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- 1. 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
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about the fossil record is true?all organisms become fossilsorganisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossilsall organisms that have shells become fossilsthe fossil record is incomplete
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA scientist who studies fossils is called a what?FossilologistRock HoundArcheologistPaleontologist
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?2015 years old3.6 billion years old4.6 billion years old4.6 million years old
- 6. Multiple Choice
A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?castmoldtracepreserved remains - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of rock do fossils form in?IgneousSedimentaryMetamorphicClassic
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?ABC
- 9. 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
- 10. Multiple ChoicePaleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are allEpochsErasPeriodsEons
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?MesozoicPaleozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 12. Multiple ChoiceScientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on major changes in life forms at certain times.truefalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?PrecambrianMesozoicPaleozoicCenozoic
- 14. Multiple ChoiceKnown as the age of the mammals?Mesozoic EraHolocene EpochCenozoic EraCambrian
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe disappearance of a species.EvolutionExtinctionMigrationMutation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis provides information about the history of life on earth and how organisms lived and evolved over time.fossil datafossil evidencefossil recordremains of fossil
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