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How does a geologist determine if a rock is part of an accreted terrane?
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The chunks of lithosphere that are scraped off of subducting plates and added to the edge of a continent are called accreted terranes!
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What is it that tells a geologist when where and how an organism lived?
a blank is the cavity left behind in the rock after an organism hard part has dissolved
What are some words that have the word part - geo?
geometric geometry geography geology geophysics geopolitical geocentric geologist geothermal geostationary
What part on an object will determine whether it floats?
it is not a part it is the bouancy of the material
What part of chromosomes determine traits?
Genes
What part of your ear determine vertical position and balance?
cochlea
A terrane becomes part of a continent in a process called what?
Converging
A terrane becomes part of a continent in a process called?
Converging
What is the definition for accreted terran?
a piece of lithosphere that becomes part of a larger landmass when tectonic plats collide at a convergent boundary
Does a geologist work with rocks and minerals?
yes,it is an integral part of gelogy
What are Accreted or Exotic Terrains?
Part of the lithosphere that comes off when a plate collides into another plate, and is added to it. This often happens when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate. As this happens, land masses such as islands are scraped off the top of the subduction plate and added to the overriding plate.
What is it that tells a geologist when where and how an organism lived?
a blank is the cavity left behind in the rock after an organism hard part has dissolved
Would the composition of a mineral be studied by a geologist?
Among other things, yes, mineral composition is a common part of geology.
What are some words that have the word part - geo?
geometric geometry geography geology geophysics geopolitical geocentric geologist geothermal geostationary
What do you call a person who studies waterfalls?
I think it’s part of geology so a geologist
What part on an object will determine whether it floats?
it is not a part it is the bouancy of the material
What part of chromosomes determine traits?
Genes
Can you identify the part of the cell that contains genetic materials that determine traits?
what part of the cell contains genetic material or genes that determine traits
