Geologic History and Dating Methods Quiz
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What is the study of earth's surface changes referred to as?

  • Geologic history (correct)
  • Paleontology
  • Oceanography
  • Radioactive decay

    • Which principle states that each bed in a sedimentary rock is older than the one above it?

  • Principle of original horizontality
  • Principle of superposition (correct)
  • Principle of lateral continuity
  • Principle of cross-cutting relationship

    • What is the process that shows rocks at different locations were deposited at the same time known as?

  • Carbonization
  • Correlation (correct)
  • Permineralization
  • Unconformity

    • Which type of unconformity involves parallel beds above and below the unconformity?

    <p>Disconformity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which some isotopes decay by emitting an alpha particle?

    <p>Alpha Emission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What increases the chances of fossil preservation due to slower decay?

    <p>Possession of hard parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of rock is in contact with sedimentary strata in a nonconformity?

    <p>Metamorphic rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the technique used to define the relative age of a fossil?

    <p>Principle of fossil succession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the building blocks of any substance?

    <p>Atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does absolute dating involve?

    <p>Determining the actual number of years since a geologic event occurred</p> Signup and view all the answers

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