Geological Time and Engineering Structures Quiz

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What is the approximate age of most rocks encountered by engineers?

  • 4000-5000 years old
  • 10-500 years old (correct)
  • 300 million years old
  • 1-10 million years old

What continually modifies the Earth’s surface and creates new rocks?

  • Volcanic eruptions
  • Deposition and sea formation
  • Plate tectonics
  • Erosion and rock destruction (correct)

How old is the limestone at the summit of Mt Everest?

  • 4000-5000 years old
  • 1-10 million years old
  • 300 million years old (correct)
  • 10-20 million years old

Why is it difficult to comprehend geological time?

<p>The time gaps account for many contrasts in ground conditions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do most surface landforms visible today result from?

<p>Erosion within the last few million years (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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