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Question

If you want to buy a house in an area and you are worried there may be an earthquake hazard, who would be the best person to ask for advice on this hazard?

a civil engineer

a geologist

a physicist

an astrologer

Petrified wood is an example of a fossil formed by ________.

trace fossil imprints

permineralization replacing original cellulose of the wood

direct preservation

cast and mold preservation

The basic concept of Uniformitarianism is ________.

nothing has changed since the earth was formed

geology has not changed since the earth was formed but other things do change

evolution, Plate Tectonics, and similar theories are all related and can be viewed as the grand theory of Uniformitarianism.

geology changes constantly but the rules that control those transformations do not change

there is a predictable way that the laws of nature change over time and we are beginning to understand them

Continental crust is formed by ________.

melting and differentiation of oceanic crust at subduction zones

plumes of hot igneous material that rise from the core-mantle boundary to form hot spots

the original planetary accretion that also led to the formation of the earth's other layers

partial melting of mantle rocks

recycling of material in giant lava lakes in the early earth history

Which of the following was an important factor in determining the different parts of the solar system where the small rocky planets formed versus where the light, gaseous planets formed?

temperature

velocity

viscosity

density

gravity

Ocean crust is denser than continental crust because ocean crust is ________.

composed primarily of basalt

composed primarily of granite

thicker than continental crust

thinner than continental crust

a civil engineer

a geologist

a physicist

an astrologer

Explanation / Answer

answers :

1 ) a geologist

geologist will conduct seismic surveys to know the structures of rocks, like faults and joints present beneath the earth. if they were present then there might be a chance of having earthquakes

2) permineralization replacing original cellulose of the wood

the replacement of wood is mainly by the silica