Estimate How Many Textbooks of 1000 Pages Stacked on Top

question 25

Multiple Choice

Estimate how many textbooks of 1000 pages stacked on top of each other would make a stack of books 15 feet high.

• A) 100
• B) 10
• C) 1000
• D) 1
• E) 500

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Definitions:

Anticline

A type of fold in sedimentary layers that resembles an arch, with the oldest layers at the core of the fold.

Syncline

A fold in rock layers where the youngest layers are closer to the center of the structure, typically appearing as a trough.

Monocline

A geological fold in which all layers are inclined in the same direction.

Dome

A geological feature where rock layers are pushed upwards to form a rounded protrusion on Earth's surface.