Geology Quiz

What is the concept that the earth's surface was shaped by gradual processes and small sudden changes rather than sudden catastrophic acts?

• Uniformitarianism

• Catastrophism

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism

Which theory suggests that major changes in the earth's crust result from sudden catastrophes rather than from gradual evolutionary processes?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Catastrophism

• Uniformitarianism

What type of rock is formed through the deposition and solidification of material, especially material transported by water?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Trace Fossils

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Which type of rock is subjected to high heat and pressure which causes a profound change in form?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Petrified Fossils

• Sedimentary Rock

How is igneous rock formed?

• Through the deposition and solidification of material

• Through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

• By high heat and pressure

• By gradual evolutionary processes

What is the continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again?

• Igneous Rock

• Catastrophism

• Sedimentary Rock

• Rock Cycle

What are petrified fossils?

• Fossils formed when a mold fossil fills up with sediment

• Fossils in which minerals replace all or some of an organism

• Fossils formed when an object is placed into soft mud and is removed by decomposition

• Fossils of carbon or carbon-containing residue

How are cast fossils formed?

• By gradual evolutionary processes

• Through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

• By high heat and pressure

• When a mold fossil fills up with sediment

What are mold fossils?

• Fossils formed when a mold fossil fills up with sediment

• Fossils in which minerals replace all or some of an organism

• Fossils of carbon or carbon-containing residue

• Fossils formed when an object is placed into soft mud and is removed by decomposition

What are carbon fossils?

• Fossils in which minerals replace all or some of an organism

• Fossils formed when a mold fossil fills up with sediment

• Remains of plants, animals, and other organisms converted into a carbon or carbon-containing residue

• Fossils formed when an object is placed into soft mud and is removed by decomposition