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1) The idea that geologic processes occurring now are the same as those in the past
A
paleontology
B
catastrophism
C
uniformitarianism
D
modern geology
2) a scientist who published Principle of Geology from 1830-1833?
A
John Smith
B
Jane Doe
C
James Hutton
D
Charles Lyell
3) what is the idea that geologic change happens suddenly?
A
uniformitarianism
B
modern geology
C
catastrophism
D
paleontology
4) Who was the scientist who outlined uniformitarianism in 1788?
A
John Doe
B
Charles Lyell
C
Jane Smith
D
James Hutton
5) What is a science that combines uniformitarianism and catastrophism?
A
paleontology
B
modern geology
C
uniformitarianism
D
catastrophism
6) Accord to uniformitarianism, how does geologic change happen?
A
suddenly
B
gradually
C
every few years
D
after an earthquake
7) Which of the following events would be a catastrophe?
A
deposition
B
an asteroid hitting the earth
C
gradual erosion
D
an average rainfall
8) What kind of scientist studies the history of plants and animals?
A
a geologist
B
a botanist
C
a paleontologist
D
a chemist
9) What does a paleobotanist study?
A
fossil plants
B
vertebrate animals
C
invertebrate animals
D
past ecosystems
10) What is the study of past life using fossils?
A
modern geology
B
uniformitarianism
C
paleontology
D
catastrophism
11) how are rock layers arranged in the geologic column?
A
youngest rocks are on the bottom
B
oldest rocks are on the top
C
youngest rocks are in the middle
D
oldest rocks are on the bottom
12) how does a geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed?
A
rock layers are tilted
B
rock layers aer folded
C
rock layers are horizontal
D
rock layers are faulted
13) What is a fault?
A
a break in the Earth's crust
B
molten rock that squeezes into existing rock
C
a bent and buckled layer of rock
D
slanted layers of rock
14) what is the most common type of unconformity?
A
a nonconformity
B
a disconformity
C
an angular unconformity
D
a fault
15) Which of the following are isotopes?
A
atoms with the same number of protons and nuetrons
B
atoms with the same number of electrons
C
atoms with the same number of neutrons
D
atoms with the same number of protons but different number of nuetrons
16) What does a scientist need to know to figure out the absolute age of a rock?
A
the rate of decay for a radioactive element in the rock
B
the half-life of a radioactive element in the rock
C
the rate of decay of the rock's half-life
D
the rate of decay for all elements in the rock
17) What is amber?
A
hardened tree sap
B
wet, sticky tree sap
C
an insect's body
D
a hard shell
18) Which of the following is an example of mineral replacement?
A
a frozen mammoth
B
hardened tree sap
C
La Brea tar pits
D
petrified wood
19) Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?
A
mold and cast
B
hardened tree sap
C
a frozen mammoth
D
preserved footprints
20) Which kind of temperatures will slow doen an organism's decay?
A
warm temperatures in a wet climate
B
cool temperatures
C
freezing temperatures
D
hot temperatures
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