Stratigraphy and Geology Quiz
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What is the study of rock layers and the layering of rocks called?

  • Chronostratigraphy
  • Lithostratigraphy (correct)
  • Magnetostratigraphy
  • Biostratigraphy
  • Which principle states that in a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rocks, the oldest rocks are at the bottom?

  • Principle of Lateral Continuity
  • Principle of Original Horizontality
  • Principle of Superposition (correct)
  • Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships
  • What is the study of the succession of rock strata in terms of their age and time relationships?

  • Lithostratigraphy
  • Biostratigraphy
  • Magnetostratigraphy
  • Chronostratigraphy (correct)
  • What is the study of fossils and their use in dating rock layers called?

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

    What is the process of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves called?

    <p>Radiometric dating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle states that the same set of sedimentary layers on the same region can be correlated with the same set of layers on a different region?

    <p>Principle of lateral continuity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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