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Earth Science – Quiz 3 Fall 2011 Total points = Choose the best multiple choice answer. It is not necessary to download the quiz. Put your answers on your scantron (882-E) and turn the quiz in on the day of exam-3 (November 30, 2011). If you wish to have the quiz graded prior to the exam, Monday (11-28) and Tuesday (11-29) during office hours is available. 1. An unconformity is a buried ________. A) fault or fracture with older rocks above and younger rocks below B) surface of erosion separating younger strata above from older strata below C) fault or fracture with younger strata above and older strata below D) surface of erosion with older strata above and younger strata below 2. Which of the following best characterizes an angular unconformity? A) Tilted strata lie below the unconformity; bedding in younger strata above is parallel to the unconformity. B) Horizontal lava flows lie below the unconformity and horizontal, sedimentary strata lie above. C) The discordant boundary between older strata and an intrusive body of granite. 3. Catastrophism ________. A) was a philosophy that was first expounded by the early Greeks B) was based upon the belief that Earth was millions of years old C) helped man understand the true nature of the forces that shaped the Grand Canyon D) is a modern term used to describe earthquakes and volcanic activity D) Tilted strata lie below the unconformity with loose, unconsolidated soil above 4. The subdivision of the geologic time scale that represents the longest time span is called a(n) ________. A) epoch B) era C) period D) eon 5. The ratio of parent to daughter isotopes in a radioactive decay process is 0.40. How many half-lives have elapsed since the material was 100% parent atoms? A) less than l B) more than 3 C) between l and 2 D) between 2 and 3 6. Consider the names of the eras in the geologic time scale. What is meant by zoic? A) life; livin