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Earth Science Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solutions seismic waves - Correct Answer ️️ -Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Correct Answer ️️ -the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Correct Answer ️️ -the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Correct Answer ️️ -the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere -...

Marine Biology, 11e (Castro) Chapter 1 The Science of Marine Biology 1) The Challenger expedition made collections of marine organisms: A) Around the world. B) In the Pacific Ocean only. C) In the Atlantic Ocean only. D) In the Mediterranean Sea only. E) In the North Sea only. Answer: A Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology Topic: The History of Marine Biology Bloom's: 01. Remember 2) The first marine laboratory in the world was established in: A) Russia. B) England. C) France. ...

Chapter 01 - The Science of Marine Biology Multiple Choice Questions 1. The Challenger expedition made collections of marine organisms: A. Around the world. B. In the Pacific Ocean only. C. In the Atlantic Ocean only. D. In the Mediterranean Sea only. E. In the North Sea only. Blooms Level: 01. Remember 2. The first marine laboratory in the world was established in: A. Russia. B. England. C. France. D. Italy. E. Japan. 3. The first marine laboratory established in the U.S. was: A. Fr...

origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) • Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar nebula formed. • Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya • Nebula: gas cloud origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years to create oceans • icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) origin of life - Answer-•...

The Earth - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... Origin of Earth, Oceans, Life: • Earth: Supernova (explosion of a star-4.6 bya)- earth (nebula made of gas and dust) was formed 4.5 billion years ago. • Oceans: Volcanic expulsion, rained for thousands of years then hit by icy comets; volcanic outgassing and ice from comets • Life: 3.7 billion years ago life was created- animals have been arou...

APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed Earth's spheres - correct answer lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - correct answer - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - correct answer continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - correct answer oceanic Plate tectonics theory - correct answer a model of movement of...

The lights on the outside of the canopy of an inflatable liferaft operate - Automatically when the raft is inflated While adrift in an inflatable liferaft in hot, tropical weather - Deflating the floor panels may help to cool personnel. When hoisting a boat on gravity type davits using an electric motor driven winch, the davit arms should be brought up - Until just before they make contact with the limit switch, and then hand cranked to their final position. What is the purpose of tricing...

seismic waves - Answer-Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Answer-the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Answer-the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Answer-the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere - Answer-the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt - Answer-a rock that makes up much of the o...

Earth Environmental Science Exam (Answered) Complete Solution Divergent Boundary Place where two of Earth's tectonic plates are moving apart. Epicenter Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of a earthquake. Magnitude Measure of the energy released during an earthquake, which can be described using the Richter scale. Fault Crack in Earth's crust that occurs when stress is applied. Sea floor Spreading Hess's theory that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges sei...

Earth Science Exam Review (2023/2024) (Certified Solutions) seismic waves Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust the outer layer of the Earth mantle the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt a rock that makes up much of t...