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ANTH 101 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers
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Explain how fossils are formed and why they are not equally prevalent in all areas. - Answer-fossils are the remains of past life forms that have been partially or wholly transformed into rock and displaced through a long process of chemical replacement. minerals in bones and teeth are replaced with rock forming minerals like iron and silica. can be from any body part however 99% are made up of teeth and and bones. taphonomy (how fossils a...
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AQA AS Physical Chemistry 2024 exam questions with 100% correct answers
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Who described atoms as solid spheres that make up different elements and when? - 
ANSWERS John Dalton in the 19th century 
Who suggested that atoms of a particular element had the same mass and atoms of 
different elements had different masses and when? - ANSWERS John Dalton in 1803 
Who discovered the electron and when? - ANSWERS JJ Thomson, 1897 discovered 
electrons proving atoms weren't indivisible or solid. 
New m...
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BIO112 Spring 2024 Exam 1 Terms
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radiometric dating 
general approach used to determine the age of specimens using the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes 
radiocarbon dating 
a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14 
potassium-40 dating 
radiometric dating method often used in the assessment of volcanic intrusions in sedimentary layers. It is based on measurement of the product of the radioactive decay of an isot...
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Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution
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Noncomformity 
1) Younger sedimentary rocks on top of older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks 
 
2) Imply period of uplift of deeply buried rocks 
Three types of uncomformities 
angular uncomformity, disconformity, and noncomformity 
Radiocarbon dating 
Using the carbon-14 isotope to date very recent events 
 
(Half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years) 
(Only useful for dating events from historic past and very recent geolog...
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AQA AS Physical Chemistry Exam Questions and Answers
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Who described atoms as solid spheres that make up different elements and when? - 
Answer- John Dalton in the 19th century 
Who suggested that atoms of a particular element had the same mass and atoms of 
different elements had different masses and when? - Answer- John Dalton in 1803 
Who discovered the electron and when? - Answer- JJ Thomson, 1897 discovered 
electrons proving atoms weren't indivisible or solid. 
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Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution
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Noncomformity 
1) Younger sedimentary rocks on top of older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks 
 
2) Imply period of uplift of deeply buried rocks 
Three types of uncomformities 
angular uncomformity, disconformity, and noncomformity 
Radiocarbon dating 
Using the carbon-14 isotope to date very recent events 
 
(Half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years) 
(Only useful for dating events from historic past and very recent geolog...
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IO112 Spring 2024 Exam 1 Terms
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radiometric dating ,radiocarbon dating,potassium-40 dating, half-life, punctuated equilibrium, Cambrian explosion, macroevolution, microevolution, Linnaeus, Lamarck,Cuvier,Lyell and Hutton,Malthus,descent with modification,selective breeding The process of humans intentionally selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation, over time producing organisms with altered characteristics species a group of related organisms sharing a distinctive form. If sexua...
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AQA AS Physical Chemistry 2024 Exam Questions And Answers
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Who described atoms as solid spheres that make up different elements and when? - ANSWER- John Dalton in the 19th century 
 
Who suggested that atoms of a particular element had the same mass and atoms of different elements had different masses and when? - ANSWER- John Dalton in 1803 
 
Who discovered the electron and when? - ANSWER- JJ Thomson, 1897 discovered electrons proving atoms weren't indivisible or solid. 
 
New model named pl...
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AQA AS Physical Chemistry 2024 exam questions with 100% correct answers
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Who described atoms as solid spheres that make up different elements and when? - 
ANSWERS John Dalton in the 19th century 
Who suggested that atoms of a particular element had the same mass and atoms of 
different elements had different masses and when? - ANSWERS John Dalton in 1803 
Who discovered the electron and when? - ANSWERS JJ Thomson, 1897 discovered 
electrons proving atoms weren't indivisible or solid. 
New m...
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ESS 120 Final Exam | 219 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)
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Examples of sustainable prehistoric civilization(s) include..... - Inca and Zuni 
Hopi and Zuni maize is...... - Open-pollenated and drought-tolerant 
The Zuni use small rock dams to slow and diffuse the water onto their agricultural fields. These rock 
dams work well when...... - Rainfall is more intense 
The Inca abandoned terraces because..... - The terraces were above the irrigation canal and were 
no longer needed due to the population crash 
The Incan terrace soils had high levels of phosp...
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