What is the concept that the earth's surface was shaped by gradual processes and small sudden changes rather than sudden catastrophic acts?

Geology Quiz

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Wendy Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
Sedimentation
Metamorphism
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theory suggests that major changes in the earth's crust result from sudden catastrophes rather than from gradual evolutionary processes?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Catastrophism
Uniformitarianism
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of rock is formed through the deposition and solidification of material, especially material transported by water?
Metamorphic Rock
Trace Fossils
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of rock is subjected to high heat and pressure which causes a profound change in form?
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Petrified Fossils
Sedimentary Rock
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is igneous rock formed?
Through the deposition and solidification of material
Through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
By high heat and pressure
By gradual evolutionary processes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again?
Igneous Rock
Catastrophism
Sedimentary Rock
Rock Cycle
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are petrified fossils?
Fossils formed when a mold fossil fills up with sediment
Fossils in which minerals replace all or some of an organism
Fossils formed when an object is placed into soft mud and is removed by decomposition
Fossils of carbon or carbon-containing residue
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