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Eduqas GCSE Geology The Earth and its history overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which process turns loose sediment into solid sedimentary rock in the rock cycle?

  2. The rock cycle is driven by two energy sources. Which pair is correct?

  3. A rock changes into a metamorphic rock without melting. What must the conditions involve?

  4. Which piece of evidence is the most direct proof of sea-floor spreading?

  5. At which plate margin is new oceanic crust created?

  6. Why does a conservative (transform) plate margin have earthquakes but no volcanoes?

  7. In undisturbed strata, what does the law of superposition tell you?

  8. A dyke cuts through three sedimentary beds. What does the principle of cross-cutting relationships tell you?

  9. Which method gives the actual age of a rock in years?

  10. Which rock type indicates a hot, arid climate at the time it formed?

  11. A sequence fines upward from beach sand to deep-water mud. What does it record?

  12. Which is a cause of a worldwide fall in sea level?

  13. What overall trend does the fossil record show through geological time?

  14. How does a mass extinction affect the later course of life?