Angular unconformity - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries
Looking for the best study guides, study notes and summaries about Angular unconformity? On this page you'll find 43 study documents about Angular unconformity.
Page 3 out of 43 results
Sort by
-
ESC 2000 Exam #3 (with Complete Solutions)
- Exam (elaborations) • 8 pages • 2023
-
Available in package deal
-
- $10.49
- + learn more
Catastrophism correct answers the concept that earth was shaped by catastrophic events of a short-term nature; the present is the key to the past; James Usher constructed a chronology of human and Earth history; determined that the Earth was created in 4004 B.C.; The chronology gained wide acceptance during the mid-1600s by the scientific and religious leaders 
 
Uniformitarianism correct answers the concept that the processes that have shaped the earth in the geological past are essentially the...
-
ASBOG Exam fully solved & updated
- Exam (elaborations) • 11 pages • 2024
-
- $7.99
- + learn more
A growth fault is similar to a ________________, except that it ________________. - ANSWER-normal fault; occurs simultaneously with the deposition of sedimentary rock 
 
Growth faults are typical in areas characterized by ________________ such as in ________________ or any other region in which ________________. - ANSWER-ongoing sedimentation; river deltas; the Earth's crust is sinking at a fast pace 
 
Detachment faults are ________________ typically with displacement in the ________________ r...
-
Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution
- Exam (elaborations) • 12 pages • 2024
-
- $11.00
- + learn more
Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution 
 
Noncomformity 
1) Younger sedimentary rocks on top of older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks 
 
2) Imply period of uplift of deeply buried rocks 
Three types of uncomformities 
angular uncomformity, disconformity, and noncomformity 
Radiocarbon dating 
Using the carbon-14 isotope to date very recent events 
 
(Half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years) 
(Only useful for dating events from historic past and very recent geolog...
-
PHSC 211 Quiz 5 Liberty University questions and answers 2023
- Exam (elaborations) • 2 pages • 2023
-
Available in package deal
-
- $14.49
- + learn more
PHSC 211 Quiz 5 Liberty University questions and answers 2023 
nonconformity 
What type of inconformity is located between B and D 
 
 
 
angular unconformity 
What type of unconformity is located between D and E 
 
 
 
E 
Which unit is the oldest? 
 
 
 
C 
Which unit is the oldest? 
 
 
 
Fault 
What type of structure or feature is A 
 
 
 
There isn't enough information to determine 
What is older, B or D? 
 
 
 
Superposition 
Which relative dating rule states that in an undisturbed sequenc...
-
ASBOG General Questions & Answers 2024.
- Exam (elaborations) • 33 pages • 2024
-
- $7.99
- + learn more
What is a fold line and how is it used? - ANSWER-The fold line is a hinge line along which a vertical cross section may be constructed and then flattened out to a horizontal or map view. It is used to represent the subsurface along any given line in a map view. It need not be perpendicular to strike. 
 
What is the angle and side relationships for the sin equation? - ANSWER-sinα = opposite side/hypotenuse 
 
What is the angle and side relationships for the tanget equation? - ANSWER-tanα = oppo...
And that's how you make extra money
-
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update
- Exam (elaborations) • 13 pages • 2023
-
- $22.49
- + learn more
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 
 
1.	Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? 
a.	Convex 
b.	Transform 
c.	Divergent 
d.	Convergent 
2.	Evidence in support of continental drift includes. 
a.	Fit of continental margins. 
b.	Fossil distribution on different continents 
c.	All of the choices are correct. 
d.	Glacial striation patterns 
3.	Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...
-
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update
- Exam (elaborations) • 13 pages • 2023
-
- $20.79
- + learn more
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 
 
1.	Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? 
a.	Convex 
b.	Transform 
c.	Divergent 
d.	Convergent 
2.	Evidence in support of continental drift includes. 
a.	Fit of continental margins. 
b.	Fossil distribution on different continents 
c.	All of the choices are correct. 
d.	Glacial striation patterns 
3.	Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...
-
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update
- Exam (elaborations) • 13 pages • 2023
-
- $21.49
- + learn more
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 
 
1.	Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? 
a.	Convex 
b.	Transform 
c.	Divergent 
d.	Convergent 
2.	Evidence in support of continental drift includes. 
a.	Fit of continental margins. 
b.	Fossil distribution on different continents 
c.	All of the choices are correct. 
d.	Glacial striation patterns 
3.	Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...
-
ASBOG Questions fully solved & updated
- Exam (elaborations) • 39 pages • 2024
-
- $7.99
- + learn more
Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Horizontality, Law of Superposition, Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships 
 
Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite - a colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate 
 
What geologic condition would produce slow drainage withi...
-
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update
- Exam (elaborations) • 13 pages • 2023
-
- $19.49
- + learn more
Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 
 
1.	Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? 
a.	Convex 
b.	Transform 
c.	Divergent 
d.	Convergent 
2.	Evidence in support of continental drift includes. 
a.	Fit of continental margins. 
b.	Fossil distribution on different continents 
c.	All of the choices are correct. 
d.	Glacial striation patterns 
3.	Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...
Did you know that on average a seller on Stuvia earns $82 per month selling study resources? Hmm, hint, hint. Discover all about earning on Stuvia