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| provides evidence for the existence of a liquid outer core |
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| What is the name of a map which is made by cutting a spherical land mass into different patterns and then stretching the resulting pieces so that the scale is the same in any direction at any point on the map? |
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| Conformal Projection Maps |
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| Flattened maps are called ________ as three dimensional features are distorted onto a flat rectangle. |
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| What type of map uses contour lines to depict elevation changes? |
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| Scientists have gained most of their evidence about Earth’s interior |
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| _____________determines which element a crystal becomes. |
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| ____________ and _____________ are in all silicate minerals. |
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| Approximately how many known minerals are there? |
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| The shape a mineral forms when slowly solidifying one layer of molecules at a time is called |
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| Minerals are composed of atoms. |
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| This rock has large grains cemented together. It is _________. |
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| Marble bubbles in HCl acid because it was once _________. |
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| This rock sometimes called "lava rock". Its rock name is ____. |
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| Igneous rocks are formed directly from ____________. |
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| Sedimentary rocks are usually ___________ |
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| Which of the following is an example of banded (foliated) rock? |
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| El Capitan, a huge exposed granite ___________, is in Yosemite National Park in California. |
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| Foliated rocks are "layered". |
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| Volcanic black glass is called ________________. |
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| Sedimentary rocks are formed from ____________. |
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| compaction of broken rock |
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| Two rocks may have the same composition, but different cooling rates, one plutonic and one volcanic; for example: |
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| Molten rock underground is ____________. |
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| Granite is an igneous rock. |
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| Sedimentary rocks that form from solutions are __________ sedimentary rocks. |
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| The agents of metamorphism are ___________________. |
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| Mount St. Helen's formed along which type of boundary? |
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| Island arcs form along ___________________. |
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| convergent (oceanic-oceanic) |
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| The Mid Atlantic Ridge is the most famous example of a ___________________. |
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| The African Rift Valley formed along a _________________. |
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| The pattern of magnetic reversals along the sides of mid-ocean ridges resembles ________________. |
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| The Andes Mountains in Chile formed along a __________________. |
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| convergent plate boundary |
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| Which of the following was NOT used to support the early continental drift hypothesis? |
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| the convection of the upper mantle |
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| New oceanic crust forms at _________________________. |
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| divergent plate boundaries |
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| Plates slide past each other along ____________________. |
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| transform plate boundaries |
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| Iceland formed along a ____________________. |
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| Convergent plate boundaries are margins where _____________. |
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| When considering the age of the ocean floor, the ocean floors are ________________. |
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| youngest at the mid-ocean ridges |
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| The driving mechanism for plate tectonics is _____________________. |
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| convection of upper mantle magma |
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| The San Andreas Fault is along a ___________________. |
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| Mt. St. Helens formed along a ___________________________. |
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| convergent (continental-continental) plate boundary |
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| A map showing _____________ would give you the most accurate locations of the plate boundaries. |
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| Transform plate boundaries are margins where ______________. |
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| plates slide past each other |
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| Scientists have gained most of their evidence about the Earth's interior |
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| by analyzing seismic waves |
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| When considering the age of the ocean floor, the ocean floors are ________________. |
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| youngest at the mid-ocean ridges |
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| faster than secondary waves |
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| Crust is destroyed at _________________. |
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| convergent plate boundaries |
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| Indirect evidence is gained by |
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| never seeing or touching samples |
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| __________ is the tendency to break along flat surfaces. |
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| Mt. St. Helens formed along a ___________________________. |
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| convergent (continental-continental) plate boundary |
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| Sedimentary rocks are usually ___________ |
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| The Andes Mountains in Chile formed along a __________________. |
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| convergent plate boundary |
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| Approximately how many known minerals are there? |
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| What is the name of a map which is made by cutting a spherical land mass into different patterns and then stretching the resulting pieces so that the scale is the same in any direction at any point on the map? |
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| Conformal Projection Maps |
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| Which of the following was NOT used to support the early continental drift hypothesis? |
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| the convection of the upper mantle |
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| ___________show the most geologic detail by showing labeled lines of elevation changes, water features, as well as man-made features. |
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| Which of the following is an example of banded (foliated) rock? |
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| The agents of metamorphism are ___________________. |
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| heat, pressure and chemicals |
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| Iceland formed along a ____________________. |
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| Lines that connect equal elevation are |
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| This rock sometimes called "lava rock". Its rock name is ____. |
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| This rock has large grains cemented together. It is _________. |
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| ____________ and _____________ are in all silicate minerals. |
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| Igneous rocks are formed directly from ____________. |
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| The pattern of magnetic reversals along the sides of mid-ocean ridges resembles ________________. |
