These Are Based From The Following Areas: (Introduction, minerals and rocks, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain building)

Question A:

Short Answer Part 1: Answer the following question:

How does the scientific method work? Give examples or describe a scenario of how the process works, and could be applied to a question in earth science (200 + words for this question)

Question B:

Short Answer part 2: answer all of the following questions.

Give at least 5 details or examples for each answer.

a. What potentially disastrous phenomenon often occurs when the energy of an earthquake is transferred from the solid earth to the hydrosphere (ocean) at their interface on the floor of the ocean? When the energy from this event is expended along a coast, how might coastal lands and the biosphere be altered?

b. Mountains are long-lived features, but they do not retain their elevation forever. Describe processes that can eventually lower a mountain range.

c. Despite the potential for devastating destruction, humans live, work, and play on or near many active volcanoes. What are some of the benefits that a volcano or volcanic region might offer?

d. Briefly describe the environmental spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere.

e. If you hiked to a mountain peak and found limestone with seashell fossils at the top, what would that indicate about the likely geologic history of the rock there?

f. Describe the ways we use minerals in our everyday life.

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