CLEMSON GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1- QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
PrinciplesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-claimsWsomethingWthatWhasWbeenWprovenW-
WknownWtoWallWasWcorrect
ScientificWmethodW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
observation,Wquestions,Whypothesis,WcollectWdata,WandWevaluation
HypothesisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-educatedWguess;W"if-
then"Wstatement.WNeedsWtoWbeWtestable;WbeWpredictive
TheoriesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
hypothesisWbutWnowWhasWaWlotWofWdataWsupportingWit;WtestedWforWyears
LawW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-essentiallyWcorrectW(alwaysWanWexception)
GeologyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-studyWofWearth
CatastrophismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
everythingWwasWcausedWbyW6WcatastrophiesW(ex:W6thWwasWNoah'sWflood)
PrincipleWofWuniformitarianismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
thingsWinWnatureWthatWoccurWagainWandWagainWex:WrainWwashesWdirtWinWtoWstream
ActualismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
sometimesWinWtheWpastWthingsWhaveWspedWup/slowedWdownW+Wuniformitarian;WtheWrareWexcepti
on
NebulaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-ballWofWgas/cloudWofWgas
, NebulaWhypothesisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
howWyouWgoWfromWaWnebulaWtoWaWsolarWsystem.WGravity,WsolarWdiskWmodel,Wprotostar,WandWfusio
n
SolarWdiskWmodelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-enoughWmassWtoWflattenWandWstartWrotatingWofWgas
ProstarW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
6WbillionWyearsWago/Ga,WnotWaWfunctionalWstar,WtemperatureWisWincreasing
FusionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
2WseparateWatomsWcomeWtogether,WtemperatureWisWhigh,WelementsWbesidesWhydrogenWareWcreat
ed,WsurroundingWdiskWbeginsWtoWcool
PlanetaryWaccretionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
buildWupWtoWcreateWplanets,W(rock,Wice,Wgases),WatWhighWspeedsW~W4.5WbillionWyearsWago;Wplaneta
ryWaccretionWstillWhappensWex:WmeteoritesWhitWearth
TheiaWimpactW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
earthWcollidesWwithWsomethingWasWlargeWasWmarsWcalledWtheiaW(planet),WlunarWformation,Wmolte
nWplanet,WthenWdensityWstratification
LunarWformationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-fragmentsWcomeWtogetherWtoWcreateWtheWmoon
MoltenWplanetW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-energyWreleasedWisWmassive,Wlava/molten
DensityW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-massWpackedWinWaWcertainWspace/volume
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
PrinciplesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-claimsWsomethingWthatWhasWbeenWprovenW-
WknownWtoWallWasWcorrect
ScientificWmethodW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
observation,Wquestions,Whypothesis,WcollectWdata,WandWevaluation
HypothesisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-educatedWguess;W"if-
then"Wstatement.WNeedsWtoWbeWtestable;WbeWpredictive
TheoriesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
hypothesisWbutWnowWhasWaWlotWofWdataWsupportingWit;WtestedWforWyears
LawW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-essentiallyWcorrectW(alwaysWanWexception)
GeologyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-studyWofWearth
CatastrophismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
everythingWwasWcausedWbyW6WcatastrophiesW(ex:W6thWwasWNoah'sWflood)
PrincipleWofWuniformitarianismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
thingsWinWnatureWthatWoccurWagainWandWagainWex:WrainWwashesWdirtWinWtoWstream
ActualismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
sometimesWinWtheWpastWthingsWhaveWspedWup/slowedWdownW+Wuniformitarian;WtheWrareWexcepti
on
NebulaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-ballWofWgas/cloudWofWgas
, NebulaWhypothesisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
howWyouWgoWfromWaWnebulaWtoWaWsolarWsystem.WGravity,WsolarWdiskWmodel,Wprotostar,WandWfusio
n
SolarWdiskWmodelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-enoughWmassWtoWflattenWandWstartWrotatingWofWgas
ProstarW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
6WbillionWyearsWago/Ga,WnotWaWfunctionalWstar,WtemperatureWisWincreasing
FusionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
2WseparateWatomsWcomeWtogether,WtemperatureWisWhigh,WelementsWbesidesWhydrogenWareWcreat
ed,WsurroundingWdiskWbeginsWtoWcool
PlanetaryWaccretionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
buildWupWtoWcreateWplanets,W(rock,Wice,Wgases),WatWhighWspeedsW~W4.5WbillionWyearsWago;Wplaneta
ryWaccretionWstillWhappensWex:WmeteoritesWhitWearth
TheiaWimpactW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
earthWcollidesWwithWsomethingWasWlargeWasWmarsWcalledWtheiaW(planet),WlunarWformation,Wmolte
nWplanet,WthenWdensityWstratification
LunarWformationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-fragmentsWcomeWtogetherWtoWcreateWtheWmoon
MoltenWplanetW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-energyWreleasedWisWmassive,Wlava/molten
DensityW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-massWpackedWinWaWcertainWspace/volume