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1. Discuss measuring earthquake size and include the differences between intensity and magnitude.
2. Explain the evidence for the age of Earth and why the oldest expected rocks will probably never be found.
3. How have new discoveries changed our knowledge about the extinction of dinosaurs?
4. Define: atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, ions, and isotopes.
5. Describe the present status of earthquake prediction.
6. Explain the origin of gabbroic (basaltic), andesitic (dioritic), and granitic (rhyolitic) magmas
7. Compare and contrast mechanical and chemical weathering.
8. What are the contributing factors in mass wasting?
9. Give examples of sedimentary rocks that are considered valuable and the ways in which they are used.
10.How would you distinguish each of these sets of materials: (a) schist and gneiss, (b) slate and phyllite, (c) quartzite and marble, (d) granite and gneiss?
11. Using the geologist's definition of a stream as any body of running water, name and describe three ways in which a stream erodes its channel.
12. Explain what a drainage basin is, what a drainage pattern is, and how different patterns form.
13. What is the water table? Is it fixed in position? Is it really flat like a table?
14. What were the factors that contributed to the "Dust Bowl" of the 1930s?
15. Describe the formation and growth of glaciers.
16. Contrast the profile of summer and winter beaches, and indicate why the changes occur.
17. Contrast the geologic conditions responsible for the formation of coal and petroleum.
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Metallic tungsten and steam spontaneous
: At what temperature is the reduction of tungsten(VI) oxide by hydrogen to give metallic tungsten and steam spontaneous? The standard heat of formation of WO3(s) is -843 kJ/mol, and its standard molar entropy is 76 J(K mol).
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Compute the map produced by the som algorithm
: Compute the map produced by the SOM algorithm, permitting the neighborhood function around the winning neuron to decay much faster than that normally used. You may have to repeat the experiment several times in order to see a failure of the orderi..
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Review the article- breaking the old social contract
: If you were to think about a new social contract, what would it entail? Think about this question in terms of two contacts: one between citizens and the state, and one between professionals and the health care system.
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Develop research questions for addressing social phenomena
: Develop research questions for addressing social phenomena, systems of practices and beliefs, and community needs and differentiate between quantitative and qualitative methods for their appropriateness in addressing research questions
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Differences between intensity and magnitude
: 1. Discuss measuring earthquake size and include the differences between intensity and magnitude. 2. Explain the evidence for the age of Earth and why the oldest expected rocks will probably never be found. 3. How have new discoveries changed our kno..
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Moving to a neighboring square with probability proportional
: A lone king on a chessboard conducts a random walk by moving to a neighboring square with probability proportional to the number of neighbors.
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Atoms of the elements
: What are the atoms of the elements which have same number of neutrons called?
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Identify potential variables to include in data gathering
: Identify potential variables to include in data gathering related to a survey topic. Explain why a specific population is appropriate for a study. Competency 4: Solve problems in your personal and professional life by applying statistical procedures.
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Computer simulations to investigate the som algorithm
: Compute the map produced by the SOM algorithm after 0, 20, 100, 1,000, 10,000, and 25,000 iterations.
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