Question 1

________ is placing rocks in their proper sequence of formation by their contact relationships.

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Question 2

The task of matching geologic formations of the same age over vast distances (like between continents)is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A) correlation 
B) cross dressing 
C) lithification 
D) stratification

Question 3

While the Precambrian represents 88% of Earth's history, it is not divided into periods or epochs like the Phanerozoic because there ________.

Accepted Answer

A) are few remaining Precambrian rocks to correlate or divide due to active tectonics 
B) are no Precambrian sedimentary rocks to use for internal divisions 
C) were no multi-cellular organisms nor hard-bodied fauna to leave much of a fossil record 
D) are few resources in Precambrian rocks and few geologists take an interest in them

Question 4

Which of the following does not have at least one, very long-lived, natural, radioactive isotope?

Accepted Answer

A) Th; thorium 
B) Ca; calcium 
C) Rb; rubidium 
D) K, potassium

Question 5

Give three ways that geologic formations can be correlated between localities.

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Question 6

Examine the geologic cross section below.
a)Which feature is the youngest? ________
b)Which feature is the oldest? ________

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a)Which feature...

Question 7

Visualize (or draw)five, horizontal, sedimentary strata as exposed in a cliff or canyon wall identified by consecutive numbers, 1 being the lowest bed and 5 being the highest.Which of the following statements concerning the strata are true?

Accepted Answer

A) bed 5 is the oldest 
B) beds 1 and 3 are older than bed 4 
C) bed 4 is older than bed 2 
D) bed 3 is older than beds 2 and 4

Question 8

Who gave geology the principle of fossil succession?

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Question 9

An isotope's mass is equal to the sum of its protons and neutrons in its nucleus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) Foraminifera 
B) Coccoliths 
C) Trilobites 
D) Dinoflagellates

Question 11

For the ________, there is a meagre fossil record and most rocks of this age are highly deformed, metamorphosed, and difficult to study.

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Question 12

Name a cosmogenic nuclide that can be used to date Earth's surface.

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Question 13

After three half-lives, one-ninth of an original, radioactive, parent isotope remains and eight-ninths has decayed into the daughter isotope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which geologic event or feature has the crucial contact relations to help you determine that fault B is younger than fault A, even though they don't directly contact each other?

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Question 15

Which type of microfossils have tests (hard parts)made of calcium carbonate and are useful as index fossils as well as for measuring past sea temperatures and climates since the Cretaceous?

Accepted Answer

A) acritarchs and dinoflagellates 
B) coccoliths and formaminifera 
C) conodonts 
D) diatoms and radiolaria

Question 16

The radioactive isotopes uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-232 eventually decay to different, stable, daughter isotopes of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) iron 
B) argon 
C) strontium 
D) lead

Question 17

What term denotes blocks of older rock enclosed in a body of younger igneous rock?

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Question 18

After the normal fault A moved, which was the next younger geologic feature?

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Question 19

What fundamental concept states that in a horizontal sequence of conformable sedimentary strata, each higher bed is younger than the bed below it?

Accepted Answer

A) law of original correlation 
B) theory of correlative supposition 
C) law of superposition 
D) theory of superstition

Question 20

What kind of unconformity is the most common and why?

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Exam 8: Geologic Time

________ is placing rocks in their proper sequence of formation by their contact relationships.

The task of matching geologic formations of the same age over vast distances (like between continents) is termed ________.

While the Precambrian represents 88% of Earth's history, it is not divided into periods or epochs like the Phanerozoic because there ________.

Which of the following does not have at least one, very long-lived, natural, radioactive isotope?

Give three ways that geologic formations can be correlated between localities.

Examine the geologic cross section below. a)Which feature is the youngest? b)Which feature is the oldest?

Visualize (or draw) five, horizontal, sedimentary strata as exposed in a cliff or canyon wall identified by consecutive numbers, 1 being the lowest bed and 5 being the highest.Which of the following statements concerning the strata are true?

Who gave geology the principle of fossil succession?

An isotope's mass is equal to the sum of its protons and neutrons in its nucleus.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

For the ________, there is a meagre fossil record and most rocks of this age are highly deformed, metamorphosed, and difficult to study.

Name a cosmogenic nuclide that can be used to date Earth's surface.

After three half-lives, one-ninth of an original, radioactive, parent isotope remains and eight-ninths has decayed into the daughter isotope.

Which geologic event or feature has the crucial contact relations to help you determine that fault B is younger than fault A, even though they don't directly contact each other?

Which type of microfossils have tests (hard parts) made of calcium carbonate and are useful as index fossils as well as for measuring past sea temperatures and climates since the Cretaceous?

The radioactive isotopes uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-232 eventually decay to different, stable, daughter isotopes of ________.

What term denotes blocks of older rock enclosed in a body of younger igneous rock?

After the normal fault A moved, which was the next younger geologic feature?

What fundamental concept states that in a horizontal sequence of conformable sedimentary strata, each higher bed is younger than the bed below it?

What kind of unconformity is the most common and why?

Exam 8: Geologic Time

________ is placing rocks in their proper sequence of formation by their contact relationships.

The task of matching geologic formations of the same age over vast distances (like between continents) is termed ________.

While the Precambrian represents 88% of Earth's history, it is not divided into periods or epochs like the Phanerozoic because there ________.

Which of the following does not have at least one, very long-lived, natural, radioactive isotope?

Give three ways that geologic formations can be correlated between localities.

Examine the geologic cross section below. a)Which feature is the youngest? ________ b)Which feature is the oldest? ________

Visualize (or draw) five, horizontal, sedimentary strata as exposed in a cliff or canyon wall identified by consecutive numbers, 1 being the lowest bed and 5 being the highest.Which of the following statements concerning the strata are true?

Who gave geology the principle of fossil succession?

An isotope's mass is equal to the sum of its protons and neutrons in its nucleus.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

For the ________, there is a meagre fossil record and most rocks of this age are highly deformed, metamorphosed, and difficult to study.

Name a cosmogenic nuclide that can be used to date Earth's surface.

After three half-lives, one-ninth of an original, radioactive, parent isotope remains and eight-ninths has decayed into the daughter isotope.

Which geologic event or feature has the crucial contact relations to help you determine that fault B is younger than fault A, even though they don't directly contact each other?

Which type of microfossils have tests (hard parts) made of calcium carbonate and are useful as index fossils as well as for measuring past sea temperatures and climates since the Cretaceous?

The radioactive isotopes uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-232 eventually decay to different, stable, daughter isotopes of ________.

What term denotes blocks of older rock enclosed in a body of younger igneous rock?

After the normal fault A moved, which was the next younger geologic feature?

What fundamental concept states that in a horizontal sequence of conformable sedimentary strata, each higher bed is younger than the bed below it?

What kind of unconformity is the most common and why?

Examine the geologic cross section below. a)Which feature is the youngest? b)Which feature is the oldest?