Geologic Time

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

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Which shows the divisions of the geologic time scale from least to greatest?

• eon, era, period, epoch

• epoch, era, period, eon

• epoch, period, era, eon

• epoch, period, eon, era

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Who explained that each layer of rocks could represent a "slice of time"?

• Nicole Steno

• Nikolas Steno

• Nicholas Steno

• Nicolas Steno

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The idea that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers unless disturbed by forces within the Earth can best be explained by which of Steno's principles?

• Principle of Superposition
• Principle of Horizonallity 
• Principle of original lateral continuity
• Principle of faunal succession

The idea that sediments spread out in all directions until they either thin out or run into a barrier can be explained by which of Steno's principles?

• Principle of Superposition
• Principle of Horizonallity 
• Principle of original lateral continuity
• Principle of faunal succession

The idea that younger rock layers are deposited on top of older rock layers in an undisturbed section of sedimentary rock can best be explained by which of Steno's principles?

• Principle of Superposition
• Principle of Horizonallity 
• Principle of original lateral continuity
• Principle of faunal succession

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He was a Scottish naturalist and farmer who came up with the Principle of Uniformitarianism. He is considered the person who developed the idea of geologic time and proposed that the Earth was much older than people thought at the time.

• James Hutton

• Nicolaus Steno

• James Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Nicolaus Tesla

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According to this Principle, geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past.

• Uniformitarianism

• Superposition

• Original Horizontality

• Lateral Continuity

• Cross-Cutting Relationships

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Who developed the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin

• Mike Tyson

• George Washington

• Patton Manning

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Darwin theorized that individuals having an advantage due to their traits or abilities will be more likely to survive and reproduce.  This theory is known as

• evolution
• speciation
• adaptation
• natural selection

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