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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?ABC - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich division on the geologic time scale is the shortest?epocheraeonperiod
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIf an index fossil is found in two rock layers that are separated by an ocean, what do you know about the relationship between the two rock layers?they are about the same agethey used to be in the same areathe are made of the same kind of rockthe rock layers are unrelated
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?relative datingabsolute datingradioactive datingradiometric dating
- 5. Multiple Choice1235
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?2015 years old3.6 billion years old4.6 billion years old4.6 million years old
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMost events on the geologic timeline happened:a long time ago, near the beginningmore recently, near the modern timeevenly spread outright in the center of the timeline
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following questions can be answered by studying these fossil layers?What did the fish eat?Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?Why did dinosaurs become extinct?Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen scientists use logic to determine the age of one fossil compared to another, they use this type of dating.RelativeCarbonAbsolute
- 10. Multiple ChoiceRelative age of a rock is the number of years that have passed since the rock formed?truefalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceRadiometric dating is often referred to astotal age.absolute dating.historic age.geologic age.
- 12. Multiple Choicegaps in rock layers caused by erosion are calledlaw of superpositionunconformitiesuniformitarianismrelative dating
- 13. Multiple Choicethe time it takes for half the atoms in an element to decay into something else is calledabsolute age datingrelative age datinghalf-lifeextinct
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe ________ states that layers of sediment were originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.law of superpositionlaw of horizontalityuniformitarianismunconformities
- 15. Multiple Choicestates that the geologic feature which cuts another is the younger of the two featureslaw of horizontalitycross cutting relationshipslaw of superpositionuniformitarianism
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the fossil record incomplete?fossils get eroded away over timemost organisms never became fossilsscavengers and decomposers eat them too quicklyall of the above
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?old geologistssweet geology musicthe known history of rocks and fossilsa list of every living thing ever
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat 2 things make a good index fossil?Good looks and a great smilewidespread and on Earth of a short timewidespread and on Earth for a long timeonly found in Clinton Twp and in every rock layer
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct order of geologic time?Era >Eon >Period >EpochEon >Era >Period >EpochEpoch >Period >Era >EonEra >Eon > Epoch >Period
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAn index fossil can help youget to know new peopleplan your next vacationdetermine the relative age of a rock layerdetermine the absolute age of a rock layer
- 21. Multiple Choicea break in the Earths crustfaultintrusionextrusionindex fossil
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the youngest?Intrusion XFault YLayer ZFossil W
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the oldest?Layer LIntrusion DIntrusion HLayer E
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