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- 1. Multiple ChoiceUsing organic remains to date objectsscientific datingradiocarbon datingradiometric datingcomparative dating
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow old is the Earth estimated to be?4.6 billion years old10 million years old1 billion years old100 million years old
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho originated the idea that Earth is billions of years old?James HuttonBarack ObamaAlbert EinsteinJames Maki
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEarth's history can be explained by this current geologic process?uniformitarianismunconformitysuperpositionevolution
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe age of an object in relation to the ages of other objects isrelational agerelative ageabsolute agecomparative age
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe numeric age of an object is called?relational ageabsolute agerelative agenone of the above
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow many years of deposition are represented by a single varve?one year5 years10 years2.5 years
- 8. Multiple ChoiceCarbon-14 is an isotopeformed by radioactive decaythat cannot be used to date objectsused to date objects less than 70,000 years old.there is no such thing as Carbon-14
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe boundary between two sedimentary rock layers is called a(n)crosscut planeridgebedding planebedding layer
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAlmost all fossils are discovered involcanic rockigneous rocksedimentary rockmetamorphic rock
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAmber isa stonehardened tree sapdried organic remainsonly a girl's name
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA varve is similar toglacial laketree ringfossil plantsa tool used for carving
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe way fossils are formed in very dry placed is known aspetrificationmummificationsandimprints
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is coprolite?fossilized fishfossilized rocksfossilized wasted productfossilized trees
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow many half-lifes would be it take for a sample of parent isotopes to decay to the point of 1/4 the sample is still parent isotopes?4623
- 16. Multiple ChoiceTwo protons and two neutrons emitted by the nucleusdisconformityvarvealpha decayhalf-life
- 17. Multiple Choicefolded or tilted rock comes to the surface, erodes and new sediment is depositedoriginal horizontalityangular unconformitynonconformityvertical conformity
- 18. Multiple Choicebanded layers of sediment deposited annuallyhalf-lifetree ringvarvealpha decay
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe time it takes for half of a sample of radioactive isotope to decayalpha decay100 years100 million yearshalf-life
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSedimentary layer over unstratified rockconformityradiocarbon datingnonconformitynone of the above
- 21. Multiple ChoiceSedimentary layer over unstratified rockconformityradiocarbon datingnonconformitynone of the above
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHorizontal layers of old sedimentary rock erode, then get covered by new layersalpha decaydisconformitylaw of superpositionvarve
- 23. Multiple ChoiceUndisturbed sedimentary rock remains in horizontal layersoriginal verticalityoriginal horizontalityvarvesandstone
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA sedimentary rock layer is older than the layers above it and younger than the layers below itthe law of averagesthe law of superpositionthe law of Mr. Makinone of the above
- 25. Multiple Choicedetermining age through comparison of isotopesradiocarbon datingradiometric datingabsolute agingrelative aging
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow much sedimentary rock is deposited over 1,000 years?30 inchesabout 30 cmabout 3 feetabout 300 cm
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is amber?frozen organic mattertree sap that fossilizes insectsa beautiful rocka color in the rainbow
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIndex fossils found in rock layers in different areas of the world indicated that the rock layersa done formingformed during the same time periodthere is no such thing as index fossilsthat all rock was once connected
- 29. Multiple ChoiceHow is radioactive decay used to determine the absolute age of rocks?Brother isotopes are compared to sister isotopesParent isotopes are compared to daughter isotopesradioactive decay isn't used to determine the absolute age of rocksradioactive substances are compared to non-radioactive substances
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are ways organisms can be fossilized?freezingpetrificationmummificationall of the above
- 31. Multiple ChoiceParent isotopes are compared tochild isotopesdaughter isotopesmother isotopesfather isotopes
- 32. Multiple ChoiceOne method used in estimating the absolute age of a stream isdetermine how long the stream ismeasure the rate at which the stream erodes its bedmeasure how fast the water flowsdetermine the depth of the stream
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