PHSC 210 Quiz 3 Questions with Answers(Graded A+):Liberty University

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Question 1 2 out of 2 points A crystal is sampled for radiometric dating. There is 12.5% parent and 87.5% daughter in the crystal Assuming that the system has remained closed, how many half-lives ... has the parent undergone? Selected Answer: 3  Question 2 2 out of 2 points Which rule of geology states that, in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary rocks, the oldest rock is at the bottom? Selected Answer: Law of Superposition  Question 3 2 out of 2 points Which type of fossilization is formed by the solidifying of tree sap? Selected Answer: Amb er  Question 4 2 out of 2 points The thickest part of the earth is the Selected Answer: mant le  Question 5 2 out of 2 points Choose the composite volcano Selected Answer: Mount St. Helens, Washington  Question 6 2 out of 2 points An instrument used to measure and record the magnitude of an earthquake is called a(n) Selected Answer: seismogr aph  Question 7 2 out of 2 points Which one of the earth’s layers is predominantly liquid? This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 05-09-2022 15:20:47 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/31253845/Quiz-3-230docx/ Selected Answer: outer core  Question 8 2 out of 2 points You examine a cliff face and notice a fault. It appears that the hanging wall has moved downward in relationship to the footwall. The correct name of the fault would be Selected Answer: norm al  Question 9 2 out of 2 points Which scientist developed many of the basic rules and principles of relative dating? Selected Answer: Nico Steno  Question 10 0 out of 2 points Choose the false statement regarding pyroclastic flows Selected Answer: they often move rapidly down volcanic slopes  Question 11 2 out of 2 points The movement of a slinky® best represents Selected Answer: compressional waves  Question 12 2 out of 2 points All of the following happened during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens except Selected Answer: lava flows  Question 13 0 out of 2 points Catastrophists held to all of the following ideas EXCEPT: Selected Answer: No exceptions to the question; they believed all of the above  Question 14 This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 05-09-2022 15:20:47 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/31253845/Quiz-3-230docx/ 2 out of 2 points You are flying over California and notice a fault offsetting the rows of trees in an orange orchard. The far side of the orchard (on the other side of the fault) has moved to the left. You would likely be looking at a(n) Selected Answer: left lateral strike slip fault  Question 15 2 out of 2 points Which form of radioactive decay involves a nucleus ejecting two protons and two neutrons from its nucleus? Selected Answer: Alpha decay  Question 16 2 out of 2 points The determination of geological events in terms of order and sequences is called ____________ dating. Selected Answer: relati ve  Question 17 2 out of 2 points Which type of earthquake wave feels like being in a boat on the ocean? Selected Answer: Raylei gh  Question 18 2 out of 2 points A nuée ardente is most likely to originate from a Selected Answer: composite cone  Question 19 0 out of 2 points Objects are often thrown up into the air during Mercalli I earthquakes. Selected Answer: Tru e  Question 20 0 out of 2 points The lower mantle is deeper than the inner core. Selected Tru This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from C [Show More]

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