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From top to bottom of Bowen’s Reaction Series, the melting point

If the Yellowstone hotspot was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, do you think it would be a more explosive volcano, or less explosive?  Why?

From top to bottom of Bowen’s Reaction Series, silica content

Fill in the table, in proper order, with all periods of the non-Precambrian Geologic Time Scale.  Please remember the law of superposition! Era Period  Cenozoic Period A ” Period B ” Period C  Mesozoic Period D ” Period E ” Period F  Paleozoic Period G ” Period H ” Period I ” Period J ” Period K ” Period L ” Period M Period A is Period B is Period C is Period D is Period E is Period F is Period G is Period H is Period I is Period J is Period K is Period L is Period M is  

Intrusive rocks are igneous rocks which are ___________below earth’s surface.

Human recorded history comprises __________of the earth’s history.

Explain why shield volcanoes do not have the stereotypical conical shape of other volcanoes.  Be sure to include information about the lava’s composition and viscosity.

Which of the following is not abundant in the earth’s crust?

Your research involves studying live cells and their movements. Which microscope technique would be most appropriate for observing dynamic processes in real-time?

Identify the following cell structures