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GEOLOGY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Placer deposits are formed as a result of

a)

Residual liquid seggregation

b)

Residual concentration

c)

Mechanical concentration

d)

All the above

2.

Which boundary type does this represent?

a)

Divergent/spreading

b)

Converging/colliding

c)

transform/Fault

d)

None of the above

3.

What is the sudden shaking or vibration of the earth's surface

a)

Volcano

b)

earthquake

c)

Convection currents

d)

pangea

4.

What are the layers of the earth in order from outside in?

a)

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, lithosphere

b)

Crust, mantle, lithosphere, outer core, inner core

c)

Crust, lithosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

Crust, lithosphere, mantle, inner core, outer core

5.

What is the deepest place on earth we know about?

a)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

b)

Pangea

c)

Pacific plate

d)

Mariana's Trench

6.

In a volcano, what does magma become when it exits the volcano?

a)

lava

b)

central vent

c)

gas and dust

d)

side vent

7.

Which statement best describes the principle of uniformitarianism? (Mark the one best answer.)

a)

Deposition occurs faster today than it did in ancient environments.

b)

Rocks form by the same processes today as in the past

c)

Weathering and erosion can be fast or slow, depending on the type of rock.

d)

Earth’s geological features were formed by a few catastrophic events.

8.

In undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.

a)

correlation

b)

superposition

c)

uniform

d)

unconformity

9.

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

a)

superposition

b)

cross-cutting

c)

unconformity

d)

uniformitarianism

10.
Absolute age is defined as:
a)
The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.
b)
The age of rock based on living animals.
c)
The age of rock based on its location.
d)
The age of rock determined by carbon dating.