Geologists use ____ and their knowledge of present-day depositional processes to make determinations about a rock's depositional environment.
A)the principle of uniformitarianism
B)the principle of catastrophism
C)lunar geology
D)anthropology
E)archeology
Question 2Non-vascular plants differ from vascular plants in that they ____.
A)reproduce by seeds only
B)are small and live in dry arid climates
C)are large, live in arid climates, and have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients
D)are large and do not have specialized tissue to transport water and nutrients
E)are small, live in moist climates, and do not have specialized tissue for transporting water and nutrients
Question 3What are windblown deposits of silt and clay called?
A)dunes
B)loess
C)ventifacts
D)yardangs
E)till
Question 4Sediments are classified as ____ and ____.
A)physical; chemical
B)conglomerate; breccia
C)detrital; chemical
D)conglomerate; detrital
E)clastic; particulate
Question 5Plants are divided into which two major groups?
A)coniferous and deciduous
B)vascular and spore-bearing
C)angiosperms and gymnosperms
D)vascular and non-vascular
E)seedless and non-seedless
Question 6What term describes the close-fitting mosaic of pebbles, cobbles, and boulders covering the floor of many deserts and semi-arid regions?
A)ventifact
B)desert pavement
C)longitudinal dune
D)yardang
E)barchan dune
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