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Module Test: Geologic Time

1) Geologists organized the geologic time scale based on _____.

A) rock record
B) evenly spaced time segments
C) fossil record
D) both a and c

2) Identify and describe three different types of unconformities. Then, identify one way in which
the three types of unconformities are similar.

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3) Describe how geologists use index fossils. List the characteristics that make an index fossil.

4) Explain what is meant by correlating rock layers.

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5) In the chart below, eras are subdivided into periods.

True

False

6) Which shows the divisions of the geologic time scale from least to greatest?

A) epoch, period, eon, era


B) epoch, period, era, eon
C) eon, era, period, epoch
D) epoch, era, period, eon

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7) Which is true of the rock layers shown below?

A) Only older rock contains fossils of complex life forms.


B) Only younger rock contains fossils of simple life forms.
C) Both older and younger rocks contain fossils of the most complex life forms.
D) Only younger rock contains fossils of complex life forms.

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8) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

Layer J is ____________ Layer N.

A) older than
B) the same age as
C) younger than
D) denser than

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9) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

According to the principle of ____________, Event P is younger than Event M.

A) inclusions
B) cross-cutting relationships
C) original horizontality
D) subduction

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10) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

Event P occurred ____________ Layer H.

A) after
B) at the same time as
C) before

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11) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

Layer H is deposited on a(n) ____________.

A) angular unconformity
B) nonconformity
C) disconformity
D) fault

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12) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

According to the principle of ____________, Layers Q, M, O, N, and L were not deposited at


an angle when they first formed.

A) cross-cutting relationships
B) superposition
C) lateral continuity
D) original horizontality

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13) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

The erosion of Layers L, M, and N occurred ____________ Event P.

A) after
B) at the same time as
C) before
D) at the same rate as

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14) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

The inclusions in M are ____________ the rock itself.

A) younger than
B) the same age as
C) older than
D) similar to

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15) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

Layer L is ____________ Layer H.

A) older than
B) the same age as
C) younger than
D) the same type of rock as

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16) Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.

The relative ages of Layers H, I, J, and K can be determined using the principle of
____________.

A) inclusions
B) lateral continuity
C) original horizontality
D) superposition

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17) The diagram shows layers of rock (A, B, C, D, E, G, and H) and features (F and I) in a rock
sequence.

a. List the sequence of events that occurred in the area represented by the profile.

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b. Justify your conclusion in part (a) using evidence from the diagram.

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18) The diagram shows two rock layers at their time of deposition, X, and at a later time, Y.

a. What are the relative ages of the two rock layers? Identify the evidence you used.

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b. Explain why it is important to know if rock layers have been folded when determining
relative ages.

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