Geologic time - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is an exogenic process? Volcanism Weathering Earthquakes Flows of heat and materials in the mantle - Weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? Weathering Glacial erosion Volcanism Stream deposition - Volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes thatmountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events. catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred. Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events. the same physical processes we see today ar...

APSC 151 Final Exam; Questions and Answers 2024 Update 100% Solved Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion Correct answer B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic Correct answe...

Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion - B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic - B The Earth's core was formed from ________. A) a massive nickel iron asteroid that was the n...

APSC 151 Final Exam; Questions and Answers 2025/2024 Update 100% Solved Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion Correct answer B - 4.6 billion The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) ...

APSC 151 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% AccurateAPSC 151 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% AccurateAPSC 151 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% AccurateAPSC 151 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% AccurateAPSC 151 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Accurate Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition? A) Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils. B) Older strata are deposited on younger strata without intervening...

Which is not a requirement for a mineral? A) naturally occurring B) consistent isotopic composition C) well-formed external crystal shapes D) orderly regular atomic or ionic structure E) definite chemical composition - B Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition? A) Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils. B) Older strata are deposited on younger strata without intervening, intermediate age strata. C) An igneous dyke cut...

1. Which of these numbers is closest to the age of the earth? : D. 4.6 billion years 2. What is the main purpose of the geologic time scale? : A. To organize the major eras of Earth's history 3. Place the following units in order, from smallest to largest. : A. Epoch, period, eon 4. Generally speaking, which rock layers are the oldest? : C. The ones furthest from the surface

APSC 151 – midterm UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion - Correct Answer- B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic - Correct Ans...

GEG 111 Exam 3 Which of the following is an exogenic process? - CORRECT ANSWER weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? - CORRECT ANSWER volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that - CORRECT ANSWER the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the geologic time scale? - CORRECT ANSWER The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during th...

Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion - B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic - B