Earth Science- Geologic time scale Part 1

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Quiz on Earth Science- Geologic time scale Part 1, created by saradiaz16 on 08/05/2014.
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Question 1

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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 ________________________________.
Answer
  • Uniformatarianism
  • Universal health
  • Paleontology
  • Catastrophism

Question 2

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16) The doctrine of __________________ implies that Earth’s landscape has been developed by worldwide disasters over a short time span.
Answer
  • Uniformatarianism
  • Destruction
  • Catastrophism
  • Universal time

Question 3

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17) The doctrine of _______________ was put forth by James Hutton in his monumental work Theory of the Earth.
Answer
  • Destruction
  • Catastrophism
  • Uniformatarianism
  • Universal time

Question 4

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Atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic mass number are called_________.
Answer
  • protons
  • isotopes
  • ions
  • neutrons

Question 5

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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.
Answer
  • numeric dating
  • superposition
  • relative dating
  • unconformity

Question 6

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Earth is about _________________ years old.
Answer
  • 4,000
  • 4.5 million
  • 4.5 billion
  • 5.4 million

Question 7

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Which eon of the geologic time scale means “visible life”?
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  • Proterozoic
  • Phanerozoic
  • Archean
  • Hadean

Question 8

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“Most layers of sediments are deposited in a horizontal position” is a statement of the principle of ______.
Answer
  • Original horizontality
  • Superposition
  • Cross-cutting
  • inclusion

Question 9

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23) A (n) __________ consists of tilted rocks that are overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata.
Answer
  • disconformity
  • fault
  • nonconformity
  • angular unconformity

Question 10

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A date that pinpoints the time in history when something took place is known as a (n) _______date.
Answer
  • relative
  • exact
  • known
  • numerical
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