You are hiking in the mountains and you come across a cliff in which a vein of igneous rock is
cutting across the layers of sedimentary rock in the area. The igneous rock is ___________ than
the sedimentary rock.
a. younger
b. older
A
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Evaluate the following statement. "Convection is a method of heat transfer that requires movement and is not possible in the solid rock regions of Earth."
A) This statement is true; however, convection occurs in the pliable regions of Earth and causes earthquakes to move solid rock. B) This statement is false; convection occurs in all three states of matter. C) The statement is true; heat transfer occurs only by other methods in the solid rock regions of Earth. D) The statement is false; solid rock movement is possible at a slow rate.
Newton hypothesized that Earth's gravity reaches to
A. apples on a tree. B. the Moon. C. both of these. D. none of the above.
Which of the following rivers flows into Bangladesh?
A) Ghaghara B) Brahmaputra C) Indus D) Yamuna E) Kashmiri
____________ ____________ are deposits of exposed sediment that form parallel to but separate from land. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)