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1. what two items are used to determine absolute agecarbon dating and the law of superposition law of inclusion and law of
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2. what two items are used to determine absolute agecarbon dating and the law of superposition
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3. what two items are used to determine absolute age
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4. what two laws both describe the relative age of rocks?
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5. 2. What hypothesis was a significant contribution to the understanding of plate tectonics and provided a mechanism for how
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6. What type of volcano would you most expect to erupt?composite dormant active extinct
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7. What was unknown to scientists during Wegener’s time?(1 point)Responses Mountain ranges of some continents lined up. Mountain
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8. To measure the strength of an earthquake, you can use either ascale or scale. richter mercalli intensity seismograph moment
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9. Which quantity helps determine the absolute age of rocks and fossils? (1 point)COURSE TOOLS ( the difference between the amounts
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10. QuestionWhat is true about most higher-grade metallic ores?(1 point) Responses Most of them can be extracted using the placer
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11. Why is it hard to find the age of Earth?(1 point)Responses Earth's surface is constantly changing. Earth's surface is constantly
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12. Which items are TRUE about minerals? Select three correct answers.A. Observing one property is often the best way to identify
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13. A student holds up a mineral to the light. She is most likely observing which property?A. Hardness B. Luster C. Cleavage D.
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14. A streak plate may be used to identify which mineral property?A. Color B. Luster C. Cleavage D. Tenacity
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15. Which type of rock contains fossils?A. Sedimentary rock B. Igneous rock C. Metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rock D.
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16. Which coastlines most closely match each other and are, therefore, used as evidence to support Wegener’s theory?India and
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17. A plate moving at a rate of 3 cm/year is moving toward a plate that is 1,500 km away. In how many years will the plates collide?
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18. Fill in the blanks to complete each statement about continental drift.Continental drift was first proposed by a scientist named
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19. Which layer of Earth experiences the least amount of pressure?crust mantle outer core inner core
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20. Study the graph about seismic waves.Graph of P & S Wave Travel Times, showing Travel time in minutes across distance in
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21. Which object can an S wave travel through?air magma soil water
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22. The height of a volcano determines its explosive power.True False
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23. Choose the magma type which is most viscous:andesitic basaltic rhyolitic
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24. Select all of the answers that apply.The three main parts of a volcano are _____. dike lateral vent magma chamber crater central
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25. During an earthquake, some of the crust can sink under the ocean.True False
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26. Match the earthquake measuring instrument with its correct description.1. Richter scale measures strength of an earthquake;
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27. The focus is the point underground where rock layers first move during an earthquake.True False
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28. Which of the following are methods of relative aging of rocks? Select the two correct answersCross cutting relationships
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29. In the rock cycle, rocks can change into three different forms. These are _____.igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic granite,
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30. Which describes the difference between the law of inclusion and the law of crosscutting in relative dating of rocks and fossils?
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31. How long does it most likely take for a delta the size of the Mississippi River Delta to form?(1 point)Responses 10 years 10
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32. How many active volcanoes are there in ChileNone Less than 25 Between 25-50 More than 100
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33. Question 14 (4 points)Match the Earthquake term with it's description Earthquake Cross-SectionWhat is a seismic wave that
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34. Matilda has a 100 g rock sample. She knows that the rock contains uranium-238 and that the half-life of uranium-238 is 4.5 X 109
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35. Question 1 (1 point)Match the Plate Tectonics term/key idea with it's description. Pay attention to the names of the terms. They
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36. What was the initial, simple observation that led Wegnener to believe that all the landmasses were once together.Earth Globe
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37. What effect does the speed of the water in the Colorado River have on the appearance of the Grand canyon
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38. Compare and contrast a fossil fuel and a trilobite A both fossils and trilobites are extremely old however a fossil fuel was a
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39. Why are coal oil and natural gas called fossil fuels A there are both called fossil fuels because they break rock into smaller
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40. Which of the following is not true about the Pacific Ring of Fire?(1 point) Responses It is an arc of intense seismic activity.
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41. Which features do most stratovolcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes have in common?(1 point)Responses wide dome shape and thick
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42. How do continential rock layers provide evidence for tectonic plate theory?a The Rock Layers are comprised of rocky material
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43. Why did early scientists believe that the continents were able to move on geologic plates?a Scientists found pre-historic
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44. according to the theory of plates tectonics how do two plates interact to form earth largest mountain ranges A create new
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45. Which of the following indicates that different rocks in the same area might weather differently? Select the two correct
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46. Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)In frost wedging, a crack expands when water freezes, or melts, or evaporates .
