Earth Science: Relative Dating and Geological Time Periods

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What is the most prominent textural feature of regional metamorphic rocks?

  • Strike-slip faults
  • Magma
  • Foliation (correct)
  • Compressional stress

According to the text, which force is believed to be the reason behind the plate tectonics theory?

  • Gravity slab pull (correct)
  • Compressional stress
  • Magma force
  • Shearing force

What did Alfred Wegener propose?

  • Theory of Magmatic Differentiation
  • Theory of Shearing Force
  • Theory of Gravity Slab Pull
  • Theory of Continental Drift Theory (correct)

In which type of plate boundary would one expect to find folds and faults?

<p>Convergent plate boundary (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of rock is more viscous than felsic according to the text?

<p>Mafic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens during magmatic differentiation?

<p>Creation of one or more secondary magmas from single parent magma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of relative dating in Earth science?

<p>To determine the age of rock layers by comparing them with others in sequence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do index fossils primarily help with in relative dating?

<p>Identifying specific geologic time periods (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of mass extinctions, according to the given text?

<p>Shock wave from comet collision (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which geologic time period witnessed a dramatic increase in biodiversity of life on the planet?

<p>Cambrian (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do scientists use half-lives for in the context of radioactive decay?

<p>Measuring the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Law of Horizontality state about the deposition of sedimentary layers?

<p>The layers were originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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