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ISAT Practice #9: Glencoe Science: Earth Science
Test Description: ISAT Practice #9: Glencoe Science: Earth Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following forms when magma bodies forced upward from inside Earth solidify before reaching the surface?
A
volcanic neck
B
batholith
C
dike
D
sill
2) Which of the following is the coarsest type of tephra?
A
volcanic gravel
B
volcanic cinders
C
volcanic blocks
D
volcanic ash
3) Which type of magma often forms at a convergent plate boundary?
A
basaltic
B
tephritic
C
granitic
D
andesitic
4) Which principle states that the oldest rock layer is found at the bottom in an undisturbed stack of rock layers?
A
superposition
B
half-life
C
unconformities
D
uniformitarianism
5) What is the branch of science that focuses on the study of fossils and past life?
A
paleontology
B
chemistry
C
astronomy
D
meteorology
6) Which types of fossils are the remains of species that existed on Earth for relatively short periods of time and were widespread geographically?
A
index fossils
B
body fossils
C
carbon films
D
trace fossils
7) When geologists match up layers of rock over great distances, which method are they using?
A
correlation
B
uniformitarianism
C
nonconformity
D
absolute dating
8) Which of the following animal remains will probably NOT be found fossilized in sedimentary rock?
A
snail shell
B
clam shell
C
jellyfish imprint
D
shark tooth
9) If the hard part of an organism decays or dissolves, leaving behind a cavity in a rock, what type of fossil is left?
A
cast
B
mold
C
carbon films
D
mineral replacement
10) Which isotope is used for dating organic material that is less than 75,000 years old?
A
potassium-40
B
argon-40
C
carbon-14
D
uranium-238
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