Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science

Section 4:

Section Review Quiz

1
This rule states that the laws of nature operating in the past are the same today.
A)Superposition
B)Horizontality
C)Unconromity
D)Uniformitarianism
2
This law states that rock units are start as layers.
A)faunal succession
B)original horizontality
C)cross cutting relationships
D)superposition
3
_______ is the process of assigning a precise numerical age to an organism, object, or event.
A)Absolute dating
B)Relative dating
C)Fossil dating
D)Unconformity dating
4
An event that folds rock units with the oldest rock in the middle produces what feature?
A)anticline
B)syncline
C)dome
D)valley
5
Fish were dominant during this Period.
A)Cenozoic
B)Holocene
C)Phanerozoic
D)Devonian
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