9) The principle of inclusions which states that the source of rock fragnents fr
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9) The principle of inclusions which states that the source of rock fragnents fragments is important because foand in a unit must be older thes the uni A)t provided a tool for sorting out the relative timing of various geolops B) it peovided a way to recognize if rocks had been defoemed C) it showed that igneous rocks were youngar than sodimestary rocks D) it allowed goologists to oorrelate rock units over large distanoes events 10 Uaconfoemities which iepreient a treal in the geologlc record of dlgpositia sre A) they cannot be mappod B) they repecsent a period of major activity C) the fossils found in the unconformities cen be used to covelste global time peed D) tbey give an indication of sea level rise within an ocean basin 11) In the late 1800's various principlies (original bocizontality, inclasions, cross cutting relations, cke nrese) were established and woed A)determiseta age of the cath B) determine the age of events on the carth C) organize the order in which events occurred on carth D) prove thst evolution was a valid theory that could explain many geolegic observations 12) An unconformity is a buried A) foult or fracture with older rocks above and younger rocks below B) sarface of erosion separating younger strata above from older strata below C) fwuh or fracture with younger strala above and older straia below D) surface of erosion with older sterate above and younger strata below 13) What fundamental concept statos that in a horinontal sequence of coeformable sedimentary strata, each higher bed is youngor than the bed below it? A) law of original correlation B) theory of correlative deposution C) law of superposition D) theory of superstition 14) By applying the law of superposition A) oonventional dates can be determined B) rndiometric D) both relative and radiometric C) relative 15) Which of the following goologic observations would not bear diroctly on working out the sequcsoe of geologic events in an A) inclusions of sandstone in a granibe pluton B) a well-exposed dike of basalt in sandstoone C) the feldspar and quartz contents of a granite D) an unconformity betwocn a granite and sandstone 16) A worm would stand a poor chance of being fossilized because A) worms have been rare during the geologic past B) worms have no bard parts C) worms coatain no carbon-14 D) all of these 17) Paloostology is the study of A) paleo meaning old, and ontology referring to phikosophical study of sature, so palcontology is the study of old nature B) ancient lide C) prchistoric braman history D) none of the sbove 18) Which of the following is not a fossl Aimprint of n invertebrate shell in a mudstone B) a tooth from an carly man site in a lake sediment deposit C) a mummified sloth in a cave
Explanation / Answer
9] Option A is correct
it provided a tool for sorting out the relative timing of various geologic events
10] Option B is correct
they represent a period of major activity
11] Option C is correct
organize the order in which events occurred on earth
12] Option B is correct
surface of erosion separating younger strata above from elder strata below.
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