Exam 6: Geologic Time , Earth in Space, Plate Tectonics, Rocks and Minerals

The Principle of Uniformity is the notion that the geologic features you observe today were formed in the past by the same physical processes we observe operating today.

Earth's northern rotation axis will always point toward Polaris.

Evidence for the structure of Earth's interior comes largely from deep core drilling.

The most commonly accepted theory of the Moon's formation is that the Moon formed as the result of an impact between Earth and a Mars-sized object.

During which phase of the Moon could we observe a solar eclipse?

Earth's magnetic field will reverse orientations in approximately

Initially, all rocks on Earth were

It took a long time before people in pre-industrial societies fully acknowledged the connection between fossils and living organisms.