Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences - Geology. Helping Quiz 8

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In which depositional environment would breccia form?

2

In North America the highest potential for large tsunamis is in the coastal regions of ____

3

In the scientific method, which of these steps would normally follow experimentation and sharing of results?

4

Solar radiation is ________, as compared to the ________ emitted by Earth.

5

Rocks are aggregates of one or more minerals.

6

Which evidence from the sea floor shows that tectonic plates move ?

7

Geography is often called the ____ science because it includes the recognition, analysis, and explanation of variations in phenomena as they are distributed on Earth's surface

8

Which of the following can help prevent beach starvation?

9

A rock found on Earth that came from space is called ________.

10

Why do geologists know more about Cenozoic rocks than rocks from other ages?

11

All living things of the Earth system constitute the

12

Which type of fossil results from burying a shell in sediment and then dissolving the shell with underground water?

13

High-frequency P and S waves will have their vibrations amplified by 1) rigid construction materials, such as brick or stone, and 2) short buildings.

14

A(n) ____ occurs when a block of bedrock breaks off and falls freely.

15

What is the azimuth direction that the plate moved between the formation of the volcanic centers on Maui and Molokai?

16

A(n) ________ is not a fundamental particle found in atoms.

17

Which of the following depositional features is produced

18

What is the connection between the amount of silica in a melt and how viscous it is?

19

What type of unconformity consists of folded sedimentary rocks overlain by younger, more flay-lying strata?

20

The examination of the relationships between organisms and their environment is the science known as:

21

The treelike drainage pattern shown below from Yemen is known as _____ .

22

When a rock undergoes __________, such as frost wedging, it is broken into smaller and smaller pieces.

23

Geologically inactive regions located some distance from plate boundaries

24

What was the average rate of plate movement between the formation of the volcanic centers on Maui and Molokai? (in mm/yr)

25

The common structures dwellings, building, barns, churches, and so on associated with a particular place, time, and community are referred to by what term?