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10 True/False questions
Definition
Term
Chemical and physical laws of nature that have
remained constant over Earth's history, forming
the basis for interpreting past events.
Geological View
True
False
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Definition
Term
Revelation of Earth's great antiquity, providing
essential context for understanding our place in
nature and history.
Geological Assumption
True
False
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Definition
Term
Thin blanket covering much of continental land
surfaces, preserving information about the
development, diversity, and evolution of
complex life.
Sedimentary Rock Layers
True
False
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Definition
Term
Study of Earth's history, including events that
happened long ago, using evidence from
preserved rock layers, minerals, and fossils.
Geological Sciences
True
False
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Definition
Term
Understanding of Earth's history through the
assumption that present processes are key to
interpreting the past and predicting the future.
Geological View
True
False
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Definition
Term
Geologist who observed slow rates of rock
erosion, leading to the conclusion of
unimaginably vast geological time.
Charles Lyell
True
False
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Definition
Term
Assigning actual ages in years before the
present date, often characterized by events
that occurred thousands or millions of years
ago.
Relative Dating
True
False
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Definition
Term
Thickness of sedimentary rock layers, varying in
different geographic locations and preserving
information about Earth's history.
Geological Cover
True
False
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10 Multiple choice questions
Definition
Term
Comprehension of Earth's history through the
assumption that present processes are key to
interpreting the past and predicting the future.
Geological Understanding
True
False
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Definition
Term
Preserved clues from layers of rock, minerals,
and fossils used by geologists to interpret past
events and reconstruct Earth's history.
Geological Sciences
True
False
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Definition
Use of modern world observations to understand Earth's history, based on the assumption of
uniformitarianism.
Geological Observation
Geological Discoveries
Geological Understanding
Geological Discoveries
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Definition
Hierarchy of time divisions used by geologists to describe the timing and relationships of events
that have occurred during Earth's history.
Plate Tectonics
Radiometric Dating
Geologic Time Scale
Fossil Record
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Definition
Guiding principles such as superposition and original horizontality used by geologists to
determine the relative ages of rock layers.
Geological Observation
Theory Of Evolution
Geological Principles
Geological Evidence
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Definition
Natural processes such as erosion, sediment formation, and tectonic activity that have shaped
Earth's surface over time.
Environmental Processes
Geological Processes
Chemical And Physical Processes
Human Activity
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Definition
Determining the ordering of events in Earth's past using principles such as superposition and
original horizontality.
Absolute Dating
Relative Dating
Uniformitarianism
Geological Events
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Definition
Nicholas Steno's principle stating that rocks positioned below others are older, forming the basis
for relative dating of geological formations.
Principle of Superposition
Principle of Horizontality
Uniformitarianism
Geological Laws
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Definition
Past events that shaped and created the world we live upon today, studied by geologists to
reconstruct Earth's history.
Geoscience Process
Pollution
Physical Changes
Geological Events
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Terms
Definition
Geologist who popularized the idea of geological processes acting slowly and continuously in his
influential book Principles of Geology.
James Hutton
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
Charles Lyell
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Definition
Assumption that chemical and physical laws of nature have remained constant over Earth's history,
allowing interpretation of past events.
Geologic Time Scale
Principle Of Superposition
Uniformitarianism
Principle Of Original Horizontality
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Definition
Geologist who reconstructs the past using preserved evidence such as clues from layers of rock,
minerals, and fossils.
Relative Dating
Geological Historian
Geological Cover
Geological Assumption
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