Earth Science Geo History review

What is radioactive decay dating used for in geology?

• Determining the color of rocks

• Measuring the age of fossils

• Predicting earthquakes

• Mapping the ocean floor

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Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

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What principle states that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top?

• Principle of cross-cutting relationships

• Principle of original horizontality

• Principle of superposition

• Principle of lateral continuity

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The boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other is called what?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past?

• Minerals

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Crystals

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Which method of relative dating can be used to determine the specific age of a fossil?

• Law of superposition

• Radiometric dating

• Cross-cutting relationships

• Faunal succession

What is the main force that drives the movement of the tectonic plates?

• Gravitational pull from the moon

• Magnetic field of the Earth

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Rotation of the Earth

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Which type of rock is most commonly used in radioactive decay dating?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Limestone

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What is a half-life in radioactive decay?

• The time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay

• The time it takes for all the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay

• The time it takes for a quarter of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay

• The time it takes for the radioactivity of a sample to double

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Which type of boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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