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Geological History
Test Description: Chapter 9
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1) The study of rocks and rock formations
A
relative dating
B
radiology
C
geology
D
absolute dating
2) A method of putting events in the order in which they happened.
A
radioactivity
B
geology
C
Relative dating
D
Absolute dating
3) The remains or traces of a dead animal or plant that has been preserved for a long time.
A
rocks
B
fossils
C
magmite
D
absolute dating
4) A scientist who studies and identifies fossils.
A
Microbiologist
B
Paleontologist
C
Scientist
D
Radiologist
5) A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history.
A
atlas
B
book
C
geological time scale
D
geology
6) A method of measuring the exact age of an object in years.
A
radioactive dating
B
exact dating
C
relative dating
D
absolute dating
7) a principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
A
cross cutting
B
original horizontality
C
superposition
D
lateral continuity
8) Principle stating that sedimentary rocks are deposited in horizontal or nearly horizontal layers.
A
lateral continuity
B
cross cutting
C
superposition
D
original horizontality
9) layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions until erosion or an earthquake interrupt its pattern.
A
superposition
B
original horizontality
C
cross cutting
D
lateral continuity
10) An igneous rock layer formed when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
A
fossil
B
intrusion
C
magma
D
superposition
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