50 Questions Exam Geology Revision Questions and Answers

Which division of geology studies Earth's materials and process on the surface and its interior? physical geology Which of the following is not a main theme of historical geology? a. Deep Time b. Evolution of Life c. Plate Tectonics d. Sedimentation d. sedimentation Which of the following expresses the highest degree of confidence in an idea? a. hypothesis b. observation c. theory d. question c. theory Can you prove a hypothesis? no which of the following is NOT a hypothesis? a. the sky is blue because it is filled with blue birds b. the chemical composition of water is h2o c. the age of the Earth is 3.0 billion years old d. all of these statements are hypothesis d. all of these statements are hypothesis Which principle is credited to Nicolaus Steno? Principle of Superposition What does the Principle of Original Horizontality state? sedimentary layers were originally deposited as horizontal layers