Historical geology can best be described as the study of ____
a. how the solar system formed
b. rocks and minerals
c. the evolution of organisms
d. earthquakes, volcanoes, and other processes on Earth
e. the origin and evolution of Earth
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Which district in the North American Manufacturing Belt is in the oldest steel producing region?
A) the central New York and Mohawk River valley B) Western Great Lakes, running from Detroit to Chicago C) Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Erie D) Middle Atlantic, including metropolitan New York E) southern New England, especially Boston
When vast amounts of magmas pour onto stable tectonic plates, they are known as ________.
A. continental flood scorias B. continental flood granites C. continental flood basalts D. continental shelf deposits
Why is conduction not an efficient way to move heat through most of the Earth?
A) Radioactive decay generates too much heat. B) Molecules are too far apart to transfer heat via that method. C) Rocks are poor conductors of heat. D) Radiation is the most efficient way to move heat through the interior.
Bowen's reaction series explains the order of mineral formation with decreasing pressure
Indicate whether the statement is true or false