Geology 102 Binghamton, Sample Final Exam, Mid Term And Quiz 2 Review

Ignoring highly variable water vapor, our atmosphere is primary made of three gases: {Ans: nitrogen, oxygen, and argon}It was discovered that the rings of Jupiter have relatively sharp edges that coincide with the orbits of small ring satellites {Ans: True}The bulk chemical composition of the Earth is often modeled after the chemical composition of {Ans: chondritic meteorites}On Earth the presence of __________ is the dominant erosional feature on continents in response to the hydrologic cycle. {Ans: dendritic drainage basins}The Hawaiian islands are thought to be produced by the passage of the oceanic lithosphere over a relatively stationary mantle hotspot. {Ans: True}Basaltic magma formed along mid-ocean ridges is thought to be the result of the partial melting of hot mantle rock that is up-welling from deeper in the mantle. {Ans: True}