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                Which of the following are methods of relative aging of rocks? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
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original horizontality
original horizontality
angular relationships
angular relationships
radiometric dating
radiometric dating
superposition
superposition
original angularity
original angularity
cross-cutting relationships
            
        Responses
original horizontality
original horizontality
angular relationships
angular relationships
radiometric dating
radiometric dating
superposition
superposition
original angularity
original angularity
cross-cutting relationships
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                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    How can Earth’s layers be defined? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
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by their chemical compositions
by their chemical compositions
by their physical properties
by their physical properties
by their thickness
by their thickness
by their temperatures
by their temperatures
by their amounts of land area
    
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by their chemical compositions
by their chemical compositions
by their physical properties
by their physical properties
by their thickness
by their thickness
by their temperatures
by their temperatures
by their amounts of land area
                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    Which evidence would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it?(1 point)
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It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It cuts through all the other layers.
    
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It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It cuts through all the other layers.
                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    Which statement describes metamorphic rock formation? Select the correct answer.(1 point)
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Once-living organisms become buried.
Once-living organisms become buried.
Layers build up over time.
Layers build up over time.
Pressure causes rock to change.
Pressure causes rock to change.
Magma cools and hardens.
    
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Once-living organisms become buried.
Once-living organisms become buried.
Layers build up over time.
Layers build up over time.
Pressure causes rock to change.
Pressure causes rock to change.
Magma cools and hardens.
                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    What should a model of the rock cycle show as the process that changes metamorphic rock to igneous rock?(1 point)
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compaction followed by cementation
compaction followed by cementation
heating followed by pressure
heating followed by pressure
melting followed by cooling
melting followed by cooling
weathering followed by erosion
    
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compaction followed by cementation
compaction followed by cementation
heating followed by pressure
heating followed by pressure
melting followed by cooling
melting followed by cooling
weathering followed by erosion
                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    What was Mohorovičić's observation?(1 point)
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Seismic waves travelled at constant speeds.
Seismic waves travelled at constant speeds.
Seismic waves penetrated all Earth's layers.
Seismic waves penetrated all Earth's layers.
Seismic waves travelled at varying speeds.
Seismic waves travelled at varying speeds.
Seismic waves could not go through the brittle crust.
    
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Seismic waves travelled at constant speeds.
Seismic waves travelled at constant speeds.
Seismic waves penetrated all Earth's layers.
Seismic waves penetrated all Earth's layers.
Seismic waves travelled at varying speeds.
Seismic waves travelled at varying speeds.
Seismic waves could not go through the brittle crust.
                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    Which of Earth's layers has the same chemical composition as the mesosphere?(1 point)
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lithosphere
lithosphere
inner core
inner core
asthenosphere
asthenosphere
outer core
    
Responses
lithosphere
lithosphere
inner core
inner core
asthenosphere
asthenosphere
outer core
                    Answered by
            sleepy
            
    similar or same chemical composition as the mesosphere
    
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            GPT 3.5
            
    original horizontality
superposition
cross-cutting relationships
    
superposition
cross-cutting relationships
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            GPT 3.5
            
    by their chemical compositions
by their physical properties
    
by their physical properties
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            GPT 3.5
            
    Other layers have been deposited above it.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT 3.5
            
    Pressure causes rock to change.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT 3.5
            
    melting followed by cooling
    
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            GPT 3.5
            
    Seismic waves travelled at varying speeds.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT 3.5
            
    None.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT 3.5
            
    The correct answer is the asthenosphere.
    
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