Old Earth Ministries Online Geology Curriculum

Geology Chapter 8 Test

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1: Uniformitarianism is the concept of slow, gradual deposition of sediments over long periods of time.: True
False
2: Which of the following would best be an example of an event that fits the concept of catastrophism.: Slow deposition of sand on a beach
formation of a sand dune in a desert
an ash flow from a volcanic eruption
3: The concept of uniformitarianism was first developed by ______. (last name only)
4: Relative dating contains three key principles.: True
False
5: If a fault line divides a sedimentary formation in two, which principle of relative dating would you use?: Principle of Inclusion
Principle of Faunal Succession
Principle of Superposition
Principle of Crosscutting Relations
6: This principle of relative dating says that in a sequence of undeformed rock layers, the oldest beds are on the bottom.: Principle of Inclusion
Principle of Faunal Succession
Principle of Superposition
Principle of Crosscutting Relations
7: This principle of relative dating concerns fragments of rocks that are embedded in other rock bodies.: Principle of Inclusion
Principle of Faunal Succession
Principle of Superposition
Principle of Crosscutting Relations
8: Radiometric dating uses the different isotopes of an element to obtain ages for rocks.: True
False
9: Radiocarbon dating is valid to date objects that are up to...: 1 billion years old
17 million years old
5,730 years old
60,000 years old
10: An fragment of rock included in an igneous rock body is called a _______.: clast
xenolith
pebble
11: The Cenozoic Era started about: 248 million years ago
65 million years ago
543 million years ago
2.4 billion years ago
12: The Paleozoic Era started about: 248 million years ago
65 million years ago
543 million years ago
2.4 billion years ago
13: This Era is also known as the time of the dinosaurs.: Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
14: Two different sandstone rock formations on a geologic map will always be the same color because they are the same type of rock.: True
False
15: An Era is subdivided into...: periods
eons
ages
16: The year-long Global Flood of Noah fits into which system of belief?: Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
17: This principle of relative dating states that different rock layers contain particular types of fossiled flora and fauna.: Principle of Inclusion
Principle of Faunal Succession
Principle of Superposition
Principle of Crosscutting Relations
18: A conglomerate is an excellent example of the: Principle of Inclusion
Principle of Faunal Succession
Principle of Superposition
Principle of Crosscutting Relations
19: A rock unit on a geologic map has a set of letters, usually starting with a capital letter. The capital letter stands for...: the type of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic)
the age of the rock unit
the actual color of the rocks
the first letter of the last name of the geologist who first described the rock unit
20: The half-life of Carbon-14 is...: 7,650 years
6,000 years
60,000 years
5,730 years