Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science, Florida Edition

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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