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