rock that makes up much ...