Principles of Geology

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Barbara Sutherland
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does Hutton's theory of uniformitarianism state?
Geologic processes maintain an unchanged, or uniform, lithosphere.
The Earth's appearance is static.
The processes observed on Earth today are the same processes that have occurred over eons of time.
The Earth is dynamic.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
View the diagram. Select the 4 forces from the illustration that change the Earth's surface.
tectonics
weathering
erosion
release of magma
deposition
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When did the Earth form?
Select all correct choices.
4600 mya
460 mya
460 bya
4.6 bya
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What must you understand in order to determine the relative age of rock strata?
How deposition occurs and how the Earth's forces can alter the arrangement of rock strata
The rate of decay of the radioactive rock material found in the rock layers
The conditions of the Earth's atmosphere at the time the sedimentary rock layers formed
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is NOT a principle of geology?
principle of superposition
principle of originality
principle of horizontality
principle of inclusions
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using relative age dating, which layer is younger?
top
bottom
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle of geology states the sedimentary layer on the bottom of the outcrop is older than the layers above it?
The principle of _____.
superposition
horizontality
cross-cutting relationship
inclusions
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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