Geology Study Guide
Study Guide GEOL 1500 test #1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology?|1)|
A) physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past
B) physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates were moving in the past
C) historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of how rocks form and of how erosion shapes the land surface
D) none of the above – physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same
2)|________ was the highly influential, ancient Greek philosopher noted for his writings and teachings|2)|
|on natural philosophy and on the workings of Earth.||||
|A) Pappagapolis|B) Aristotle|C) Nero|D) Odysseus||
3)|Compared to the age of Earth accepted as correct today, how did 17th and 18th century proponents|3)|
|of catastrophism envision the Earth's age?||||
A)
They believed it to be about the same as current estimates, give or take a few million years. B) They believed Earth to be much younger than current estimates C) They believed Earth to be much older than current estimates D) None of the above — they didn't really address the age of Earth
4) Which one of the following observations and inferences is consistent with the idea of|4)| uniformitarianism?|| A)
lava flows on the seafloor precipitated from seawater B) sand rolling along a stream bottom shows that sediment is moving downstream C) erupting volcanoes overlie burning, subterranean, coal beds
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology?|1)|
A) physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past
B) physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates were moving in the past
C) historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of how rocks form and of how erosion shapes the land surface
D) none of the above – physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same
2)|________ was the highly influential, ancient Greek philosopher noted for his writings and teachings|2)|
|on natural philosophy and on the workings of Earth.||||
|A) Pappagapolis|B) Aristotle|C) Nero|D) Odysseus||
3)|Compared to the age of Earth accepted as correct today, how did 17th and 18th century proponents|3)|
|of catastrophism envision the Earth's age?||||
A)
They believed it to be about the same as current estimates, give or take a few million years. B) They believed Earth to be much younger than current estimates C) They believed Earth to be much older than current estimates D) None of the above — they didn't really address the age of Earth
4) Which one of the following observations and inferences is consistent with the idea of|4)| uniformitarianism?|| A)
lava flows on the seafloor precipitated from seawater B) sand rolling along a stream bottom shows that sediment is moving downstream C) erupting volcanoes overlie burning, subterranean, coal beds