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Geology Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the Law of Superposition?

James Hutton

William "Strata" Smith

Niels Stensen

Georges Cuvier

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the concept of catastrophism?

James Hutton

Charles Lyell

Baron Georges Cuvier

Abraham Gottlob Werner

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of unconformity involves beds that are at an angle to each other?

Disconformity

Angular Unconformity

Nonconformity

Hiatus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered radioactive decay in the early 20th century?

Georges Louis de Buffon

John Joly

Pierre and Marie Curie

Lord Kelvin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the estimated age of the Earth by Georges Louis de Buffon based on his calculations of cooling rates?

~6000 years

~75,000 years

90 million years

20-100 million years

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the concept of the six major catastrophes corresponding to the six days of biblical creation?

Georges Cuvier

James Hutton

Abraham Gottlob Werner

William "Strata" Smith

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the concept of Plutonism?

Georges Louis de Buffon

John Joly

James Hutton

Abraham Gottlob Werner

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