What is it about classic centrifuge models that in some ways makes them unrealistic?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Classic centrifuge models model both the salt and the overburden as fluids, while the overburden should be modeled as a frictional material.
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A) A vent where magma and other volcanic material is erupted B) A hill with a crater formed at the site of an eruption C) A hill capped by volcanic rocks D) A fissure that erupts hot, molten lava E) A mountain that erupts only volcanic ash
An igneous rock that can be expected to contain large (>1 mm diameter) visible grains of quartz is:
a) Gabbro b) Granite c) Basalt d) Peridotite e) Andesite
Changes in the output from the Sun
A) are significant and account for varying climatic cycles. B) are totally insignificant. C) do effect the earth-atmospheric temperature but the total impact is not fully understood. D) account for the periods of drought and wetness over North America.
Contrast loess and sand dunes
What will be an ideal response?