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SCI8- Test Review Game- Geologic Time & Stratigraphy
SCI8- Test Review Game- Geologic Time & Stratigraphy
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1
Which happened in the middle?
Faulting causing E
impossible to tell
Intrusion of D
deposition of ABC
2
Which is the Age of Mammals?
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
3
When did the Earth form?
3.9 bya
252 mya
546 mya
4.6 bya
4
Which of these says events happened the same in the past as they do today?
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Law of Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Uniformitarianism
5
What was the Cambrian Explosion?
an ancient explosion with an unknown cause that caused an extinction
the Big Bang
sudden apperance of new life
the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs
6
When did the Mesozoic end?
66 mya
0 mya
252 mya
546 mya
7
Which of these says that plant fossils get more complicated in younger rock?
Law of Floral Succession
Law of Inclusions
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Law of Faunal Succession
8
Which of these is a rock stuck inside other rock?
clast
correlation
strata
unconformity
9
When did the Precambrian begin?
252 mya
546 mya
66 mya
4.6 bya
10
Which of these describes layers that are missing?
correlation
clast
unconformity
strata
11
When did the dinosaurs go extinct?
200,000 ya
66 mya
12,000 ya
2.5 mya
12
When was the Permian Extinction?
4.6 bya
546 mya
3.9 bya
252 mya
13
Which is the youngest layer?
B
D
C
A
14
What gave reptiles the chance to become the dominant life form?
Permian Extinction
Ice Age ending
Cambrian Explosion
Cretaceous Extinction
15
Which happened last?
Faulting causing E
deposition of ABC
impossible to tell
Intrusion of D
16
Which of these says clasts trapped in other rock are older than the rock they are stuck in?
Law of Floral Succession
Law of Inclusions
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Law of Faunal Succession
17
Which happened first?
impossible to tell
Faulting causing E
deposition of ABC
Intrusion of D
18
Which is older?
the included clasts
the surround rock (layer)
same age
impossible to tell
19
Who developed the Geologic Laws?
Nicholas Steno
Charles Lyell
James Hutton
William Smith
20
Which of these is the name for rock layers?
strata
unconformity
correlation
clast
21
When did the Precambrian end?
0 mya
252 mya
66 mya
546 mya
22
Which of these describes how sedimentary layers are laid down [deposited]?
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Law of Superposition
Law of Uniformitarianism
23
What gave humans the chance to become the dominant life form?
Cretaceous Extinction
Permian Extinction
Ice Age ending
Cambrian Explosion
24
Which of these is the smallest division?
eon
stage
period
era
25
When did human ancestors appear?
2.5 mya
200,000 ya
12,000 ya
66 mya
26
What is the name of the current eon?
Proterozoic
Hadean
Archean
Phanerozoic
27
When was the Cambrian Explosion?
546 mya
252 mya
4.6 bya
3.9 bya
28
Which of these says that animal fossils get more complicated in younger rock?
Law of Faunal Succession
Law of Inclusions
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
Law of Floral Succession
29
Who used the geologic laws for stratigraphy and discovering mineral resources?
James Hutton
Nicholas Steno
William Smith
Charles Lyell
30
What is the current period?
Quaternary
Cambrian
Tertiary
Cretaceous
31
When did the oldest rock and first life form?
3.9 bya
546 mya
4.6 bya
252 mya
32
Which was the Age of Single Celled Life?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
33
Which was the Age of Invertebrates?
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Precambrian
Mesozoic
34
What gave invertebrates the chance to become the dominant life form?
Cambrian Explosion
Cretaceous Extinction
Ice Age ending
Permian Extinction
35
When did the Paleozoic begin?
546 mya
4.6 bya
66 mya
252 mya
36
Which do we currently live in?
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
37
When did the Mesozoic begin?
4.6 bya
252 mya
66 mya
546 mya
38
Which of these is the largest division?
eon
era
stage
period
39
What gave mammals the chance to become the dominant life form?
Cretaceous Extinction
Ice Age ending
Cambrian Explosion
Permian Extinction
40
Which of these is the process of matching rock layers at different sites?
strata
clast
correlation
unconformity
41
Which was the Age of Reptiles/Dinosaurs?
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
42
Which of these is in order from largest to smallest?
era, eon, period, epoch, stage
eon, epoch, period, era, stage
eon, era, period, epoch, stage
stage, epoch, period, era, eon
43
When did the last Ice Age end?
200,000 ya
12,000 ya
66 mya
2.5 mya
44
Which is older?
same age
the rock layers
impossible to tell
the crack cutting across
45
Which is older?
same age
impossible to tell
low rock layers
high rock layers
46
Which is older?
the rock layers
impossible to tell
same age
the fold
47
When did the Paleozoic end?
252 mya
0 mya
66 mya
546 mya
48
When did the Cenozoic begin?
4.6 bya
546 mya
252 mya
66 mya
49
Which is the oldest layer?
C
A
B
D
50
When did humans appear?
2.5 mya
200,000 ya
66 mya
12,000 ya
51
Which is the youngest feature?
B
A
C
D
52
Which of these says the oldest layers are lowest?
Law of Superposition
Law of Uniformitarianism
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
53
Which of these says a feature that goes across layers is younger than the layers it crosses?
Law of Superposition
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Uniformitarianism
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
