Geology Questions

1. )A mastodon was found in Lafayette later cosmos in the ground for how long? A. )30-35 one cardinal million B. )30-35 trillion C. )100 kB D. )13. 7 billion 2. )What is placing geological events in a sequential guild as determined from their position in the geological record? A. )geologic cartridge clip B. )Relative dating C. )Radio one C D. )tree-ring dating 3. )Which of the following manners can be used to inst completely age equivalency of jar units? A. ) juvenileral tracing B. )Radiometric Dating C. )Guide fossils D. )Position in sequence E. )All of the preceding(prenominal) 1.The archetypal form of horses had how many toes on each foot? a. ternary b. seven c. four d. five 2. Is evolution Darwins possibleness? a. yes b. no c. I wasnt paying attention d. who c atomic number 18s 3. Survival of the fiitest was whose view? a. Sir Charles Lyell b. Louis Agassiz c. Charles Darwin d. Robert T. Bakker 4. Darwin was a a. math prof b. famous cartoon character c. singer d. g radualist 1. Who is theauthor of a controlthat detailedthe ideas of evolution and proposed a mechanism whereby evolution could take prop? a) Gary Kins acres b) Charles Robert Darwin c) Alfred Russel W tout ensembleace d) Michael Jackson . Darwin and Wallace reading Malthuss essay came to the same terminus and both presenting this conclusion to the Linnaean Society in London. The conclusion is called a) natural selection b) the e rattlingplace size of it bang theory c) genetics d) all of the in a higher place 3. What is Jean Baptiste de Lemarks theory that new traits arise in organisms according to need somehow being passed onto their descendants? a) natural selection b) artificial selection c) inheritance of acquired characteristics d) all of the in a higher place 1. fossils are mainly found in what aspect? a. forests b. oceans c. land d. mountains 2. hat was Charles Drawin make don for? a. His good looks b. his ideas rough bearing c. the theory of evoloution 3. astir(pred icate) how long agone was terra firma known to be make? a. two hundred thousand long era ago b. one million old age ago c. 4. 6 billion years ago d. no one authentically knows 1. Fossils are best preserved in the ____________. a. rocks b. ocean c. lava d. space 2. A single celled organism that grew and produced group O and its structures still remain. a. stramatalites b. algae c. coral reef d. plants 3. Which species is the best geologic record of evolution? a. pig b. passenger pigeon c. whooping hold out d. horse ) What dot does the Cenozoic era cover? a) 65. 5 genus Mya to present b) 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago c) 542 to 251 million years ago d) None of the above 2) What is something Charles Darwin is known for? a) He created the theory of evolution b) He gave us the idea that species evolved in order to better suit their purlieu c) A and B d) None of the above 3) What kind of fossils are much informative a) sorry Fossils, because they catch our imagination b) Microfossils, because they give us more details about the environment and the climate c) Fossils of small insects and plants ) B and C 1. Fossils that are easily identified are geographically widespread, and existed for a rather short detachment of geologic clock are particularly useful? A. fossils B. historical fossils C. draw off fossils D. new fossils E. old fossils 2. Fundamental dogmas of Relative Dating include all of the following except A. dogma of the earths make-up B. Principle of superposition C. Principle of cross-cutting relationships D. Principle of lateral continuity E. Principle of victor horizontality 3. It is the decay rate of _________ that geologists measure to determine the absolute ages of the rocks.A. atoms B. unstable isotopes C. elements D. fossils E. rocks 1. The illustrates the interactions mingled with Earths internal and external work outes and how the three rock groups are interrelated. A. Rock calendar method of birth control B. Lithospere C. Seafloor Spreading D. Oceanic chart 2. Geology is divided into two broad areas somatogenic Geology and A. Historical Geology B. Cultural Geology C. Statistical Geology D. Researched Geology 3. The theory that the seafloor moves away from spreading ridges and is at last consumed at subduction zones is A. Seafloor Spreading B. Pangaea C. Evolution D.Cross-cutting 1) How long ago was the earth formed? a) 5. 6 billion years b) 250 million years c) 4. 6 billion years d) 1. 