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What is the most intuitive way of dating geological features?
What is the most intuitive way of dating geological features?
- Studying the fossil record
- Looking at the relationships between geological features (correct)
- Using radiometric dating techniques
- Analyzing the chemical composition of the rocks
Which principle states that the older rocks are deposited first and the younger rocks are deposited last?
Which principle states that the older rocks are deposited first and the younger rocks are deposited last?
- Superposition (correct)
- Inclusion
- Succession of Fauna
- Lateral Continuity
What is the name of the fossil that is used to identify the Eocene time period?
What is the name of the fossil that is used to identify the Eocene time period?
- Ammonites
- Dinosaur bones
- Nummulites Gizehnesis (correct)
- Trilobites
What is the principle that states that layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions?
What is the principle that states that layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions?
Which of the following is NOT a relative time criterion used for age dating?
Which of the following is NOT a relative time criterion used for age dating?
What is the principle that states that a piece of rock that is caught up inside of another rock is younger than the rock it is caught in?
What is the principle that states that a piece of rock that is caught up inside of another rock is younger than the rock it is caught in?
What is the main source rock for hydrocarbons in the North Sea?
What is the main source rock for hydrocarbons in the North Sea?
What are the main cap rocks of the Miocene reservoirs in the Gulf of Suez of Egypt?
What are the main cap rocks of the Miocene reservoirs in the Gulf of Suez of Egypt?
What is the origin of the majority of gas-bearing reservoirs in Saudi Arabia?
What is the origin of the majority of gas-bearing reservoirs in Saudi Arabia?
What geological age are the major oil fields in Saudi Arabia producing from?
What geological age are the major oil fields in Saudi Arabia producing from?
What is the principle that states that the present is the key to understanding the past?
What is the principle that states that the present is the key to understanding the past?
According to the uniformitarianism principle, what processes have shaped the Earth's crust throughout history?
According to the uniformitarianism principle, what processes have shaped the Earth's crust throughout history?
