Exploring Steno's Laws of Rock Layers

What was Nicholas Steno's original name?

• William Smith

• Neil Stenson

• Pliny the Elder

• John Steno

What did Steno notice about the shark's teeth he was dissecting?

• They resembled mysterious tongue stones

• They were larger than human teeth

• They were hollow inside

• They had a unique color

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What does the term 'fossus' mean?

• Sedimentary deposits

• Layers of rock

• That which has been dug up

• Ancient bones

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What was the original meaning of 'fossil fuels'?

• Fuels made from dinosaurs

• Fuels that were dug up from the earth

• Fuels created from plants

• Fuels found in the ocean

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According to Steno's Law of Original Horizontality, how do rock layers form?

• Vertically

• Diagonally

• Horizontally

• In a circular pattern

What does Steno's Law of Superposition state?

• Layers form in random order

• Younger layers are found at the bottom

• Older layers are found at the top

• Older layers lie beneath younger layers

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What does Steno's Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships indicate?

• All rocks are the same age

• Rocks cannot be cut by other rocks

• The rock that is cut is younger than the rock that cuts it

• The rock that cuts is older than the rock that is cut

According to the Law of Lateral Continuity, how do rock layers extend?

• In all directions horizontally

• In a spiral

• Vertically

• Only in one direction

What title is Nicholas Steno known by due to his contributions?

• Father of Geology

• Father of Stratigraphy

• Father of Paleontology

• Father of Mineralogy

What significant contribution did William 'Strata' Smith make?

• He discovered the first dinosaur fossil

• He created the first large-scale geologic map of Great Britain

• He invented the term 'fossil fuel'

• He developed the theory of plate tectonics