GEOLOGY 109 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The centre of a dome will contain the oldest strata, assuming the sequence has not
been overturned and no igneous intrusions crosscut any of the rocks.-
: True
1. The centre of a basin will contain the youngest strata, assuming the sequence has not
been overturned and no igneous intrusions cross cut any of the rocks.-
: True
2. What are the three main types of sedimentary rocks?: organic (biological)
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3. Evidence for plate tectonics includes...: the puzzle-like fit of the continents.
the correlation of rocks such as glacial deposits across continents.
4. False: The Phanerozoic Eon is much longer than the Precambrian Eon.
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, 5. Bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies
animals that filter feed using a lophophore.: Bryozoans are...
6. Remains
of plants
Remains of
animals
Complete remains of the hard parts of an animal
Incomplete remains of the hard parts of an animal: Body fossils include:
7. This group of organisms is microscopic, and is commonly found in environ- ments
that are unsuitable for most other organisms.: Archea
8. This method is used, in conjunction with stratigraphic information, to re- construct
evolutionary trees using the most likely path of evolution based on character matrices.:
cladistics
9. False: Biomarkers are evidence of the behaviour of ancient life.
10. two sedimentary units.: Disconformities represent a time gap between...
11. the present is the key to the past: The Principle of Uniformitarianism can be summarized as...
12. lateral migration of a shoreline can produce an interbedded succession of
sandstone and shale as sea-level changes.: Walther's Law explains how
13. sea-level change in the rock record.: The geological time scale is primarily divided based on...
14. Granites, with coarse crystals of quartz and feldspars are examples of...: in-
trusive igneous rocks.
15. at the surface where magma cools quickly.: Extrusive igneous rocks form...
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The centre of a dome will contain the oldest strata, assuming the sequence has not
been overturned and no igneous intrusions crosscut any of the rocks.-
: True
1. The centre of a basin will contain the youngest strata, assuming the sequence has not
been overturned and no igneous intrusions cross cut any of the rocks.-
: True
2. What are the three main types of sedimentary rocks?: organic (biological)
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l
a
s
t
i
c
C
h
e
m
i
c
a
l
3. Evidence for plate tectonics includes...: the puzzle-like fit of the continents.
the correlation of rocks such as glacial deposits across continents.
4. False: The Phanerozoic Eon is much longer than the Precambrian Eon.
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, 5. Bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies
animals that filter feed using a lophophore.: Bryozoans are...
6. Remains
of plants
Remains of
animals
Complete remains of the hard parts of an animal
Incomplete remains of the hard parts of an animal: Body fossils include:
7. This group of organisms is microscopic, and is commonly found in environ- ments
that are unsuitable for most other organisms.: Archea
8. This method is used, in conjunction with stratigraphic information, to re- construct
evolutionary trees using the most likely path of evolution based on character matrices.:
cladistics
9. False: Biomarkers are evidence of the behaviour of ancient life.
10. two sedimentary units.: Disconformities represent a time gap between...
11. the present is the key to the past: The Principle of Uniformitarianism can be summarized as...
12. lateral migration of a shoreline can produce an interbedded succession of
sandstone and shale as sea-level changes.: Walther's Law explains how
13. sea-level change in the rock record.: The geological time scale is primarily divided based on...
14. Granites, with coarse crystals of quartz and feldspars are examples of...: in-
trusive igneous rocks.
15. at the surface where magma cools quickly.: Extrusive igneous rocks form...
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