Zusammenfassung der Ressource
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15) “The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past” is a statement of the doctrine of ________________________________.
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Uniformatarianism
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Universal health
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Paleontology
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Catastrophism
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16) The doctrine of __________________ implies that Earth’s landscape has been developed by worldwide disasters over a short time span.
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Uniformatarianism
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Destruction
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Catastrophism
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Universal time
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17) The doctrine of _______________ was put forth by James Hutton in his monumental work Theory of the Earth.
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Destruction
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Catastrophism
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Uniformatarianism
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Universal time
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Atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic mass number are called_________.
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protons
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isotopes
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ions
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neutrons
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A(n) ______________ in the rock record represents a long period during which deposition ceased, erosion removed previously formed rocks, and then deposition resumed.
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numeric dating
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superposition
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relative dating
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unconformity
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Earth is about _________________ years old.
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4,000
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4.5 million
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4.5 billion
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5.4 million
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Which eon of the geologic time scale means “visible life”?
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Proterozoic
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Phanerozoic
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Archean
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Hadean
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“Most layers of sediments are deposited in a horizontal position” is a statement of the principle of ______.
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Original horizontality
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Superposition
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Cross-cutting
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inclusion
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23) A (n) __________ consists of tilted rocks that are overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata.
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disconformity
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fault
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nonconformity
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angular unconformity
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A date that pinpoints the time in history when something took place is known as a (n) _______date.
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relative
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exact
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known
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numerical