chapter 27.3 27.4

Question 1

the ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time until it is measured

Answer 1

principle Super position

Question 2

the process of determining if one rock or geologic event is older or younger than another, without knowing their specific ages

Answer 2

relative dating

Question 3

a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater

Answer 3

aquifer

Question 4

the percentage of void space in a rock

Answer 4

porosity

Question 5

the process of determining an age on a specified chronology in archaeology and geology

Answer 5

absolute dating

Question 6

a general scientific theorem or law that has numerous special applications across a wide field.

Answer 6

principle

Question 7

a surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata

Answer 7

unconformity

Question 8

an underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and cracks in rock.

Answer 8

water table

Question 9

the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

Answer 9

fossil

Question 10

the downward movement of water through the land surface.

Answer 10

infiltration

Question 11

the theory that changes in the earth’s crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.

Answer 11

uniformitarianism