Earth Science- Geologic time scale Part 1

Question 1 of 10

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15) “The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past” is a statement of the doctrine of ________________________________.

Select one of the following:

Uniformatarianism
Universal health
Paleontology
Catastrophism

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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16) The doctrine of __________________ implies that Earth’s landscape has been developed by worldwide disasters over a short time span.

Select one of the following:

Uniformatarianism
Destruction
Catastrophism
Universal time

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

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17) The doctrine of _______________ was put forth by James Hutton in his monumental work Theory of the Earth.

Select one of the following:

Destruction
Catastrophism
Uniformatarianism
Universal time

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

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Atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic mass number are called_________.

Select one of the following:

protons
isotopes
ions
neutrons

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

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A(n) ______________ in the rock record represents a long period during which deposition ceased, erosion removed previously formed rocks, and then deposition resumed.

Select one of the following:

numeric dating
superposition
relative dating
unconformity

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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Earth is about _________________ years old.

Select one of the following:

4,000
4.5 million
4.5 billion
5.4 million

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

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Which eon of the geologic time scale means “visible life”?

Select one of the following:

Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
Archean
Hadean

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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“Most layers of sediments are deposited in a horizontal position” is a statement of the principle of ______.

Select one of the following:

Original horizontality
Superposition
Cross-cutting
inclusion

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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23) A (n) __________ consists of tilted rocks that are overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata.

Select one of the following:

disconformity
fault
nonconformity
angular unconformity

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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A date that pinpoints the time in history when something took place is known as a (n) _______date.

Select one of the following:

relative
exact
known
numerical

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Earth Science- Geologic time scale Part 1

Question 1 of 10

15) “The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past” is a statement of the doctrine of ________________________________.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

16) The doctrine of __________________ implies that Earth’s landscape has been developed by worldwide disasters over a short time span.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

17) The doctrine of _______________ was put forth by James Hutton in his monumental work Theory of the Earth.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic mass number are called_________.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

A(n) ______________ in the rock record represents a long period during which deposition ceased, erosion removed previously formed rocks, and then deposition resumed.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Earth is about _________________ years old.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Which eon of the geologic time scale means “visible life”?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

“Most layers of sediments are deposited in a horizontal position” is a statement of the principle of ______.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

23) A (n) __________ consists of tilted rocks that are overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

A date that pinpoints the time in history when something took place is known as a (n) _______date.

Select one of the following:

Explanation