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47. An unknown mineral breaks along smooth planes when hit with a hammer. Which mineral property does this showHardness Cleavage
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48. Age of rock quiz
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49. How can earth are defined? Select the two correct answersBy their thickness by their chemical compositions By their physical
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50. Age of rock quiz
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51. Which kind of rock is formed when lava leaves a volcano and cools?(1 point)Responses igneous igneous metamorphic metamorphic
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52. Which describes the process of injecting fluids into cracks of rocks to recover oil deposits?(1 point)Responses fracking
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53. Which sentence is correct about petroleum and natural gas?(1 point)Responses They exist in the solid state. They exist in the
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54. How do scientists find the ages of rocks?a. they measure the amount of the decay of particular unstable atoms in a rock b. they
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55. Why do scientists think the Grand Canyon was once covered by an ocean? (1 point)O Only an ocean would have the strength to erode
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56. Which statement describes Earth’s mantle?A. high-density rock made of iron and nickel B. cool and brittle rock broken into
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57. you find a rock that gas the element Lokuin and duaghter of Lokuim DOL in it you take a sample and find that there is 75% DOL
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58. This video shows Devils Tower, a large rock formation in Wyoming. After watching the video, identify two characteristics of
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59. A group of students created a model to demonstrate of the process involved in information of sedimentary rock The students used
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60. Geologists discovered that the largest coal deposits were formed around 300 million years ago. How did this observation support
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61. How did Devils Tower form from a liquid?Select observations that would convince someone your claim is correct.
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62. scientists can prove an absolute age of some rocks by using the time the isotopes take to break down what is this called
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63. Which term refers to the way light interacts with the surface of a rock or mineral?(1 point)Responses density density hardness
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64. Which sentence is correct about petroleum and natural gas?They exist in the solid state. They are found through strip mining.
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65. What is the likelihood of a large earthquake of occurring in the next 50 years at the new Madrid zone?
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66. Which describes the process of injecting fluids into cracks of rocks to recover oil deposits?(1 point)Responses fracking
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67. According to text which is not a location that is considered the highest risk of early for earthquakes in the United States?
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68. Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses It is
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69. Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses It can be
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70. Which describes the process of injecting fluids into cracks of rocks to recover oil deposits?(1 point)Responses cementing
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71. Which sentence is correct about petroleum and natural gas?(1 point)Responses They exist in the solid state. They exist in the
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72. Which allowed scientists to determine that Earth was at least 4.3 billion years old?(1 point)Responses the radioactive decay of
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73. Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses It is
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74. Tjavascript:void(0)he oldest of Hawaii's volcanic islands are those that(1 point)Responses are a short distance past the
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75. Which of these is a feature of most shield volcanoes?(1 point)Responses violent eruptions violent eruptions broad base broad
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76. In frost wedging, a crack expands when watermelts . When the water melts it can seep into new fissures in the rock.
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77. Which statement about earthquakes is accurate? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses About 100 earthquakes per year
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78. Describe how paleo magnetic evidence supports the theory that continents change position AKA drift over time
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79. Which information is needed to construct a geomagnetic time scale select the two correct answers the magnetic direction of rocks
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80. How were the Himalayas formedWhen a mid-ocean ridge split apart went to play collided with each other due to a sudden shift
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81. What common uses of the mineral quartz
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82. Which of the following best describes a permeable rock?(1 point)Responses It is a rock that is solid and hard. It is a rock that
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83. What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?(1 point)Responses One plate is subducted beneath
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84. Which features would you look for to classify a volcano? Select the three correct answers. (2 points)Responses height height
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85. The average tectonic platemoves at the rate of 0.006 m per year. How many meters would it move in 2*10^6 years? Write the answer
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86. Use the image below. Which fossil is a good example of an index fossil?(1 point) Responses Ammonite because it appears in only 1
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87. Which of the following statements best gives an example of absolute age?(1 point)Responses In horizontal layers of sedimentary
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88. Use the dropdown menu to make the following statement true.(1 point)The Law of states that a fault or intrusion of rock is
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89. Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses It
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90. Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses It
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91. Why do geologists believe that part of the African continent will break off in the next 50 million years?(1 point) Responses it
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92. When were fossil fuels formed?(1 point)Responses tens of years ago tens of years ago millions of years ago millions of years ago
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93. What properties of silica sand make it useful in hydraulic fracturing?(1 point)Responses It dissolves easily in oil. It
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94. Light bounces off of a mineral sample. What can you say about the mineral?(1 point)Responses The mineral is translucent. The
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95. According to the USGS, how much total copper was contained in world reserves as of 2018?(1 point)Responses 300 million tons 300
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96. Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses It can be
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97. The oldest of Hawaii's volcanic islands are those that(1 point) Responses are a short distance past the hotspot. are a short
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98. What is loess?(1 point) Responses silt that settles on a hilltop silt that settles on a hilltop a grass-covered plain a
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99. What do the law of superposition and the law of inclusion have in common?A. both laws give the exact ages of rocks B. both laws
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100. What caused the ruins in the Nevada wilderness? (paragraph 1)
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