Vocabulary Section 1
Vocabulary Section 2
Comprehensive Questions Section 1
Comprehensive Questions Section 2
Miscellaneous
100

This is a principle that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes. 

What is uniformitarianism?

100

The principle that states that you organize geological forms based on their relative age with other forms.

What is relative dating?

100

Catastrophists believe that geological change occur at this rate.

What is suddenly?

100

true/false: Erosion and non-deposition can cause a missing layer in a rock-layer sequence.

What is true?

100

Find A

What is a Angular Unconformity?

200

This is the study of the earth?

What is geology?

200

this is a break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another.

What is a fault?

200

Catastrophes can affect life on Earth like this.

What is the extinction of species?

200

A crosscutting feature is always younger than the rock layers it cuts across, because of this reason.

What is the fact that the rock layers had to form so the feature can cut across them.

200

Find B

What is a disconformity?

300

This is the scientific study of fossils.

What is paleontology?

300

this is an arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom.

What is the geologic column?

300

These type of scientists study earth's past life, piecing together how earth was like in the past.

Who are paleontologists?

300

This is when sediment stops at some point and restarts.

What is non-deposition?

300

Find C

What is a nonconformity?

400

This is a principle that states that geologic changes occurs suddenly.

What is catastrophism?

400

this is a break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period of time.

What is an unconformity?

400

This scientist defended Hutton's claim on uniformitarianism.

Who is Charles Lyell?

400

This is the most common type of unconformity.

What is a disconformity?

400

This shows this type of geologic occurrence.

What is folding?

500

This is a scientist who spent 30 years studying rock formations and he made the foundation of modern geology?

Who is James Hutton?

500

this is molten rock from the Earth's interior that squeezes into existing rock and cools.

What is an intrusion?

500

This is a modern principle that believes that both uniformitarianism and catastrophism have impacted the geological processes on earth.

What is modern geology?

500

This is type of unconformity is found between horizontal layers and tilted layers of rock.

What is an angular unconformity?

500

Scientist use these to study Earth's history.

What are rocks and fossils?