Earth History Geo Exam 1

What kind of fault lacks vertical movement? A) strike slip faults B) normal fault C) reverse fault D) dip slip fault

A) strike slip faults

Small celestial bodies made of rock and ice that offgas volatiles when heated by the sun are known as A) meteoroids B) comets C) asteroids D) meteorites

B) comets

What causes a foreland basin to form? A) continental rifting B) crustal loading from mountain building C) subduction D) magmatism

B) crustal loading from mountain building

Evolution by means of acquired traits is also known as: A) natural selection B) Lamarckian evolution C) catastrophism D) evolution

B) lamarckian evolution

The Giant Impact Hypothesis proposes that the earth/moon formed from a planetary collision ~100 my after the formation of the solar system; how did we get this date? A) dating the oldest rocks on earth B) lunar samples from Apollo program C) dating meteorites D) spectral analyses using telescopes

B) lunar samples from apollo program

What is the measure of a rock layer's angle from horizontal? A) plunge B) strike C) dip D) slope

B) strike

Fossils of mosasaurs and mammoths led Cuvier to propose what idea? A) natural selection B) evolution C) extinction D) catastrophism

C) Extinction

What kind of fault is associated with divergent plate margins? A) dip slip fault B) strike slip fault C) normal fault D) reverse fault

C) Normal fault

What critical feature defines planets v. other celestial bodies? A) larger size/mass B) atmosphere C) core/mantle/crust D) possessing moon(s)

C) core/mantle/crust

The Principle of Faunal Succession is: A) faunas get more diverse through time B) fossils get more complex through time C) fossils can help date rocks D) older fossils are more poorly preserved

C) fossils can help date rocks

What event marks the Hadean-Archean boundary ~4 bya? A) early heavy bombardment B) giant impact C) late heavy bombardment D) pre-solar nebula

C) late heavy bombardment

How do we know the solar system is 4.5-4.6 billion years old? A) principle of superposition B) dating of oldest rocks on earth C) dating of moon rocks D) dating meteorites

D) dating meteorites

What is the significance of Archaeopteryx? A) first dinosaur B) first major transitional fossil C) disproved evolution D) led to idea of extinction

D) led to idea of extinction

Anticlines and Synclines form in what plate tectonic setting? A) convergent/divergent B) divergent/divergent C) divergent/convergent D) convergent/convergent

D)convergent/convergent