2 billion years 2) Which time period precedes the Triassic? a) Jurassic b) Permian c) Silurian d) Pre- Cambrian 3) What kind of unconformity is characterized by a change in the side of the strata? a) Angular unconformity b) Paraconformity c) Disconformity d) Nonconformity 1. What era did the dinosaurs rome the earth? a. the Triassic expiration b. Jurrasic Period c. Paleolithic period d. Neolithic Period 2. What is fossil ecological succession? a. When fossils are lined up next to each other . When variant animals are fossiled together c. The idea that he kinds of animals and plants found as fossils changed by dint of time. 3. What is a Light year? a. A term made up by star wars b. a mile in space c. It is the blank that light can travel in one year. 1. ) mob Hutton is know for A. Being the founder of modern geology B. Discovering radioactivity C. Creating the principle of cross-cutting relationships D. Both A. and C. 2. ) The runner hard-shelled creatures evolved approximately A. 900 million years ago B. 2 million years ago C. 200 million years ago D. It is unknown 3. carbon copy 14 is a radioactive ______ of carbon. A. Ion B. Isotope C. Particle D. Element In what path does the Dekota Ridge run from the mountain it is connected to? A. Horizontal B. Vertical C. vertical D. Parallel What animal was the first horse comparison to in size? A. Fish B. Bird C. Cat D. Dog What percentage of known species of invigoration has disappeared? A. 73 B. 46 C. 90 D. 65 1. The first horses were no bigger than what animal? a. Cats b. Cows c. Dogs d. Rabbits 2. Who first discussed the idea that species change to better win their surroundings? a. Sir Isaac Newton b. Charles Darwin c.Albert Einstein d. Charles Manson 3. The first horses had how many toes? a. 3 b. 0 c. 5 d. 4 _________ is an informal term that encompasses all geologic time from 4. 6 to 4. 0 billion years ago. A. Archean B. siderian C. Hadean D. Stenian E. neoarchean The cratons are the foundations of continents, and along their margins more continental crust was added, a process called ________. A. Continental accretion B. shield C. Pre Cambrian D. Canadian shield E. protocontinents Any change in the genetic makeup of species is called ______. A. Macroevolution B. convergence C. Evolution D. Cladistics E. microevolution 1.How many toes did the first horses dumbfound? a. 4 b. 3 c. 6 d. none 2. Who said that species little by little change to suit there natural habitat? a. Chuck Norris b. Charles Darwin c. rescuer d. both a and c 3. Darwin gave us the _________ of evolution. a. theory b. phone itemise c. dictionary d. method What percentage of known species of life have disappeared? A. 70 B. 69 C. 90 D. 45 1. ) What do Paleontologists call the missing connect that connect the descendants with ancestors when providing evidence for evolution with fossils? A. Trace Fossils B. Body Fossils C. Dino drum D. Transitional Fossils E. Vestigial complex body parts 2. What is the role of structure that may be superficially similar and serve the same function, as in the wings of insects and birds, just now they are dissimilar in structure and development? A. Constructed Structure B. analogous Structure C. Twin Structure D. Homologous Structure E. Classification Structure 3. ) What principle, articulated by Charles Lyell, became the guiding principle of geology, which holds that the laws of nature have been constant through time and that the same process operating today have opera ted in the past, although not necessarily at the same rates? A. Uniformitarianism B. Diesm C. ossification D.Baptism E. Cannibalism 1) The universe is approximately _______ times older than the Earth. a. Two b. Three c. quadruplet d. Six 2. ) Fossils are best preserved a. in Oceans b. in Mountains c. on Land d. in Outer Space 3. Earth is ________ years old. a. 3. 7 billion b. 13. 7 billion c. 4. 6 billion d. 4. 6 million e. None of the above 1. How long can Carbon14 be used? A. 55,000 years B. 75,000 years C. 10,000 years D. 1,000,000 years E. Unknown 2. Who founded radioactivity? A. Madame Marie Cury B. James Hudton C. Gary Kinsland D. James Newton E. It is unknown 3. Which time period marked the 1st period of shelled organisms?A. Cambrian B. Jurassic C. Paleozoic D. Mesozoic E. Both A and C 4. The parent-daughter ratio is usually determined by what? A. atomic mass routine B. alpha decay C. mass spectrometer D. track dating E. none of the above 5. The process of demonstrating th e time equivalency of rock unit in polar areas is A. relative dating B. correlation C. radioactive decay D. Both A and C E. None of the above 6. Who is credited with formulating the principle of cross-cutting relationships? A. Nicolas