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WorksheetsGeologic Principles
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Developed principle of horzontality that describes the shape of sedimentary rock layers
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
2.
Frenchman who developed stratigraphic map.
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
3.
Developed principle of superposition that says the youngest rocks are on top.
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
4.
Found that distant rock layers can have similar characteristic fossils
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
5.
Helped develop the principle of fossil correlation by examining rock layers in different areas
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
6.
Developed stratigraphic map of England
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
7.
Correlated rock layers in different areas of France
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
8.
Developed principle of lateral continuity that describes how sediment is spread
a)
Steno
b)
Smith
c)
Cuvier
9.
Geologic map showing the rock layers in a specific area
a)
Faunal Succession
b)
Fossil Correlation
c)
Stratigraphic Map
d)
Principle of Superposition
10.
Younger rocks are deposited on top of older rocks
a)
Faunal Succession
b)
Fossil Correlation
c)
Stratigraphic Map
d)
Principle of Superposition
11.
Specific groups of organisms have followed one another in a definite sequence through Earth's history
a)
Faunal Succession
b)
Fossil Correlation
c)
Stratigraphy
d)
Principle of Superposition
12.
Rock layers containing fossils of the same age are also the same age
a)
Faunal Succession
b)
Fossil Correlation
c)
Stratigraphy
d)
Principle of Superposition
13.
According to the principle of faunal succession, what must be true of the fossils on a layer below?
a)
younger than the fossils above
b)
older than the fossils in the layer above
c)
the same age as the fossils in the layers above
d)
identical to the fossils in the layers above
14.
What process is responsible for continually wearing away the Earth's surface?
a)
Erosion
b)
Faulting
c)
Deposition
d)
Folding
15.
What process is responsible for building successive rock layers on Earth?
a)
Erosion
b)
Faulting
c)
Deposition
d)
Folding
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