Module 1 quiz
The first step of the scientific method is to ____________________
Formulate a question
A possible answer to a scientific question that will be tested is a(n) _____________________.
Hypothesis
Relative dating does not depend on establishing a specific numerical age.
True
Rocks can also form from ions precipitating out of solution.
True
The stratigraphic principle that states that a rock that is cut by a fault or igneous intrusion is older than the thing that cuts it is ______________________.
Cross-cutting
Laboratory created diamonds are also considered minerals.
False
A _________________________ delineates the change from both the Paleozoic Era to the Mesozoic Era, and the Mesozoic Era to the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale.
Mass extinction
Minerals that are composed of only one element, such as diamond, are called __________________________________.
Native Elements
Cleavage is the tendency of minerals to break along zones of weakness that make parallel planes.
True
In general, an unconformity is a buried erosional surface represents a large gap in geologic time within a rock or stratigraphic sequence.
True
Liquid Mercury is not considered a mineral.
True
Intrusive igneous rocks form ________________________________________.
below ground
A mineral is defined as natural, solid, and _______________ with a specific chemical composition and ordered internal structure.
inorganic
How old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years old
In Earth's history, which of the following came first?
Precambrian
Which of these is not an agent of metamorphism?
Sunlight
The stratigraphic principle that states that in a sequence of sedimentary rock the older rock is on the bottom and the younger rock is on the top is _______________________________.
Superposition