Quiz10

Started on	Friday, 27 March 2009, 09:54 PM
Completed on	Friday, 27 March 2009, 09:57 PM
Time taken	2 mins 42 secs
Grade	100 out of a maximum of 100 (100%)

Question 1

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The planets are divided into small, rocky planets known as ____ planets and large gaseous planets known as _____ planets

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	a. Jovian; terrestrial
	b. Terrestrial; planetismal
	c. Planetismal; Jovian
	d. Terrestrial; Jovian

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Question 2

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Earth is approximately

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	a. 14.4 billion years old
	b. 4.5 billion years old
	c. 2.8 million years old
	d. 6000 years old

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Question 3

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What is the study of ancient life from fossilized remains called?

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	a. Biology
	b. Archaeology
	c. Paleontology
	d. Zoology

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Question 4

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The elastic rebound theory predicts that when an elastic material is distorted by pressure and does not break, and the pressure is then removed, the rock will

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	a. Return to its original shape
	b. Remain distorted
	c. Restore in a horizontal pathway, but not vertical
	d. Restore in a vertical pathway, but not horizontal

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Question 5

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The Vishnu Schist has been dated to over 2billion years old, but the overlying rock is only 600years old. What happened between these times?

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	a. Thick sequences of sedimentary rock were deposited, then intruded by igneous rocks, which were then removed by erosion.
	b. Thick sequences of metamorphic rock were formed, which would eventually be compressed to a layer too thin to see with the naked eye.
	c. Large volcanoes formed, which would eventually erupt so explosively that they would disintegrate the material they had previously deposited.
	d. Whatever rock was present was eroded away, but the nature of those rocks is indeterminate.

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Question 6

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Sometimes no sediment is deposited over long periods of time leaving large time gaps in the sedimentary record.

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True

False

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Question 7

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In the photo (taken in the Grand Canyon), the line is pointing to an unconformity. Which type of unconformity is it GrandCanyonUnconformity

?

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	a. Disconformity
	b. Nonconformity
	c. Angular Unconformity
	d. None of the above

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Question 8

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Cross-cutting relationships in sedimentary rocks allow for dating the relative timing of events such as faulting and igneous intrusions.

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True

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Question 9

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Who is the 19th century was an engineer who noted that similar rocks in different areas had similar fossils and that different rock types had different fossils.

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	a. William Smith
	b. John Smith
	c. Adam Smith
	d. George Smith

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Question 10

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Which type of waves cause the most damage in earthquakes?

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	a. P-waves
	b. S-waves
	c. Surface waves
	d. Large waves

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