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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 56mins Date
1. Which of the following is not on of the three main principles to explain how the
Earth has evolved.
a) geographism b) catastrophism
c) uniformitarianism d) gradualism
2. Who wrote the theory of uniformitarianism?
a) Charles Darwin b) James Hutton
c) Paleontologists d) Charles Lyell
3. Check all examples of uniformitarianism
a) erosion b) weathering
c) tectonic plate movement d) deposition
e) volcanic eruption
4. Check all examples of uniformitarianism
a) erosion b) weathering
c) tectonic plate movement d) deposition
e) volcanic eruption
5. What is a principal that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past
can be explained by current geologic processes.
a) Catastrophism b) Unconformity
c) Uniformitarianism d) Angular Unconformity
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6. A principle that states that geologic change occurs suddenly.
a) Catastrophism b) Superposition
c) Uniformitarianism d) Relative Dating
7. ________________ states that the Earth's geological processes (Seafloor
Spreading, Continental Drift, Erosion) have happened at the same rate.
a) Uniformitarianism b) Catastrophism
c) Gradualism d) Law of Superposition
8. What is the significance of the Law of Superposition?
a) It states that all rock layers are the b) It indicates that the oldest layers are
same age. at the top and the youngest are at
the bottom.
c) It helps determine the relative ages d) It suggests that sedimentary rocks
of rock layers by stating that the can be dated using radiometric
oldest layers are at the bottom and methods.
the youngest are at the top.
9. A principle that states geologic change occurs suddenly.
a) Catastrophe b) Castrophism
c) Uniformitarianism d) Uniform
10. Dying out of many species on Earth within a short period of time
a) Petrified b) catastrophism
c) uncomformity d) mass extinction
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11. What is Gradualism?
a) A theory that changes in the Earth's b) A theory that changes in the Earth's
surface occur rapidly due to volcanic surface occur slowly over long
activity. periods of time through processes
like erosion, sedimentation, and
plate tectonics.
c) A method of measuring the age of d) A concept that suggests the Earth's
rocks based on radioactive decay. surface remains unchanged over
time.
12. ________________ states that the Earth's geological processes (Seafloor
Spreading, Continental Drift, Erosion) have happened at the same rate.
a) Uniformitarianism b) Catastrophism
c) Gradualism d) Law of Superposition
13. What is Catastrophism?
a) A theory that the Earth has been b) A theory that the Earth has been
shaped by gradual processes over shaped by sudden, short-lived, and
millions of years. violent events, such as natural
disasters.
c) A belief that the Earth is static and d) A concept that suggests all
unchanging over time. geological features are a result of
human activity.
14. A river continues to deepen and erode a canyon at a rate of a few milimeters per
year. What geologic principle is this an example of?
a) geographism b) catastrophism
c) uniformitarianism d) gradualism
15. A geoscience process that develops slowly, but has a sudden catastrophic
event
a) volcanic eruption b) weathering and erosion
c) delta formation d) thunderstorm
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16. What role do ice ages play in Gradualism?
a) They cause rapid geological b) They represent long-term climatic
changes. changes that gradually shape the
Earth's surface through processes
like glaciation.
c) They have no significant impact on d) They only affect the climate without
the Earth's surface. altering the landscape.
17. James Hutton created what theory?
a) Evolution b) Gradualism
c) Uniformitism d) Eugenics
18. What is a principal that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past
can be explained by current geologic processes.
a) Catastrophism b) Unconformity
c) Uniformitarianism d) Angular Unconformity
19. Catastrophic processes and Uniformitarian processes both play essential roles
in Earth's history.
a) True b) False
20. What is a principal that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past
can be explained by current geologic processes.
a) Catastrophism b) Unconformity
c) Uniformitarianism d) Angular Unconformity
21. Check all of the examples of catastrophism
a) weathering b) erosion
c) tornado d) volcanic eruption
e) hurricane
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22.
________________ states that the Earth has gone through short, sudden, and
worldwide events which cause large scale disruptions.
a) Uniformitarianism b) Catastrophism
c) Gradualism d) Law of Superposition
23. Uniformitarianism is...
a) A way that new rocks are formed. b) principle that states that Earth’s
surface changes in the same way
now as it always has.
c) A theory that explains why
sedimentary rocks contain fossils.
24. When was James Hutton Born?
a) June 4 1726 b) July 17 1963
c) May 24 1895 d) June 3 1726
25. Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart.
a) weathering b) erosion
c) deposition
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26. He was a Scottish naturalist and farmer who came up with the Principle of
Uniformitarianism. He is considered the person who developed the idea of
geologic time and proposed that the Earth was much older than people thought
at the time.
a) James Hutton b) Nicolaus Steno
c) James Newton d) Nicolaus Copernicus
e) Nicolaus Tesla
27. Mass of Earth and rock sliding down a mountain
a) landslide b) earthquake
c) volcano d) tornado
28. How do natural disasters relate to the concept of Catastrophism?
a) Natural disasters are unrelated to b) Natural disasters can cause rapid
Catastrophism. and significant changes to the
Earth's landscape.
c) Natural disasters are always d) Natural disasters only occur in
predictable and preventable. specific regions of the world.
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Answer Keys
1. a) geographism 2. b) James Hutton 3. a) erosion , weathering , tect
b) c) plat
mov
4. a) erosion , weathering ,5. tectonic
c) Uniformitarianism
, deposition 6. a) Catastrophism
b) c) plate d)
movement
7. a) Uniformitarianism 8. c) It helps determine 9. b) Castrophism
the relative ages of
rock layers by
stating that the
oldest layers are at
the bottom and the
youngest are at the
top.
10. d) mass extinction 11. b) A theory that 12. a) Uniformitarianism
changes in the
Earth's surface
occur slowly over
long periods of
time through
processes like
erosion,
sedimentation,
and plate
tectonics.
13. b) A theory that the 14. d) gradualism 15. a) volcanic eruption
Earth has been
shaped by
sudden, short-
lived, and violent
events, such as
natural disasters.
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16. b) They represent 17. b) Gradualism 18. c) Uniformitarianism
long-term climatic
changes that
gradually shape
the Earth's surface
through processes
like glaciation.
19. a) True 20. c) Uniformitarianism 21. c) tornado , volcanic , hurric
d) eruption e)
22. b) Catastrophism 23. b) principle that 24. d) June 3 1726
states that Earth’s
surface changes
in the same way
now as it always
has.
25. a) weathering 26. a) James Hutton 27. a) landslide
28. b) Natural disasters
can cause rapid
and significant
changes to the
Earth's landscape.
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