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College Historical Geology
Which of the following best describes the fundamental concept of uniformitarianism?
  1. All rocks are created in a continuous, uninterrupted and gradual sequence.
  2. Older strata generally are deposited on younger strata without intervening, intermediate age strata.
  3. Earth's topography has been shaped by sudden, catastrophic events.
  4. Physical, chemical, and biological processes operate today as they have in the past.
College Historical Geology
Which of the following CANNOT be demonstrated in fossil records?
  1. The number of total individuals in a species
  2. Origin of a new species
  3. Morphological changes within a species
  4. Extinction of a species
College Historical Geology
Fossil fuels are found in rocks....years old, are a result of ancient organic matter (mostly plants) buried quickly in anaerobic sediments under....and as a result of....
  1. 1.5 billion....heat and pressure....chemical reaction turns the carbon in the plants into coal, crude oil and natural gas
  2. 0.5 billion....oxygen and pressure....chemical reaction turns the carbon in the plants into coal, crude oil and natural gas
  3. 100 to 500 million....heat and pressure....chemical reaction that turns organic carbon into coal, crude oil or natural gas
  4. 3.7 million....temperature and earthquakes....physical reaction turns the carbon in the plants into crude oil and natural gas
  5. 1.1 million....oxygen and pressure....mechanical reaction turns the carbon in the plants into coal, crude oil, and natural gas