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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAll are types of fossils EXCEPTMineral ReplacementBone neutralizationCarbon FilmCast and Mold
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe half-life Carbon-14 is 5,730 years. How much parent material is left after 5,730 years?75%50%
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by ...comparing radioactive isotopescomparing crystal sizes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe bottom layer of rock isthe oldesthas fossils
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIndex fossils are useful for determining the relative age by ...a narrow time range and a wide geographic rangea narrow time range and a narrow geographic range
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn what way are index fossils and layers of of ash found in ice cores?both are used for relative datingboth only occur in igneous rocks
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Which time period on the chart was the longest?PermianCambrian - 8. Multiple ChoiceTrilobite fossils are found in Cambrian rocks but not in Triassic rocks. This is best explained because ...Trilobites went extinct before the Triassic rocksfossils did not form during the Triasssic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIce cores are most useful for determiningthe atmospheric composition of the pastthe number of species alive in the pas
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of rock is most likely the youngest?AD
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich example is NOT evidence of the continents being joined together in the past?Most land is in the northern hemisphereSimilar fossils found across the Earth is in the same layer of rock
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe age of the Earth is measured in _______ of years.millionsbillions
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMany marine fossils are found in what is now desert. Which hypothesis best explains this?The desert was once an oceanMarine organisms lived on land in the past
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA rock is formed by the cementing layers of sediment. What type of rock is formed?IgneousVolcanicMetamorphicSedimentary
- 15. Multiple ChoiceJane is older than Fred, who is older than Rick. This is an example of ...Relative datingLaw of Superposition
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is NOT true?Humans and dinosaurs lived at the same timeThe continents were once combined in a supercontinent called Pangaea
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