15.3| Reading & Review Questions: Geologic Time

Instructions

Complete the assigned reading: sections 7.1 through 7.1.3; 7.4 through 7.4.2, and 7.4.5. As you read, don't forget to engage in active reading Links to an external site.and take notes. This is especially important when the learning objectives (see below) are addressed.

This reading assignment will provide the information needed to meet the learning objectives and to complete exercises, quizzes, and discussions.

After completing the assigned reading and watching and considering any of the related videos, you should be ready to answer these questions. 

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. You have three attempts and no time limit.

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Time Needed

About 1.5 hours.

Learning Objectives 

• Students can relate tectonic stresses to plate boundaries, geologic structures, crustal deformation, and the building of mountains
• Use the principles of relative dating to arrange the sequence of geologic events in geologic cross-sections 
• Match major geologic/biologic events to the Periods and Eras of the Phanerozoic Eon in the Geologic Time Scale
• Identify unconformities and geologic structures in photos, illustrations, cross-sections, and block diagrams  
• Apply lithologic correlation