Geology Chapter 9 Quiz

Requires that evolution occurred.

Was developed by theoretical biologists to explain evolution.

Requires that evolution was a catastrophic process.

Was passed in Congress to dictate equal teaching of different theories of origins.

Was developed by an engineering geologist to aid in construction projects. (correct)

Edge-on; the side that was facing up toward the sky when the rock was deposited is now facing toward the upper-right-hand corner of the picture.

Edge-on; the side that was facing up toward the sky when the rock was deposited is now facing toward the lower-left-hand corner of the picture.

Upside-down; you are looking at the side that was facing down toward the center of the Earth when the rock was deposited.

Edge-on; the side that was facing up toward the sky when the rock was deposited is now facing toward the lower-right-hand corner of the picture.

Right-side-up; you are looking at the side that was facing up toward the sky when the rock was deposited. (correct)

C was glued together by hard-water deposits, then A was formed, then B was glued together by hard-water deposits.

B was glued together by hard-water deposits, then A was formed, then C was glued together by hard-water deposits.

A was formed first, then B was glued together by hard-water deposits, then C was glued together by hard-water deposits. (correct)

B was glued together by hard-water deposits, then C was glued together by hard-water deposits, then A was formed.

C was glued together by hard-water deposits, then B was glued together by hard-water deposits, then A was formed.

<p>Cementation by hard-water deposits, intergrowth of new minerals, and squeezing under the weight of additional sediment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Joints formed when the sedimentary rocks were broken by physical weathering or other processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers