Question 1

Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition?

Accepted Answer

A) Older fossils in younger strata indicate a locally inverted geologic time scale. 
B) Any sedimentary deposit accumulates on older rock or sediment layers. 
C) Older strata generally are deposited on younger strata without intervening, intermediate age strata. 
D) Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils. 
A) Older fossils in younger strata indicate a locally inverted geologic time scale. 
B) Any sedimentary deposit accumulates on older rock or sediment layers. 
C) Older strata generally are deposited on younger strata without intervening, intermediate age strata. 
D) Strata with fossils are generally deposited on strata with no fossils.

Question 2

__________rocks always originate at the surface of the solid Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) Igneous 
B) Metamorphic 
C) Secondary 
D) Sedimentary 
A) Igneous 
B) Metamorphic 
C) Secondary 
D) Sedimentary

Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition?

__________rocks always originate at the surface of the solid Earth.

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Matter and Minerals

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Weathering and Soils

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Wind

Shorelines

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

Global Climate Change

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Geology

Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of superposition?

__________rocks always originate at the surface of the solid Earth.

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Matter and Minerals

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Weathering and Soils

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Wind

Shorelines

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

Global Climate Change

Filters