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| The driving mechanism for plate tectonics is _____________________. |
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| convection of upper mantle magma |
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| The San Andreas Fault is along a ___________________. |
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| Non-explosive eruptions of fluid basaltic magma from fissure vents are |
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| Which of the following was NOT true of the famous May 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens? |
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| The mountain was greatly enlarged and is now taller. |
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| Krafla volcano in Iceland is a __________________. |
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| Mt. Capulin is a ______________________. |
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| The Islands of Hawaii are caused by _______________. |
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| intraplate hotspot activity |
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| Hawaiian Island rocks are ____________________. |
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| Mt. St. Helens is a ______________________. |
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| Hawaii volcanoes can be described as relatively quiet compared to Mt. St. Helens. |
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| The Hawaiian Islands are all the same age. |
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| Kilauea is a ____________________. |
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| Mauna Loa is a _______________. |
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| Geyser activity in Yellowstone National Park is caused by _______________. |
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| intraplate hotspot activity |
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| Hawaiian Island rocks are ____________________. |
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| Mauna Loa is a _______________. |
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| Geyser activity in Yellowstone National Park is caused by _______________ |
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| intraplate hotspot activity |
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| The Island of Hawaii is currently over an active hotspot. |
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| Kilauea is ____________________. |
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| There are older submerged seamounts that formed from the Hawaii hotspot. |
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| Mt. St. Helens is a ______________________. |
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| Dark basaltic lava is more viscous and explosive than light granitic lava. |
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| Mt. Pinatubo is a _____________________ |
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| Kilauea is a ____________________. |
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| The Islands of Hawaii are caused by _______________. |
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| intraplate hotspot activity |
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| Cascade Range volcanoes are primarily shield volcanoes. |
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| The Cascade Range in Washington and Oregon are caused by ___________________. |
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| The most violent volcanic eruptions occur near _______________. |
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| convergent plate boundaries |
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| Hawaii volcanoes can be described as relatively quiet compared to Mt. St. Helens. |
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| The source of an earthquake's motion is called the ______________. |
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| Ocean waves generated by earthquakes are called Tsunamis. |
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| Earthquake waves that travel the fastest are __________________. |
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| Uncharacteristic inactivity along a fault is called _______________. |
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| The focus is directly above the epicenter. |
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| The method of comparing earthquake magnitude was developed by ________. |
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| Seismic waves cause destruction. |
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| An earthquake is the vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of stored energy. |
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| The position on earth directly above the source of vibration is the ___________ |
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| S waves are _____________________. |
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| The slow continual movement along a fault zone is called _____________. |
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| Overall, the ____________ are the most destructive. |
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| The instrument that records earthquake vibrations is the __________________. |
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| These seismic waves are the fastest. |
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| Ocean waves generated by earthquakes are called ____________________. |
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| L waves are surface waves. |
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| The only earthquakes in the U.S. are in California. |
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| Movement along a fault line can occur either in sudden jolts or in a slow, steady motion called ___. |
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| The Appalachians and Himalayas are fault-block mountains. |
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| Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas, is the earth's highest mountain. It was formed by _________________. |
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| continental-continental collision |
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| Faulting that caused blocks of the continent to drop below, leaving mountains jutting above created the _______________. |
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| The Appalachians are believed to have formed when Africa collided with ___________. |
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| Faulting that caused blocks of the continent to drop below, leaving mountains jutting above created the _______________. |
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| The Alps, Appalachians and Himalayas are ______________. |
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| The Tetons of Wyoming are ______________. |
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| The Tetons of Wyoming are ______________. |
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| Continental crust is deformed around folded mountains. |
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| The Himalaya mountains were formed along a convergent boundary. |
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| Faults that result from compressional stresses are _______________. |
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| Tensional (pulling) forces cause __________________. |
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| Compressional stress causes normal faults, while tensional stress causes reverse faults |
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| When the rock above a slanted fault line falls down relative to the rock underneath the fault, it is a __________________. |
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| Originally horizonatal rock layers that are buckled upwards to form a hill are called ________________. |
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| Originally horizonatal rock layers that are buckled downwards to form a U shape are called ________________. |
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| The Appalachians are thought to have formed when ____________. |
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| Africa and N. America collided |
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| The East Coast of the U.S. is a present day example of a inactive continental margin. |
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| _________________ are older than _________________. |
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| The Appalachians; Mt. St. Helens |
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| Originally horizonatal rock layers that are buckled upwards to form a hill are called ________________. |
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| Geologists have divided the earth's history into eras based on major differences in the earth's surface and past life. This breakdown of the earth's history is called the geologic era. |
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Assume you have two radioactive samples (each has the same number of particles). You leave both samples sitting overnight. In the morning, Sample A has no radioactive particles remaining, while Sample B is still noticeably radioactive.
