PHSC 211 Chapter 5 (A grade)

PHSC 211 Chapter 5 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) For questions 1-6, refer to the diagram above. 1. What type of unconformity is located between B and E? a. Nonconformity b. Disconformity c. Angular unconformity d. Paraconformity 2. What kind of unconformity is located between D and E? a. Nonconformity b. Disconformity c. Angular unconformity d. Paraconformity 3. Which unit is oldest? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E 4. Which unit is youngest? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E 5. What type of structure or feature is A? a. Dike b. Sill c. Fault d. Igneous intrusion 6. What is older, B or D? a. B b. D c. They are the same age. d. There isn’t enough information to determine. 7. Which relative dating rule states that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary or extrusive igneous rocks, the oldest rocks will be at the bottom, with younger rocks above? a. Original Horizontality b. Walther’s Law c. Superposition d. Lateral Continuity 8. Which relative dating rule states that older rocks are found within younger rocks? a. Original Horizontality b. Walther’s Law c. Superposition d. Inclusions 9. Which relative dating rule states that dikes, faults, and igneous intrusions are younger than the rocks they pass through? a. Superposition b. Cross-Cutting c. Lateral Continuity d. Walther’s Law 10. Which relative dating rule states that sediment and extrusive igneous rocks are distributed from a source evenly until it either thins out or runs into a barrier? a. Original Horizontality b. Walther’s Law c. Superposition d. Lateral Continuity 11. Which relative dating rule states that sediments and extrusive igneous rocks are initially laid down as large, relatively flat units? a. Original Horizontality b. Lateral Continuity c. Superposition d. Walther’s Law 12. Which relative dating rule states that laterally adjacent sedimentary zones will be also be vertically adjacent to each other in the rock record? a. Original Horizontality b. Lateral Continuity c. Superposition d. Walther’s Law 13. Who developed the law of superposition? a. Charles Darwin b. Nico Steno c. Johannes Walther d. Henry Morris For questions 14–19, match the rock units to their sequence of formation. youngest 14. A 15. E 16. F 17. B 18. C 19. D oldest 20. What type of fossil is this? © Russell Shively, 2014. Used under license from Shutterstock, Inc. a. Mollusk b. Trilobite c. Brachiopod d. Crinoid 21. What type of fossil is this? © Alberto Masnovo, 2014. Used under license from Shutterstock, Inc. a. Crinoid b. Amber c. Ammonite d. Trilobite 22. Here tree resin has solidified around an insect. What type of fossil is this?