Geology Quiz

Who proposed the Law of Superposition?

• James Hutton

• William "Strata" Smith

• Niels Stensen

• Georges Cuvier

Who proposed the concept of catastrophism?

• James Hutton

• Charles Lyell

• Baron Georges Cuvier

• Abraham Gottlob Werner

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

• Disconformity

• Angular Unconformity

• Nonconformity

• Hiatus

Who discovered radioactive decay in the early 20th century?

• Georges Louis de Buffon

• John Joly

• Pierre and Marie Curie

• Lord Kelvin

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

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

Who proposed the concept of Plutonism?

• Georges Louis de Buffon

• John Joly

• James Hutton

• Abraham Gottlob Werner

Who proposed the theory of Neptunism?

• James Hutton

• Georges Cuvier

• Abraham Gottlob Werner

• Pierre and Marie Curie

Who is known as the "Father of English Geology"?

• James Hutton

• Georges Cuvier

• Abraham Gottlob Werner

• William "Strata" Smith

What type of unconformity has parallel beds above and below the unconformity?

• Disconformity

• Angular Unconformity

• Nonconformity

• Hiatus