Earth science Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A geologist observes two sandstones on opposite sides of a mountain belt. He notes that both are made of quartz with a small amount of mica, and both show cross-bedding. His conclusion that these are the same rocks is an example of Physical correlation. 2. When working among a group of bore holes drilled while searching for oil, a paleontologist discoverers a species of foram (single-celled, shelled ocean creatures) in rocks from each bore hole. Though the first is found in a shale, and the ...

PHSC 210 Quiz 5 Liberty University Complete Answers QUESTION 1 A stream that flows in a desert and gets smaller and smaller as its water is absorbed by sand and gravel is called a(n) ______ stream. meandering braided disappearing misfit 2 points QUESTION 2 A hillside in Alabama with bent tree trunks and cock-eyed tomb stones and fence posts is probably experiencing soil creep solifluction slump mudflow talus creep 2 points QUESTION 3 Perhaps the world’s greatest modern ...

PHSC 210 Quiz 8 (2) Liberty University Complete Answers • Question 1 You plan a day trip into the mountains and want to estimate the temperature at the mountain peak. You measure an air temperature of 25°C and the peak is 2.5 km above your starting location. What is the temperature at the peak if the air is dry (no clouds)? • Question 2 Which of the following is true about rising air parcels as they experience lower pressures? • Question 3 Which of the...

PHSC 210 Quiz 8 (2) Liberty University Complete Answers • Question 1 You plan a day trip into the mountains and want to estimate the temperature at the mountain peak. You measure an air temperature of 25°C and the peak is 2.5 km above your starting location. What is the temperature at the peak if the air is dry (no clouds)? • Question 2 Which of the following is true about rising air parcels as they experience lower pressures? • Question 3 Which of the...

PHSC 210 Quiz 7 Liberty University Complete Answers PHSC 210 Quiz 7 • Question 1 Which of the following is an example of climate? • Question 2 In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude? • Question 3 Which of the following is not true about ozone? • Question 4 Which of the following gases vary the most in composition of the atmosphere? • Question 5 In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our weather occur? • Question 6 ...

PHSC 210 Quiz 8 (1) Complete Answers • Question 1 Your clothes become damp on a hot summer day because of which of the following? • Question 2 You plan a day trip into the mountains and want to estimate the temperature at the mountain peak. You measure an air temperature of 25°C and the peak is 2.5 km above your starting location. What is the temperature at the peak if the air is dry (no clouds)? • Question 3 Which cloud consists only of ice crystals and fo...

Liberty University PHSC 210 Elements of Earth Science. Quiz 5 Questions & Answers. (Graded A)