The Richter magnitude is determined by measuring the amplitude of wave motion on a seismograph
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
The column of the geologic time scale that represents the longest/largest time span is called a(n) ________.
A. Epoch B. Period C. Era D. Eon
A mineralogist studies minerals and their origins. A mineralogist studying the Earth system would ________
A) study how minerals influence organisms living on them, how they react with water to produce soil forming minerals, or study how wind transports minerals as dust and influences climate B) do the same thing, studying minerals and their origins, as any other mineralogist C) study how minerals form rocks D) Minerals can never be used to study the Earth system.
You dig into material in a region you know has been glaciated. Explain how you could tell you are digging into glacial till rather than alluvium
What will be an ideal response?