Quiz #13

29 September 2011

S.I. Session 13 Quiz

This quiz covers material from the lecture on Wednesday, September 28^th.

Part a) Match the term to its definition:

                TERMS:

a)Paleontology                                 b)William Smith                                c) Original Horizontality

d)Unconformity                                               e)Fossils                               f)William Shakespeare

g)Angular Unconformity                               h)Rock Formations          i) Superposition

                DEFINITIONS:

1)__The study of fossils.

                                2)__A gap in the geologic record that represents a passage of time.

3)__lower metamorphic rocks have been folded by tectonic processes, and then eroded to a horizontal surface, followed by the deposition of overlying sediment.

4)__These can be matched and correlated in age over great distances.

5) __Traces of living organisms that are preserved in the geologic record.

6)__This man created a general map of geologic strata in England and Wales in 1793.

7)__This geologic principle states that sediment is first laid down in horizontal layers before any geologic processes affect it.

8)__This geologic principle states that younger rocks typically overlie older rocks.

Part b) Draw and label a normal fault, reverse fault, and a transform fault:

Part c) True or False:

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

                                1)__Older rocks are generally deposited after younger rocks.

2)__Formations with the same fossils are the same age.

3)__Fossils are sometimes found in igneous or high grade metamorphic rocks.

4)__Geologic processes only occur over millions of years.

5)__Cross cutting relationships (like faults) hinder relative dating.

6)__There are age gaps present in the geologic record.