Quiz #1

29 August 2011

S.I. Session 1 Quiz

Part a) Match the term to its definition:

                TERMS:

a) Geologist        b) Geophysicist                 c) Law

d) Theory            e) Hypothesis                    f) Uniformitarianism

                DEFINITIONS:

                                1)__ A coherent set of hypotheses that has survived repeated challenges.

                                2)__These scientists deal mainly with the earth’s surface.

3)__This principle states that the processes we see in action on earth today have worked in much the same way in the geologic past.

4)__These scientists study the earth’s subsurface.

5)__Tentative conclusion based on all available observations.

6)__General principle of nature that almost everyone agrees on.

Part b) Match the step of the scientific method with its corresponding example

                STEPS:

                                a)Theory              b)Law                    c)Hypothesis

                EXAMPLES:

                                1)__ The burning of fossil fuels causes global warming.

                                2)__Gravity

                                3)__Earthquakes are caused by failure of rocks along geologic faults.

Part c) True or False:

                Mark T (true) or F (false) in the blank provided:

                                1)__The rocks on the bottom of the grand canyon are 1.7-2 billion years old.

                                2)__Hurricane Irene is not considered a geologic event.

                                3)__Hypotheses are sometimes easy to overthrow or disprove.

4)__All of the rock types that are present in the grand canyon exist here in Texas, but are buried underneath layers of shale, mud, and other sediments.

5)__The earth is a perfect sphere.

6)__The ancient Greeks were able to correctly determine the radius of the earth.