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Determine whether each of the statements below is true or false.



1

Charles Lyell did not believe Earth was old.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Relative dating methods are useful for establishing the absolute age of geologic events.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The Principle of Uniformitarianism was articulated in the 18th century.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

The Principle of Original Horizontality states that all rocks are always deposited as horizontal layers.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Metamorphic processes invalidate radiometric dating methods.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Radiometric dating methods used by geologists are so fraught with errors that their results are useless.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Radiometric dating methods rely on several assumptions that must be met for results to be valid.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

The absolute age of geologic events can never be determined.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

Radiocarbon dating methods cannot be used on materials older than about 40,000 years.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

The Standard Geologic Time Scale was mostly developed before the advent of radiometric dating methods.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

The geologic history of Earth is continuous and without major gaps in the record.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12

James Hutton was the first geologist to suggest that Earth might be "millions of years old".
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13

The Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships has proven to be useless as a relative dating method.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14

Angluar unconformities represent gaps in the geologic record of an area.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15

Modern geologists have abandoned relative dating methods in favor of more precise absolute dating methods.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16

It is commonly possible to determine the age of sedimentary rocks using radiometric methods.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17

Fossils have proven to be useful as relative dating tools.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18

The geologic record of Earth records only those events that took millions of years to complete (such as major mountain building episodes).
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19

The geologic record of Earth records (for the most part) the history of plate tectonic processes.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20

The Principle of Faunal Succession was articulated prior to Darwin's hypothesis of biological evolution.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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