Geology Exam
another new quizlet for these matching
another new quizlet.
New quizlet for these matching.
new quizlet.
Liquid water covers over ___% of the Earth's surface.
70%
What term best describes the current Epoch we are in where human activities have a significant global impact on the Earth's ecosystems?
Anthropocene
LOOK AT TEST! 27
Anticline
Which is the oldest unit in the cross-section below?
B
Volcanic activity is associated with _____________.
Continental to Oceanic plate convergence, Hot Spots, Divergent plate boundaries, Oceanic to Oceanic plate convergence.
An Oceanic Ridge is associated with what type of plate boundary?
Divergent
All of these are represented in the Geological Timescale as a transition between one Era or Period and another?
Extinction events, climate change, and change in chemistry.
Oceanic Crust is thicker and less dense than Continental Crust. T or F?
False
The Earth is changing very quickly in modern times, but has been very stable and unchanging throughout Geologic Time. T or F?
False
The principle of inclusions states that the inclusion is younger than the rock in which it is included. T or F?
False
protons are larger and heavier than electrons, reside in the nucleus of an atom, and have a negative charge. T or F?
False
What concept is known as the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment to counteract anthropogenic climate change?
Geoengineering
We know what the Earth's interior is composed of and where the boundary layers lie due to ___________.
High pressure labratory experiments, Meteorites, and Seismic Waves.
Which principle would you use to establish the relative ages of units A and B?
Inclusions
LOOK AT TEST! 30
Monocline
______ are all caused by Plate Tectonics.
Mountains, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes.
When two oceanic plates converge a(n) ________ is formed.
Oceanic Trench
Different types of atoms are defined based on their number of _______?
Protons
Which of the lines of evidence for Plate Tectonics was the most influential in proving it as a scientific theory?
Reversals in Earth's Polarity
look at test 36
Reverse
look at test 34
Right Lateral
The oldest known fossils are 3.5 billion years old and are the remains of cyanobacteria called __________.
Stromatolites
This principle states that a sedimentary rock layer in a tectonically undisturbed sequence is younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
Superposition
look at test 35
Syncline
The most distinctive property of the Outer Core is?
That it is in the liquid state
The creation of everything in universe, even time, was believed to have occurred during an event called ___________.
The Big Bang
Which best defines the Lithosphere?
The rigid, rocky, outermost layer of the Earth.
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?
Transform
________ create layers that can be used for dating and creating timescales.
Tree rings, Corals, Ocean Sediments, and Varves.
A scientific theory is a highly tested explanation of observations made in the natural world. T or F?
True
Seismic P-waves move in a compressional motion similar to that of a slinky. T or F?
True
The Earth is around 4.54 billion years old. T or F?
True
The Red Sea, African Rift Valey, and Gulf of Aden is an example of a Triple Junction Plate Boundary. T or F?
True
The principle of fossil succession states that fossil assemblages follow one another through time in orderly and determinable fashion. T or F?
True
There is theory that states that the Moon was formed out of debris left over from an indirect collision between the Earth and an astronomical body called Theia. T or F?
True
the Principle of Uniformitarianism states that processes operating today operated in the past. T or F?
True
