Quiz 12, Chap 5, pp. 132-139

Question 1

considered the Father of Modern Geology

Answer 1

(Charles) Lyell

Question 2

wrote On the Origin of Species

Answer 2

(Charles) Darwin

Question 3

branch of geology that studies fossils

Answer 3

paleontology

Question 4

used to identify rock layers in the field; also called guide fossils

Answer 4

index fossils

Question 5

the remains or impressions of a plant, animal, or human preserved in sedimentary rock

Answer 5

fossil

Question 6

units of time unto which eras are divided

Answer 6

period

Question 7

view of geology that says ‘‘the present is the key to the past’’

Answer 7

uniformitarianism

Question 8

first and largest division of geologic column

Answer 8

eon

Question 9

hypothetical time scale that summarizes evolutionists’ idea of Earth’s history

Answer 9

geologic column

Question 10

idea that Georges Cuvier suggested and believed

Answer 10

catastrophism