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Volcanic ash is most useful for determining the relative age of rock layers because the ash is deposited during a

a) short period of time over a large area

b) short period of time over a small area

c) long period of time over a large area

d) long period of time over a small area

Sediments that form a sedimentary rock usually are deposited in a layer that is parallel to Earth’s surface. This statement best describes the

a) law of superposition

b) theory of evolution

c) principle of original horizontality

d) rule of crosscutting relationships

Which labeled rock layer at location I would most likely have the same relative age as rock layer X at location II?

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Which evidence supports the inference that South America and Africa were once joined together as part of the supercontinent Pangaea?

a) Desert climates are found in the interior of both South America and Africa.

b) Rock and fossil correlation can be made where the two continents appear to fit together.

c) Mountain glaciers are found in the interiors of both South America and Africa.

d) The age of oceanic bedrock is youngest along the coastlines of the two continents and oldest at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

The Tonga Trench is located at which type of plate boundary?

a) convergent

b) divergent

c) transform

d) complex

This drainage pattern most likely formed on the surface bedrock of which block diagram?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

The gradient of the Hudson River between Lake Tear of the Clouds and Troy is approximately

a) 4291.00 ft/mi

b) 81.00 ft/mi

c) 26.49 ft/mi

d) 0.04 ft/mi

The mountain landscape at Old Forge, New York, and the plateau landscape at Slide Mt., New York, are classified based on the differences in

a) climate

b) weathering

c) stream drainage

d) bedrock structure

The steep slopes and sharp angular features of this region indicate that, compared to New York State, the climate where this landscape is developing most likely has

a) lower temperatures and a lower amount of precipitation

b) lower temperatures and a higher amount of precipitation

c) higher temperatures and a lower amount of precipitation

d) higher temperatures and a higher amount of precipitation

The shape of this valley is best described as

a) U-shaped and eroded by moving ice

b) U-shaped and eroded by running water

c) V-shaped and eroded by moving ice

d) V-shaped and eroded by running water

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