10 Questions
What is the study of earth's surface changes referred to as?
Geologic history
Which principle states that each bed in a sedimentary rock is older than the one above it?
Principle of superposition
What is the process that shows rocks at different locations were deposited at the same time known as?
Correlation
Which type of unconformity involves parallel beds above and below the unconformity?
Disconformity
What is the process by which some isotopes decay by emitting an alpha particle?
Alpha Emission
What increases the chances of fossil preservation due to slower decay?
Possession of hard parts
Which type of rock is in contact with sedimentary strata in a nonconformity?
Metamorphic rock
What is the technique used to define the relative age of a fossil?
Principle of fossil succession
What are the building blocks of any substance?
Atoms
What does absolute dating involve?
Determining the actual number of years since a geologic event occurred
Test your knowledge on the geological changes of Earth's surface, the history of life through fossils, and the dating methods used in paleontology. Topics include relative dating, absolute dating using radiometric methods, and the significance of atoms in geological studies.
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