Geology Quiz

During a geology class, Noah asked, 'What does the principle of uniformitarianism state?'

• Geologic processes that occur today are different from those in the past.

• Geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past.

• Geologic processes that occur today are unpredictable.

• Geologic processes that occur today are faster than those in the past.

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What is absolute age?

• The age of rocks and geologic features compared with other nearby rocks and features.

• The principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets.

• The numerical age, in years, of a rock or object.

• The principle that most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.

During a geology field trip, Mia, Aria, and Zoe discovered a series of rock layers. What does the principle of superposition state about these rock layers?

• The oldest rocks are on the top in undisturbed rock layers.

• The oldest rocks are on the bottom in undisturbed rock layers.

• The oldest rocks are in the middle in undisturbed rock layers.

• The oldest rocks are randomly distributed in undisturbed rock layers.

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What is the principle of original horizontality?

• Sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets.

• Most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.

• A piece of an older rock becomes a part of a new rock.

• The extinction of many species on Earth within a short period of time.

During a field trip, Ethan and Arjun observed a large canyon. Ethan asked, 'What is lateral continuity?'

• The principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets.

• The principle that most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.

• The principle that if one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature that it cuts across is older.

• The principle that the oldest rocks are on the bottom in undisturbed rock layers.

What are inclusions?

• A piece of an older rock that becomes a part of a new rock.

• The preserved remains or evidence of past living organisms.

• The extinction of many species on Earth within a short period of time.

• Surfaces where rock has eroded away, producing a break or gap in the rock record.

What does the principle of cross-cutting relationships state?

• The principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets.

• The principle that if one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature that it cuts across is older.

• The principle that most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.

• The principle that the oldest rocks are on the bottom in undisturbed rock layers.

What are fossils?

• A piece of an older rock that becomes a part of a new rock.

• The preserved remains or evidence of past living organisms.

• The extinction of many species on Earth within a short period of time.

• Surfaces where rock has eroded away, producing a break or gap in the rock record.

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What are mass extinctions?

• The extinction of many species on Earth within a short period of time.

• The principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets.

• The principle that most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.

• The principle that if one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature that it cuts across is older.

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What are unconformities?

• Surfaces where rock has eroded away, producing a break or gap in the rock record.

• The preserved remains or evidence of past living organisms.

• A piece of an older rock that becomes a part of a new rock.

• The principle that sediments are deposited in large, continuous sheets.