Asked by sleepy

Which of the following are methods of relative aging of rocks? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses

original horizontality
original horizontality

angular relationships
angular relationships

radiometric dating
radiometric dating

superposition
superposition

original angularity
original angularity

cross-cutting relationships
Answered by sleepy
How can Earth’s layers be defined? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

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)
Responses

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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Which statement describes metamorphic rock formation? Select the correct answer.(1 point)
Responses

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)
Responses

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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What was Mohorovičić's observation?(1 point)
Responses

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)
Responses

lithosphere
lithosphere

inner core
inner core

asthenosphere
asthenosphere

outer core
Answered by sleepy
similar or same chemical composition as the mesosphere
Answered by GPT 3.5
original horizontality
superposition
cross-cutting relationships
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by their chemical compositions
by their physical properties
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Other layers have been deposited above it.
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Pressure causes rock to change.
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melting followed by cooling
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Seismic waves travelled at varying speeds.
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None.
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The correct answer is the asthenosphere.