Concept 1 Quiz

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Explore the contributions of prominent scientists to the science of historical geology, including the doctrine of uniformitarianism.

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Nicolaus Steno proposed the most basic principle of relative dating, the law of

suddennesssuccessionsuperpositionsequential stackingsecondary intrusion

	Acceptance of the concept of uniformitarianism is compatible with a very short history for Earth.

	True False

	Catastrophists believed that Earth was only a few thousand years old.

	True False

Which of the following persons led an expedition through the Grand Canyon?

Nicholas StenoJames HuttonWillard F. LibbyLouis AgassizJohn Wesley Powell

The statement "The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today also operated in the past" represents the concept of

uniformitarianismsuperpositionsuccessioncatastrophismnone of the above

	Geologists attempt to understand the history of Earth by studying rocks.

	True False

	The understanding and acceptance of a short history of a young Earth is supported by mountains and erosional processes.

	True False

	Earth has experienced many episodes or cycles of mountain building and erosion.

	True False

It is important to study the walls of the Grand Canyon because

millions of years of Earth's history are exposedrock layers and their relationships are easily seenEarth processes can be seen and inferreda and ball of the above

Many persons, including geologists, have contributed to our knowledge of Earth by

development of the Geologic Time Scalediscoveries that support a long and varied historyobserving and studying rocksstudying glaciersall of the above

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Concept 1 Quiz

Nicolaus Steno proposed the most basic principle of relative dating, the law of

Acceptance of the concept of uniformitarianism is compatible with a very short history for Earth.

Catastrophists believed that Earth was only a few thousand years old.

Which of the following persons led an expedition through the Grand Canyon?

The statement "The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today also operated in the past" represents the concept of

Geologists attempt to understand the history of Earth by studying rocks.

The understanding and acceptance of a short history of a young Earth is supported by mountains and erosional processes.

Earth has experienced many episodes or cycles of mountain building and erosion.

It is important to study the walls of the Grand Canyon because

Many persons, including geologists, have contributed to our knowledge of Earth by