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Quiz: Presentations Earthquakes Volcanoes and Geological Time Results
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Score for this quiz:
25
out of 25
Submitted Nov 6 at 3:54pm
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5 / 5 pts
Question 1
Can geological processes happen rapidly?
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the
right.
Geologists studying
Mount St. Helens make a
connection between logs
in Spirit Lake and
Petri±ed trees.
The Mount St. Helens
eruption showed that
much geological work
can be done
In a short period of time
One of the subsequent
Mt. Saint Helens
eruptions caused a
mud±ow and canyon to
form that is
___________________________
of the Grand Canyon.
1/40 scale
What orientation
were the logs at Spirit
Lake and the those
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at the Petri²ed National
Forest buried?
5 / 5 pts
Question 2
Do Fossils Show Design?
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the
right.
What do the conventional
views of the evolutionary
tree and the geologic
column have in common?
Simple at the bottom an
What does the presenter
believe the actual fossil
record reveals about
complexity?
Complex at the bottom
What does the presenter
state is true of
transitional fossils from
the Precambrian to the
Cambrian?
Transitionalfossils are a
What does the presenter
believes the change in
fossils between the
Precambrian and
Cambrian represent?
Sudden appearance wit
5 / 5 pts
Question 3
Was the Great Unconformity in the Grand Canyon the start of the Global
Flood?
Match the geologic feature with the timeframe order the presenter
suggests.
This occurred ²rst.
In a period of months, th
This occurred second.
The Sauk Megasequenc
This happened third.
The Tippecanoe, Kaskas
This happened last.
The ²ood waters eroded
5 / 5 pts
Question 4
Earthquake detection and measurement Pt. 2
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the
right.
How much stronger is an
earthquake measuring 6
on the Richter Scale than
one measuring 5?
A factor of 10.
What was the measure of
the earthquake that
occurred in central
Virginia in 2011?
A magnitude 5.8
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The 2011 Virginia
earthquake was:
An intraplate seismic ev
Although it is far from
Virginia Tech, this
seismic event was
recorded at their facility.
Earthquake in Nepal.
5 / 5 pts
Question 5
How does the log mat at Mount St. Helens help explain the origin of
Coal?
Match the terms with their descriptions.
Floating log mat model
This was presented as p
Sheets of bark
These were present on t
Milling
The process that remov
Peat
An accumulation of laye
Quiz Score:
25
out of 25