237 Answered Questions for the topic geology
05/04/22
What is the difference between continental and oceanic crust?
There are numerous characteristics that distinguish these two types of crust. Continental crust is generally composed of granite. That means that it formed intrusively (inside the earth), cooled...
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Geology
02/24/22
After melting and cooling, what kind of Igneous rock does Marble turn into?
I need a specific kind of Igneous rock.
02/15/22
Describe the theory of continental drift and identify who first proposed this theory.
Describe the theory of continental drift and identify who first proposed this theory.
02/15/22
How did scientists account for fossils and other geological evidence as they developed the geologic time scale?
How did scientists account for fossils and other geological evidence as they developed the geologic time scale?
Geology
01/31/22
GEOS 219 Labatory Homework Question
Use Microsoft Excel to plot the relationship between pressure and height. Use the equation from part 2 to calculate atmospheric pressure from 0 km to 30 km with an interval of 0.5 km. Plot the...
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Geology Earth Science
12/12/21
geology question
After the geosphere was formed, which sphere followed? atmosphere or geosphere? can they just be both, this makes me so confused. would mean a lot if someone can answer this. Thanks
Geology Earth Science
12/06/21
Geology question
What fraction of Earth’s evolution has been influenced by humans?
Question about feldspar minerals and their specific gravity
Why does the larger cavities of the feldspars have a decrease in specific gravity?
Geology Science
10/17/21
Biogeochemical Cycles
Why is cycling ______important? (Choose one: carbon, water, nitrogen). Be specific and use appropriate terminology specific to your chosen cycle.
What Is A Word For The Outer Ring Of A Lake That Is Drying Up?
Once water levels drop in a lake or pond, there is a ring of exposed mud, or rock, almost like a beach surface that appears. What is the name of this?
Geology
05/14/21
If a magma moves upward in one stage only, stops, and crystallizes below the surface it will
Geology Science
05/06/21
Year 9 geology plate tectonics question
One study found that the Nazca plate is moving faster than the mantle beneath it.Evaluate how this piece of evidence would help you decide why the plate is moving faster than the mantle. Use either...
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Geology Science
05/05/21
Year 9 Geology question
At some divergent boundaries, volcanic eruptions along mid-ocean ridges are continually creating new oceanic crust. This causes the seafloor to slowly spread away from the ridges. But the Earth's...
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Geology Earth Science
03/24/21
Which of the following describes chert?
A. This sedimentary rock was deposited in an ancient desert.B. This rock is volcanic in origin.C. This metamorphic rock was recrystallized from an ancient limestone.D. This was formed from a single...
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Geology Earth Science
03/18/21
On the small peninsula along the coast of the Bay of Ice in the southern portion of the linked geologic map, what kind of contact exists between RU 13 and the granite in this peninsula?
a. an intrusive contact b. a conformable depositional contact c. a nonconformity d. a disconformity e. an angular...
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Atmosphere questions
Describe what would cause the atmospheric pressure over an area to both increase and decrease.
What is the average “weight” of atmospheric pressure at sea level?
What would happen to this...
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Geology Science
03/13/21
pls help (read desc)
In the Galapagos Islands, finches on different islands have beaks of different shapes, so they can gather the food that grows on the island where they live. Their beaks are examples of which of the...
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the crater that killed the dinosaurs
Explain in detailWhat is Chicxulub crater?What are the Volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami or meteor impact had happened and their impact on Chicxulub crater?
Earth and space science question
fill in the process that causes each transition. Your choices are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, melting, and freezing.Ocean -> Atmosphere _______________________Atmosphere ->...
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Earth and Space science
Fill in the two processes that cause each of the following transitions. Ocean -> Cloud _______________________, _______________________Cloud -> Glacier _______________________,...
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Geology Tlc Science Ss 19 Nuclei
02/10/21
The stability of atomic nuclei seems to be related to the ratio of: protons to electrons neutrons to protons isotopes to neutrons neutrinos to gamma rays
The stability of atomic nuclei seems to be related to the ratio of:protons to electronsneutrons to protonsisotopes to neutronsneutrinos to gamma rays
Science question
Define: A phase change is a change from one state to another, such as from a liquid to a gas. Fill in the blanks with the words “liquid,” “gas,” or “solid” to define each...
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Geology
02/01/21
The process of fractional crystallization cannot create a felsic magma from a melt that was originally mafic in composition.
Geology
02/01/21
Decompression melting occurs because
Geology Petroleum Geology
01/19/21
What are the petroleum system elements ?
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