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WorksheetsUnit 3 Quiz 1 on lessons 3.01-3.04
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the biggest evidence that dinosaurs existed?
a)
Food
b)
Bones
c)
They're still alive
2.
A footprint can become a fossil.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Placing the older rock layers on the bottom and the younger layers on top, is called:
a)
Principle
of original horizontality
b)
Principle
of original lateral continuity
c)
Principle
of Superposition
4.
According to Steno's principle of superposition, where would the youngest rock layer be found:
a)
The top
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
5.
This is Steno’s property that states that sediments spread out in all directions until they either thin out or run into a barrier.
a)
Principle of Superposition
b)
Principle
of original horizontality
c)
Principle
of original lateral continuity
6.
What type of rock has really helped scientists find things that lived in the past?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
7.
Which scientist was known for the principle of uniformitarianism?
a)
Nicolas Steno
b)
James Hutton
c)
John Doe
8.
Erosion is an example of a Geological process that occurs.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
________ wrote books to support and spread the word of uniformitarianism.
a)
Mrs. Kozar
b)
Charles Lyell
c)
Nicholas Steno
10.
The idea that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal layers unless disturbed by forces within the Earth can best be explained by which of Steno's principles?
a)
Principle of horizontality
b)
Principle of Superposition
c)
Principle of original lateral continuity
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