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ESS 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY - University of Washington _ Laboratory 4: Volcanoes, Plutons, and Igneous Rocks. Quiz. Attempt Score 15 out of 15. Spring 2023.

ESS 101 INTRO TO GEOLOGY - University of Washington _ Laboratory 4: Volcanoes, Plutons, and IgneousRocks. Fall 2022. Score for this attempt: 11.9 out of 15. Igneous rocks form when magma cools, either slowly underground or rapidly at earth’s surface (i.e. near volcanoes). Magma cooling processes affect the size of crystals in igneous rocks. Bigger crystals form in slow-cooling, underground magma chambers, and smaller crystals form in fast-cooling lava flows/eruptions. To recognize eight common...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...

Seven tenths - Approximate fraction of Earth's surface covered by oceans Basalt - Rock that makes up most of the ocean floor and volcanic ocean islands Mach - A dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound 1 - Number of protons in an ionic state of an atom of hydrogen Hydrogen peroxide - Common name for antiseptic, found in many homes, that decomposes into water and oxygen H2O2 - Chemical formula for hydrogen peroxide ...

Fault correct answers A plane in rock along which movement occurs Liquefaction correct answers - A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid - When the ground is a poorly consolidated sediment or sedimentary rock with water in the pore spaces, shaking can cause the sediment to become like quicksand. - Dry/wet sand analogy Fractional Melting correct answers A mixture of molten and solid rock when the entire rock does not have the same melt...

EAPS 112 - Chapter 14 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Cretaceous sea level rose in response to ________ . a. transgressions of the Cretaceous Interior Seaway b. rapid formation of coral reefs c. increasing complexity of ocean circulation patterns d. an increased rate of seafloor spreading e. cooler worldwide temperatures - ANSWER-d. an increased rate of seafloor spreading A global rise in sea level during the Cretaceous resulted in a worldwide ________ , such that ________ depositi...

EAPS 112 Chapter 14 Pre/Post Test Questions & Answers 2023/2024 What geologic event is responsible for creating the gold that made prospectors rush to California in the late 1840s? - ANSWER-emplacement of plutons during the Nevadan Orogeny The richest uranium-bearing Mesozoic rocks in North America are found in the ________ United States and are associated with the complex mineral ________ . - ANSWER-western; carnotite The Cordilleran orogenies, from oldest to youngest, are ________ . -...

igneous The type of rocks volcanoes are made of volcano A term that originally came from the name for a Roman god; a depositional mountain built up by molten rock that has risen to the earth's surface through a vent vent The place formed in a volcano where when magma forces its way to the surface and breaks through. Pillow Lava forms underwater lahar a mudslide caused by a volcano ash, cinders, tephra All have similar traits smallest to largest ash, cinder, bomb bacteria Organi...

Class notes in geology covering a variety of topics such as rocks, minerals, into/origin of Earth, volcanoes, plutons, etc