UPCAT Review - General Science Volume 6

Iron and nickel

iron and nickel

<p>troposphere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>plasticity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>liquid - temperature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>conduction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>composed of basalt and gabbro (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>granite and rhyolite (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>crust and upper mantle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>lower mantle and outer core (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>compress and expand particles that lie in their path (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>both A and B (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>all directions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The outer core bends P waves and stops S waves. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The core and the mantle have different properties. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>refraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The same processes that shaped the earth are still at work today. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1, 2, 3, and 4 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>old age of oceanic crust compared to continental crust (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>subduction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>convergent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>plate tectonics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>folded mountains (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>African rift valley (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>compression (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>reverse (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>reverse...normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>normal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>reverse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>edges (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>kinetic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>potential........kinetic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>focus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>P and S (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>epicenter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>heat and pressure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>has steep slopes, contains layers of cinders and lava (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>L (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1, 2, 3, 5 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>coal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Si O2 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>iron and oxygen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>halite (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>the streak of the mineral is always the same (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5.3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hardness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>10 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>graphite (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>borax and feldspar (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>fracture.....cleavage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>same mineral, different impurities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4 g/cm³ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>obsidian (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>schist (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>cooling and solidifying (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>metamorphism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>different minerals.......particles of different sizes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and a small section of the upper mantle.

The layer below the lithosphere, characterized by semi-liquid, hot rock with plasticity, allowing for plate movement.

The layer below the asthenosphere, composed of hot, solid rock.

The liquid layer surrounding the Earth's inner core, responsible for the Earth's magnetic field.

The solid, extremely hot inner core of the Earth, kept solid by immense pressure.

The process describing how energy is transferred through physical contact between molecules, leading to slow movement in the mesosphere.

The process describing how energy is transferred through the movement of heated fluids. While present in the atmosphere, convection doesn't play a significant role in the mesosphere.

The thinner, denser layer of the crust, primarily composed of basalt and gabbro.

The thicker, less dense layer of the crust, primarily composed of granite and rhyolite.

A boundary between the solid lower mantle and the liquid outer core, where seismic waves are affected.

A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands particles in its path, causing vibrations similar to pushing and pulling a spring.

A type of seismic wave that causes rock particles to move perpendicular to its direction of travel, similar to a rope moving side to side.

A type of surface wave that causes rock particles to move in a complex pattern, both horizontally and vertically, similar to ocean waves.

The idea that geological processes operating today, such as erosion, deposition, and plate tectonics, have been at work throughout Earth's history.

The theory stating that the Earth's crust comprises moving plates, explaining phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain formation.

A plate boundary where two plates move apart, allowing magma to rise from the mantle and create new crust.

A plate boundary where two plates collide, causing either one plate to subduct beneath the other or the formation of folded mountains.

The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another at a convergent plate boundary.

A fault formed by compression, where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.

A fault formed by tension, where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.

A type of plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past each other, often causing earthquakes along the boundary.

The process by which magma cools and solidifies, forming igneous rocks.

The process by which existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure, forming metamorphic rocks.

The process by which sediments are cemented together, forming sedimentary rocks.

The breakdown of rocks due to physical forces like freezing and thawing or abrasion.

The breakdown of rocks due to chemical reactions like oxidation, carbonation, or hydrolysis.

A form of chemical weathering where carbonic acid reacts with rocks, dissolving them.

The youngest, most active stage of river erosion, characterized by steep slopes, swift flow, and the presence of waterfalls or rapids.

The most mature stage of river erosion, characterized by gentle slopes, meanders, and a wide floodplain.

The layer of the atmosphere where most weather occurs, containing the majority of the atmosphere's mass.

The layer of the atmosphere containing ozone, which absorbs harmful UV radiation.

The layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere, characterized by extremely low density and increasing temperature due to solar radiation.

The outermost layer of the atmosphere, gradually merging with space, with very low density and containing charged particles from the sun.