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| There are 200 particles of a certain atom in a chamber. If you know that this atom has a half-life of 4 minutes, how many particles will still be radioactive after 4 minutes? Select the best answer |
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| Out of 5 undisturbed horizontal beds of sedimentary rock, we can say that _______________. |
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| the lowest layer is oldest |
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| If the half-life of a material is 2000 years and you found a rock layer that contained equal amounts of this material and its daughter material, the rock layer is about ________________________-. |
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| Relative dating is the most accurate process by which geologists determine the age of a rock. |
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| By applying the law of superposition, _______________ dates can be determined. |
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| Relative dating it the most accurate process by which geologists determine the age of a rock. |
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| Dinosaurs were on earth during the ... |
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| Fishes were first abundant during the ... |
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| Hard-shelled animals were first abundant during the ... |
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| Dinosaur fossils can only be found in rocks older than about ______ years old. |
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| It is theorized that the dinosaurs became extinct because of global warming. |
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| We live in the cenozoic era. |
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| An undisturbed sedimentary layer is _________ than the layer above and _________ than the layer below it. |
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| Geologists have divided Earth’s history into eras based on major differences in |
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| Earth’s surface and past life. |
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| A layer of sandstone is in contact with a mass of granite. The sandstone contains small fragments of the granite. Which rock is older? |
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| Human fossils can only be found during the ... |
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| Human fossils can only be found during the ... |
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| Relative dating it the most accurate process by which geologists determine the age of a rock. |
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| The law of included fragments states that |
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| pieces from one layer of rock that has been weathered off and included in another layer are older than the layer they are now in. |
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| Geologists have divided the earth's history into eras based on major differences in the earth's surface and past life. This breakdown of the earth's history is called the geologic era. |
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| If the half-life of a material is 2000 years and you found a rock layer that contained equal amounts of this material and its daughter material, the rock layer is about ________________________-. |
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| Approximately how old is the earth theorized to be? |
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| Trilobites were abundant during the ... |
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| Which era is known for its large reptiles? |
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| It is theorized that the dinosaurs became extinct because of global warming. |
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| Relative dating is the most accurate process by which geologists determine the age of a rock. |
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| As a stream enters a wider body of water, it may drop its sediment as ________________. |
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| When more resistant rock formations cause a V-shaped valley to spill over instead of cutting through, a _________ forms. |
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| Calcite formations that hang from cavern ceilings are called ________. |
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| Valleys cut by rivers are "V" shaped. |
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| As a stream enters a wider body of water, it may drop its sediment as ________________. |
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| When the water table is higher in surrounding hills than at the site of a well, the well becomes ____________. |
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| Permeable and porous rock layers that can hold and transmit groundwater are ___________. |
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| The percent of a rock that is available to hold water in pore spaces is ___________. |
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| If drainage passes over a rock surface at right angles a ___________ pattern is formed. |
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| Any water drawn from below the water table is considered ______________. |
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| City water systems could be considered artificial artesian systems. |
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| Eroded materials are carried and transported by a stream as its ______. |
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| A ___________ is formed when a block of ice is buried in drift and later melts, leaving a pit. |
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| An alpine glacier moves through a valley, making it _____ shaped. |
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| Loess deposits usually blanket an area in an even layer. |
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| The term "drift" __________________. |
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| refers to any sediment left behind by a glacier |
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| When water run-off occurs in a desert region, _____________ are created at the mouth of the stream's canyon. |
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| An ______________ glacier forms near mountain peaks, forming cirques and _______. |
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| Individual sand dunes that form in a crescent shape are ________. |
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| Sand dunes that form perpendicular to the wind direction are ___________. |
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| The term "drift" __________________. |
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| refers to any sediment left behind by a glacier |
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| Wind blown sand usually forms dunes. |
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| The source of heat for most geysers is hot igneous material beneath the surface. |
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| Which of the following is NOT a type of sand dune? |
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| Permeable and porous rock layers that can hold and transmit groundwater are ___________. |
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| ____________ is the process by which rainfall travels across the surface to enter a stream. |
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| A ___________ is formed when a block of ice is buried in drift and later melts, leaving a pit. |
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| Stalagmites __________________. |
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| grow up from the floor of a cavern |
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| Sand dunes that form perpendicular to the wind direction are ___________. |
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| When the water table is higher in surrounding hills than at the site of a well, the well becomes ____________. |
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| Without question, _____________ represents the largest supply of fresh water available to humans. |
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| Yellowstone National Park's "Old Faithful" is a famous __________. |
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| The upper surface of a saturated aquifer is the ______________. |
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