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GEOL 4L Final Exam Questions & Answers Which of the following are requirements for any substance defined as a mineral? (Check all that apply.) -Are composed of one or more rocks -Have identifiable characteristics -Must contain more than two different types of atoms -All minerals have a single, specific color -Naturally-forming -Must be a solid - ANSWERS-Have identifiable characteristics -Naturally-forming -Must be a solid Which of the following substances can not be consider...

Geol 1404 Exam 1 Questions & Answers Plates move apart at which type of plate boundary - ANSWERSdivergent Divergent boundaries create - ANSWERSnew sea floor Most divergent boundaries are located - ANSWERSat the mid-ocean ridges Boundaries along which ocean crust is being destroyed (i.e., "recycled" into the mantle) are - ANSWERSconvergent The region where a plate descends into the asthenosphere is called - ANSWERSsubduction zone The topographic feature on the seafloor t...

GEOL 1121 Final Exam Questions & Answers Some planets, like Earth are chemically differentiated. This means dense elements like ______ and nickel are concentrated in the core and lighter elements make up the crust. - ANSWERSiron Most of the energy sources human society uses are the result of past life-forms that have died, decayed and become part of the Earth's crust. True or False? - ANSWERSTrue Which area(s) does NOT usually generate magmatic eruptions? - ANSWERSoceanic trenches ...

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Auburn Univ GEOL 1100 Exam 1 Questions & Answers What is meant by scientific inquiry? - ANSWERS What makes Earth a system? Is it open or closed? - ANSWERSThe ways processes are conducted within the Earth's spheres. Earth is an open system because of how it's processes are affected by space. What are the 4 "spheres" of Earth? - ANSWERSgeosphere (rocks/inorganic), hydrosphere (all water things ocean and clouds), atmosphere (air), biosphere (all living things plants and anima...

GEOL 110 EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS What does it mean to say that "a rock has a history," or, "the rock-record records a sequence-of-events" having occurred in the past? - ANSWERSThat layers within rocks tell a story of how long they have existed for What does "relative age-dating" mean (vs. "absolute")? - ANSWERSabsolute equals with actual evidence in relative = geological time scale; no numbers just rounding the earths crust (can predate the creation of the univer...

Geol 102 Exam 2 Questions & Answers Proterozoic Eon - ANSWERS2 billion years; account for 42.5% of all geological time Phanerozoic - ANSWERSPaleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic eras; 542 million years Proterozoic Eon subdivided - ANSWERSprefixes Paleo, Meso and Neo Archean-Proterozoic boundary - ANSWERS2.5 billion years ago; changes in crustal evolution Archean crust forming processes generated - ANSWERSgranite-gneiss complexes, greenstone belts; continued in proterozoic but reduced ra...

GEOL 1303 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS How does continental crust differ from oceanic crust? - ANSWERScontinental crust average composition close to granite oceanic crust average composition of basalt All of the following are possible steps of scientific investigation except for ________. - ANSWERSassumption of conclusions without prior experimentation or observation About 4.5 billion years ago, the newly-formed Earth was very hot and soft, causing heavier elements like iron to sink to...

GEOL 1340 Exam 1 Review Questions & Answers What are the 4 requirements for being a mineral? - ANSWERSsolid, inorganic, crystalline, naturally occurring List the different igneous textures we discussed from smallest grain size to largest - ANSWERSglassy, fine-grained, coarse-grained, pegmatitic, vesicular From lowest grade to highest, what 3 rocks are produced as we metamorphose a shale? - ANSWERSslate, schist, gneiss List the 3 volcanic rocks we covered from highest iron content t...

Geol 105 Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions Which of the following would not related to the definition of minerals? a. Minerals have organic origin b. Minerals should have fixed chemical formula c. Minerals should have fixed atomic structure d. minerals are naturally occurring - ANSWERSMinerals have organic origin What is not true about rocks? a. Minerals are the building blocks of the rocks b. Igneous rocks are forming from magma solidification c. Igneous or sedimentary rock...

GEOL exam 1 questions with 100% correct answers Which of the following provide scientists with evidence that Earth's interior has distinct layers? - ANSWERSBehavior of seismic waves traveling through Earth's interior Which of the following best describes Earth's outer core? - ANSWERSmetallic liquid Which of the following lines of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his theory of continental drift? - ANSWERSAll answers = Similar rock sequences on different contin...

Geol Exam 1 Questions Grade A+ What is science? - ANSWERS1. observation/recognition 2. data gathering 3. hypothesis 4. testing 5. Theory Theory - ANSWERShas to be testable, well-tested, widely accepted, and allows prediction Catastrophism - ANSWERStheory that states that natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions shaped Earth's landforms and caused extinction of some species Bishop Usher - ANSWERSBelieved Earth was created Oct. 26, 4004 B.C. - from the Bible ...

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GEOL 1500 Final Exam Questions & Answers XRP - ANSWERS ETH - ANSWERS BTC - ANSWERS Which of the following methods of heat transfer occurs when an increase in temperature creates a decrease in density, causing the warm, less dense material to rise, as shown in this diagram? - ANSWERSconvection Porosity decreases - ANSWERSwith the cementing of sediments by mineral grains from groundwater. What is a typical reservoir rock into which oil can migrate and collect? - ANSWERSsandston...

GEOL 1601 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Plates are created and spread apart along _______ boundaries. - ANSWERSdivergent Plates are destroyed along _______ boundaries. - ANSWERSconvergent Minerals are inorganic, naturally occurring solids that have a chemical composition, physical properties and crystalline structure. - ANSWERSTrue Which mineral property is a description of how light reflects from the surface of the mineral? - ANSWERSLuster ________ is the color of a mineral or oth...

GEOL 109 Exam 1 Questions & Answers Lesson 1: The Solar System - ANSWERS... Which is the correct sequence of planets, based on increasing average radius of their orbits? - ANSWERSClosest to Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Farthest from Sun The inner planets __________. - ANSWERSNONE of these: -have about the same size as the outer planets -all have several moons -have about the same composition as the outer planets

GEOL 100 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 3 Reasons why we study hazards - ANSWERS1. Improve our understanding of natural processes that operate across the surface of the earth. 2. Explain how human decisions contribute to the creation of hazards and turn natural disasters into catastrophes. 3. Help protect the lives of millions of people that are affected. Hazard - ANSWERSNatural process or event that is a potential threat to human life and property. Disaster - ANSWERSSudden event that c...

geol exam questions & answers The most extensive mountain ranges on Earth are? - ANSWERSmid-oceanic ridges A "seismic discontinuity" inside the Earth is identified by: - ANSWERSabrupt change in seismic velocity Order the following geologic layers in terms of their volume from greatest (1) to least (4). No credit for reversed order. - ANSWERS1. mantle 2. core 3. lithosphere 4. crust Guyots, seamounts, and aseismic ridges originate from: - ANSWERSvolcanic eruptions The gr...