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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?The absolute age of rock layersThe age of fossilsThe relative age of rock layersthe super powers of rocks
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?2015 years old3.6 billion years old4.6 billion years old4.6 million years old
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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are foundAt the top of the rock layersNear the bottom of the rock layersIn the middle of the rock layersSomewhat near the surface - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?FEBA
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat can scientists learn from the sequence of rock layers?Geologic history of that areaFuture geological eventsthe number of organisms that live in the areathe impact that hikers have had on an area.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the oldest?Layer LIntrusion DIntrusion HLayer E
- 7. Multiple ChoiceLetter "F" is a....inclusionintrusionfaultunconformity
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhats an index fossil?is an organism that lived for a short amount of time , were plentiful, and lived in a wide geographical areaare fossils that have spaces inside that are filled in with minerals from groundwateris a thin film of carbon remains of a once living organism that was preserved as a fossilare the remains of bones, teeth, or shells of once living organisms
- 9. Multiple ChoiceScientists use ____ rock to determine the relative age of fossils.Intrusive Igneous RockExtrusive Igneous RockMetamphorphic RockSedimentary Rock
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe fossil record...Has gapsShows the history of life on earthHelps scientists understand how species have evolved over timeAll of these are correct
- 11. 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
- 12. Multiple ChoiceRelative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.the younger the rocks getthe smellier the rocks getthe harder the rocks getthe older the rocks get
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat can we learn from fossils?How earthquakes formed.How erosion changed mountainsHow Earth's magnetic field was formedHow Earth's environment has changed
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMost of the fossils found in Virginia are marine organisms. This means Virginia was probably once covered byOceanVolcanoesGrasslandPavement
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes fossils?They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living thingsThey are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living and nonliving thingsThey are the preserved bones of ancient animalsThey are impressions of plant leaves in ancient rocks
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, CenozoicMesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, PrecambrianCenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, PrecambrianPaleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe ______________ era covers almost 90% of earth's history.PaleozoicMesozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 18. Multiple ChoicePaleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are allEpochsErasPeriodsEons
- 19. 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
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?relative datingabsolute datingradioactive datingradiometric dating
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat was probably the first organism on Earth?PlantsAlligatorsBacteriaFish
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat time Era do we live in?TriassicCenozoicPaleozoicTertiary
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe disappearance of a species.EvolutionExtinctionMigrationMutation
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