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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAn event in time when large amounts of animals and plants die offgeologic timeprecambrianperiodmass extinction
- 2. 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
- 3. Multiple Choice
The age of a rock given as the exact number of years since the rock formed
law of superposition
absolute age
relative age
evolution
- 4. Multiple Choice
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's
absolute age
sedimentary age
metamorphic age
relative age
- 5. Multiple Choice
The geological principal that states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the the layer above it and younger than the layer below it.
folding
intrusion
law of superposition
metamorphic age
- 6. Multiple Choice
____________ is the process that breaks up rocks.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
- 7. Multiple Choice
_____________ is the process of dropping rocks into a new location.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
- 8. Multiple Choice
____________ is the process of rocks being carried from one place to another.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
- 9. Multiple Choice
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic - 10. Multiple Choice
formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
The Rock
minerals
- 11. Multiple Choice
type of rock which has been changed by extreme heat and pressure
metamorphic rock
mold fossil
volcano
igneous rock
- 12. Multiple Choice
the action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface
intrusion
obstruction
relative age
rock layer
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