Geologic Maps — Unit test Answers

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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
carbonaceous film
B
cast
C
principle of superposition
D
radiometric dating
E
beta decay
F
half-life
G
index fossils
H
mold
I
uniformitarianism
J
radioactive decay
K
relative dating
L
unconformities
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What causes a compass to behave as it does?

A
Earth’s gravity
B
Earth’s shape
C
Earth’s geographic north pole
D
Earth’s magnetic field
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If you are in the Northern Hemisphere and see the Northern Lights, you are seeing

A
an aurora.
B
a magnetic field.
C
the magnetosphere.
D
magnetic field lines.
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Geologic time is divided into units based upon types of ____.

A
sedimentary rocks
B
climatic changes
C
organisms
D
igneous rocks
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
remains
B
fossil
C
mold
D
hard
E
missing layer
F
trace
G
radioactive decay
H
carbon-14

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