Stratigraphy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ANTH 101 All Chapters Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Humans and other primates have powerful masticatory muscles to bite prey. - Answer- FALSE This is the study of what happens to a fossil from the time of death to the time of discovery. - Answer-TAPHONOMY Charles Lyell was the first scientist to help us understand the distribution of the earth layers, which influenced Darwin's work. - Answer-TRUE This principle of stratigraphy states that with all other factors equal, older...

EAPS 112 - Ch 5 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Stratigraphy is primarily the study of sedimentary rocks - ANSWER-False Relative dating principles like superposition are rarely applied by stratigraphers, as they rely mostly on numerical dates. - ANSWER-False All unconformities are created during periods of erosion and/or non-deposition - ANSWER-True Unconformities can only develop between layers of sedimentary rock - ANSWER-False Walther's law states that facies seen in a conf...

astronomy - Answer The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space layers of the sun - Answer photosphere, chromosphere, corona the moons gravitational pull is responsible for - Answer earths tides Equinox - Answer The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun; september and march Solstice - Answer Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator Big Bang Theory - Answer (c...

EAPS 112 - Chapter 17 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Which timeframe is marked by extensive glaciation as well as widespread tectonism and volcanism? a. Pleistocene b. Oligocene c. Pliocene d. Neogene e. Paleogene - ANSWER-a. Pleistocene Why is it difficult to interpret the terrestrial stratigraphy of glaciers? a. Glaciers deposit, but don't erode sediments. b. Glacial melt transports too much sediment away from the deposition site. c. Previous advances and retreats obscure la...

BIO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION The scientific method is also known as the __________ a. Inductive reasoning b. Reductive reasoning c. Hypothetico-deductive method d. Hypothetical method - CORRECT ANSWER Hypothetico-deductive method Which of the following statements is always true about a robust hypothesis? A hypothesis must be causative b. A hypothesis must be validated c. A hypothesis must be testable d. A hypothesis must be falsified - CORRECT ANSWER ...

Isolated system - ANSWER-no mass or energy transfer closed system - ANSWER-energy transfer but no mass transfer open system - ANSWER-mass and energy transfer what kind of system is the solar system - ANSWER-isolated system what kind of system is the earth as a whole - ANSWER-closed system what kind of system are most parts of the earth - ANSWER-Open systems predictions - ANSWER-if the theory is true, then _______________ theories - ANSWER-tested explanations of data/relation...

Chapter 3 Questions 1. Before any archaeological fieldwork begins, archaeologists try to make their objectives explicit in the form of a/an a) academic publication b) research design c) doctoral dissertation d) typology e) assemblage 2. Some survey techniques use squares when conducting regional surveys, but ________ are easier to locate and walk along, in order to record artifact densities across the landscape a) transects b) circles c) triangles d) parabolas e) none of the abo...

p and lighter soils at the bottom. This is an example of: Selected Answer: Stratigraphy Answers: A secondary depression Cultivation Soil compaction Stratigraphy  Question 3 1 out of 1 points You find the remains from a human individual who has a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The cause of death of this individual is most likely: Selected Answer: Gunshot wound Answers: Suicide Homicide Sharp force trauma Gunshot wound  Question 4

Why does EPS Offer this class? (3) 1. fulfill undergraduate requirements in physical science 2. teach you the basics about earthquakes and tsunamis 3. want you to be prepared for earthquakes and their aftermaths Why does he teach this class? 1. to help you lose your fear of earthquakes - but respect them as a major force of nature 2. to show that Earth Science is fun 3. to show that we are sitting on a tectonic timebomb What is the most dangerous fault in the bay area? ...

GGH2604 SUMMARY 2022/2023 Learning Theme 1 – Geography in the Anthropocene 1.1 Introduction - Geography offers a unique perspective on how human activities affect and influence ecological processes at different scales - The ANTHROPOCENE – the age of man - Evidenced by the widespread pollution & presence of artificial radioactive particles - Zalasiewicz (2016) -: sufficient evidence exists to suggest that the Anthropocene is a real ecological phenomenon with potential to be formali...