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Theory
To a scientist, knowledge that has a very high probability of being correct is called ________.
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Unconformity
A sedimentary surface that represents a time gap in the sedimentary record is a?
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James Hutton
Father of Uniformitarianism
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Relative Age Dating
What was the primary dating method used to construct the Geologic Time Scale?
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Oxygen and Silicon, Silicates
Which two elements are most abundant in the earth's crust? and which group of minerals is most abundant in the crust
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Listhosphere; Athenosphere
The crust and upper mantle make up the? and the lower mantle is called?
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Crosscutting relations
What principle indicates that a dike is younger than the rock it penetrates?
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Nicolaus Steno
Principle of Original Horizontality
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Time rock crystallized, Absolute dating
When an igneous rock crystal is dated, what event does the date generally refer to? and what kind of Dating is this?
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False, Extrusive
True of false Basalt is an intrusive rock
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Data collection is the first step in the scientific method
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Index Fossiles
Which of these is the best way to correlate rocks of the same age between distant locations?
Degree of consolidation Degree of metamorphism Index fossils Rock color Rock composition |
Charles Lyell
Believed in a false cyclic history of life
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25%
The half life of Radon-222 is about 4 days. If a sample of Radon-222 undergoes decay for 8 days, how much of the original parent isotope will be left?
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Limestone
Protolith of marble is?
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Divergent (subduction zone), convergent (MOR), transform (Transform fault)
List all three plate boundaries and the geologic feature associated with them
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a=2, b=1, c=5, d=3, e=4
Match each branch of geological science with the topic it is involved in studying.
Biostratigraphy Geochronology Paleogeography Paleontology Stratigraphy Dating past events Fossil correlation Fossils Layered rocks Positions of ancient continents |
Neptunist
What was Abraham Werner?
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A=4, B=1, C=5, D=3, E=2
Carbon-14
Potassium-40 Rubidium-87 Uranium-235 Uranium-238 Argon-40 Lead-206 Lead-207 Nitrogen-14 Strontium-87 |
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Geochronology
Science that deals with determining the age of rocks is called?
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A=2, B=5, C=1, D=3, E=4
A.Catastrophism
B.Deism C.Neptunism D.Plutonism E.Uniformitarianism 1.All rocks precipitated from a universal ocean. 2.Earth was shaped primarily by rapid and violent events. 3.Many of earth's primitive rocks were formed by heat from the interior. 4.Pre |
Kelvin
Calculated age of earth using heat loss rates
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A=2, B=4, C=2, D=1, E=1
A.Carbon-14
B.Potassium-40 C.Rubidium-87 D.Uranium-235 E.Uranium-238 1.Alpha decay 2.Beta decay 3.Electron capture 4.Gamma decay |
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