Steno B. James Hutton C. captain Kelvin D. Madame Cury E. None of the above 1) What is Absolute Dating? )When male and female person rocks form together to make another rock b)a common method of obtaining absolute ages c)When Powell led a second expedition down the carbon monoxide gas River in 1871 d)Specific dates for rock units or events expressed in years in the beginning the present 2) Who is the Father of Modern Geology? a)Albert Einstein b)James Usher c)James Hutton d) Alexander the wide 3) What is a secondary way to determine relative ages of rocks, other than by of heat? a)Principle of Fossil Succession b)Principle of Fossil Assemblages c)Principle of Inclusions d)Superposition 1) Which of the following is not a type of strata unconformities ? A. Disconformity B.Lateral Unconformity C. Angular Unconformity D. Nonconformity 2) How do scientists correlate rock units over a large area? A. Principle of Superposition B. Principle of Inclusions C. Principle of Fossil Succession D. Contact Metamorphism 3) Radioactive decay occurs at a ______ rate. Therefore, a graph of the decay rate produces a ______. A. linear / successive line B. geometric / curve C. linear / curve D. geometric / refined line 1. ________ reproduction hinders evolution. a. Sexual b. Asexual c. Pansexual d. Infrequent 2. Earths atmospheric skunk from a mainly carbon dioxide atmosphere to a mainly oxygen atmosphere was caused by _______. . life on Earth b. the recycling of fervent rocks c. the earth cooling down d. every being on earth holding its breath at the same time 3. The Cambrian gush features life forms that have _______ for the very first time. a. extremities b. fur c. hard shells d. beaks 4. Rocks are to Orientals just as rocks are to _______. a . Occidentals b. Asians c. Blacks d. people from Oregon 1. What is an outcrop? a. a place where rocks come out to the surface b. a 1960s hair-cut c. inserts of younger rock in existing older rock d. the head of vegetables in a field 2. what is the most common mineral in the Earth? a. te b. feldspar . sediment d. rocks 3. which carbon type is radio-active? a. carbon X b. carbon 18 c. carbon Z3 d. carbon 14 1. Fossilization is a very unusual process, even in the ocean because of A. people tampering with the process B. scavengers C. the amount of water its under D. natural disasters that occur 2. Why is an anoxic environment the best way for an fossil to become preserved? A. It lettuce the scavengers from living B. People arent able to survive in that type of environment C. It speeds up the process D. None of the above 3. What type of organisms are more likely to become fossilized? A. One with bones B. any type C. One with a shellD. both A and C 1. When the oldest layers are on botto m? (Class notes) A) Original Continuity B) Superposition C) Original Horizontality D) Radio occupation 2. When were plants and animals abundant on land according to video 1s geologic time calendar year? A) Early March B) Late March C) Late July D) Late November 3. How were fossils formed? (Video 2) A) Molds of an organism B) Crystallized casts C) Fossil tracks and burrows D) All of the above .) Preservation from fossils are best a. In oceans b. On land c. In mountains d. grass 2. ) What are the most common types of fossils? a) Molded b) Cast c) rilievo ) Whole animal 3. ) Where is the best place to bury yourself if you would like to be preserved? a) Great plains b) Rocky mountains c) Gulf of Mexico d) Nevada 1. Which is the oldest of the geologic time scale_____? a. cambrian b. permian c. jurassic d. mississippian 2. Which is the oldest of the geologic time scale_____? a. cambrian b. permian c. jurassic d. mississippian 3. What is education______? a. learning b. expiry to school c. learning while going to school d. the process of nice disabused of your preconsumed notions 1. Early Earths atmosphere was largely made up of what? A. atomic number 8 B. Nitrogen C.Carbon-Dioxide D. Carbon-Monoxide 2. The arrival of hard shell organisms was in which period? A. Siluvian B. Cambrian C. Permian D. There from the beginning 3. What is the most common kind of fossil? A. Molds B. Tracks C. bone up D. Shells Professor Kinsland mainly supports what other University (other than ULL)? A) LSU B)University of Oregon C)UNO D)University of Texas Algae is A) one of the simplest life forms B) a complicated living being C) a mineral D) a fossil About how many miles of compacted fossils, minerals, etc. are buried down the stairs our feet from the past million years? A) 10 miles B) 2000 miles C) 8 miles D) none they disenegrate