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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers
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Geology 1113 Exam #2 Questions With Answers 
Match the relative dating principles with the correct definition: Superposition 
The oldest is on the bottom, the youngest on top 
 
 
A mammoth frozen in the Arctic tundra of Siberia would be an example of which type of fossilization? 
Mummification 
 
 
The fossil record is biased toward preserving organisms with hard parts. 
True 
 
 
In cast and mold fossilization, the cast is the hollow space in the rock that subsequently becomes filled with mine...
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Geology 111 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Most natural disasters are which of the following? - answerrarely if ever cyclic because there 
are too many overlapping effects 
The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because ____. - answermore 
people are moving into areas at high risk for natural disasters 
When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster? - answerwhen it happens in 
an area without any people 
Which of the following was t...
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Geology 1113 Exam #3 Questions With Answers
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Geology 1113 Exam #3 Questions With Answers 
Which of the following statements describe what happens to sediment when a longshore current meets a jetty? 
Sediment is deposited on the up-current side of a jetty and eroded on the down-current side of a jetty. 
 
 
Which of the following describes the general pattern of movement of sand on a shoreline? 
The incoming waves push the sand onshore at an angle and the outgoing wave pulls the sand out perpendicular to the shore, resulting in a net moveme...
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Geology 1114 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)
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Flux melting most likely occurs at: 
(A) Mid-ocean ridges. 
(B) Transform faults. 
(C) Subduction zones. 
(D) None of the above - answer(C) Subduction zones. 
Decompression melting occurs as a result of: 
(A) Decrease of the confining pressure as the Core rises to shallower depth. 
(B) Increase of the confining pressure as the asthenosphere rises to shallower depth. 
(C) Decrease of the confining pressure as the lithosphere ...
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Geology 111 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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When a beta particle is emitted during radioactive decay, the atomic number of the isotope 
_____. - answerincreases by 1 
Match the paleoclimate proxies to the information they can provide about the past climate. 
Ice Cores - answerTrap gases to provide info about the atmosphere 
What is the definition of cryovolcanism? - answerEruption of magmas derived from partial 
melting of ice 
What is the geologic definition of a stream? - answerA ch...
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Geology 1110 Exam Questions With Verified Solutions
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Geology 1110 Exam Questions With Verified 
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(1) The number of protons is an element's: - answeratomic number 
(1) The total number of protons and neutrons is an atoms? - answeratomic mass number 
(1) An atom that has gained electrons is: - answeran anion 
(1) An atom that has lost electrons is: - answercation 
(1) The kind of bonding characterized by sharing electrons is: - answercovalent bonding 
(1) What is ionic bonding - answeratoms that are attracted to each other because of diff...
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Geology 111 Exam Questions With Verified Solutions
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Geology 111 Exam Questions With Verified 
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Tectonic processes - answerupwelling of magma, plate movement, subduction of crust, 
folding, faulting, warping, fracturing, earthquakes, volcanic activity, magmatism, ocean ridges, 
rift valleys, trenches, collision, continental rifting, mountain formation 
Tectonic characteristics - answerLandforms: volcanoes, earthquakes, faults, mountain 
ranges, mid ocean ridge, deep ocean trenches, rift valleys 
Earthquakes occur - answerWhen brittle roc...
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Geology 111 TOP Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Most natural disasters are which of the following? rarely if ever cyclic because there 
are too many overlapping effects 
The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because ____. more 
people are moving into areas at high risk for natural disasters 
When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster? when it happens in an 
area without any people 
Which of the following was the main reason why most scientists did not believe in the 
concept of continental dr...
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Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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Geology 1114 Exam Questions With 100% 
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Geology - answerStudy of the earth 
Division - answerPhysical 
Historical 
Development of geology - answerCatastrophism 
Uniformitariamism 
James Ussher - answerCatastrophic: catastrophes shaped earth's landscapes 
James Hutton - answerUniformitariamism: physical, chemical, biological 
Spheres - answerAtmosphere 
Geosphere 
Biosphere 
Hydrosphere 
Atmospheric layers - answerTroposphere: 0-7 mi. 
Stratosphere: 7-31 mi. 
Mesosphere: 21-50 mi...