CCHS20q Earth Science: Crash Course History of Science Quiz

What was one of the main questions natural philosophers asked about fossils?

• Do they contain water?

• Are they from outer space?

• Are they the remains of extinct organisms?

• Are they made of gold?

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Who calculated the age of the Earth to be about six thousand years old based on biblical evidence?

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Bishop James Ussher

• Georges Cuvier

What theory did Georges Cuvier propose regarding the history of Earth?

• Uniformitarianism

• Catastrophism

• Creationism

• Evolution

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What did Charles Lyell argue against in his geological theory?

• The age of the Earth being millions of years

• The use of catastrophes to explain geological history

• The presence of dinosaurs

• The existence of fossils

What is the concept of 'deep time' in Earth science?

• The idea that the Earth has been around for an unimaginably long time

• The notion that the Earth is only a few thousand years old

• The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe

• The idea that the Earth is flat

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What did the Comte de Buffon speculate about the Earth's history?

• The Earth is flat

• The Earth is made entirely of water

• The Earth is the center of the universe

• The Earth is progressively cooling

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What did William Smith contribute to geology?

• He proposed the theory of relativity

• He invented the telescope

• He created thematic maps to classify rocks

• He discovered the first dinosaur fossil

What did Mary Anning discover in 1811?

• The theory of evolution

• The first human fossil

• A new planet

• A well-preserved ichthyosaur

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What was the main focus of Charles Lyell's geological theory?

• The Earth is only a few thousand years old

• The Earth is the center of the universe

• Geological processes are gradual and uniform

• The Earth is flat

What did Georges Cuvier use to support his theory of catastrophism?

• Ancient maps

• Astrological charts

• Fossil evidence of changes in organisms

• The Bible

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