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Q: 1. Magnets can stick to 2. Magnetism is 3. The Earth itself is a giant 4. The most common mineral…

A: 1. ans :- magnet can stick to metal , mainly iron . 2 .ans :- magnetism is the force exerted by…

Q: Plate Plate, Fil out the information for a Mid-Ocean Ridge. Boundary type: and Type of plate: How…

A: Oceanic crust is formed at a mid-ocean ridge, as we know.Since they occur when the oceanic crust and…

Q: The asthenosphere lies just below the core mantle lithosphere

A: Answer              lithosphere

Q: Layers of the Earth : Part-Whole Comparisons Name: Directions: use the data table for the average…

A: Given : Crust = 30 Kilometers Mantle = 2,891 Kilometers Outer Core = 2,259 Kilometers Inner Core =…

Q: Dip-slip faults: Have mainly horizontal movement Have mainly vertical movement Are faults where no…

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Q: Tensional forces normally cause which one of the following? A) normal faults B) strike-slip faults…

A: Tensional forces normally cause which one of the following? A) normal faults B) strike-slip faults…

Q: If a tectonic plate is moving at 8.4 cm per year and a string of volcanoes appearing in the middle…

A: Given data The speed of the tectonic plate is v = 8.4 cm/year The length of the volcano is given as…

Q: The origin of Earth's magnetism is due to moving charges in Earth's? A. liquid inner core B.…

A: Mobility of liquid metal in the outer core of the planet generates electric currents. The rotation…

Q: What rock type is formed from the slow cooling of magma under the earth's surface

A: To determine: What is the type of the rock which is formed by the slow cooling of magma under the…

Q: The theory of _________ explains how the lithosphere is broken into moving plates that float on a…

A: Earth's lithosphere is thought to be composed of seven or eight major plates which move…

Q: Where are the newest parts of Earth’s crust located?

A: Required :  Where are the newest parts of Earth's crust located.

Q: Which theory did Alfred WWegner come up with? O Theory of Magma O Theory of Mountains and Volcanoes…

A: Theory of plate Tectonics

Q: Earthquakes are found O on all plate boundaries and within the plates. O only on Convergent Plate…

A: Most of the earthquakes are found on the plate boundaries because the at the boundaries faults are…

Q: The average density of Earth is about 5.5 g/ cm? Considering that the densities of the surface rocks…

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Q: An igneous rock contains a radioactive Isotope that has a half life of 10 million years. Careful…

A: Half life means the time taken by the sample to reach its half the mass of parent . in this case the…

Q: Layers of the Earth : Part-Whole Comparisons Name: Directions: use the data table for the average…

A: Given data: The thickness of outer core is t1=2259 kilometers. The thickness of inner core is…

Q: What criteria is used to divide the earth into layers?

A: The earth is divided into 3 layers crust, mantle and core based on the chemical composition.

Q: How does the behaviour of compasses provide evidence that the core of the Earth is magnetic?

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Q: -- The loss of bone mineral due to All O Gravitational force O Electrical force O Nuclear force

A: The loss of bone mineral is due to which force we have to find.

Q: how does physics relate to geology?

A: Physics and geology are closely related to each other. Geology is the study of rocks, patterns of…

Q: 12. Which part of the earth makes up about one-third of earth’s total mass and is mostly iron with a…

A: The part of the earth which makes up about one-third of earth’s total mass and is mostly iron witha…

Q: How is the heat in the earth’s centre able to melt the outer core but not the inner core?

A: Introduction: Formation of mother earth occurs around 4.5 billion of years ago. Most of the heat…

Q: Why are the silicates the most abundant mineral group in the Earth's crust? Explain in no more than…

A: The various  and abundance of the silicate minerals is produce a nature of the silicon atom, and…

Q: Explain how plate tectonics cause earth tremors,volcanoes and Tsunamis.

A: The motion of plates is observed during the movement of the plates across the plumes of heat rising…

Q: The Richter scale describes how much energy an earthquake releases. With every increase of 1.0 on…

A: Given:- With every increase on the Richter scale 32 times more energy is released. To determine:-…

Q: Which of the following best describes how igneous rocks are formed? Rock changed by heat and…

A: Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the other types of rocks are…

Q: e A-Classilying 4. upp acceler atebaming.com/studentassignments/14358 ALI Global Login A Classes…

A: Answer (3) -------Extreme heat and pressure from deep within the earth causes changes to rocks…

Q: Which of the following best describes the processes that form igneous rocks? Deposition and…

A: Answer              Crystallization and solidification

Q: This exercise uses elementary properties of the Richter Scale. One earthquake measures 5.5 on the…

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Q: Use the Richter scale R = log- for measuring the magnitude R of an earthquake. Find the intensity I…

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Q: The geological changes of the earth is mainly due to what?

A: there are many reason for the change of geological changes of earth.1)…

Q: The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth’s plates are always in motion. What geological…

A: What geological evidence supports plate tectonics theory.

Q: The earth’s core is known to contain iron. Yet geologists do not regard this as a source of the…

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