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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are foundIn the top rock layers
In the bottom rock layers
In the middle rock layers
Old fossils can be anywhere
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?A, B, C, D, EE, B, C, D, AE, D, C, B, AC, B, A, D, E
- 3. Multiple Choice
Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?
z
y
w
there is no match
- 4. Multiple Choice
Absolute age is defined as:
The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.
The age of rock based on living animals.
The age of rock based on its location.
The age of rock determined by relative dating.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock'sabsolute agegeologic agesedimentary agerelative age
- 6. Multiple ChoiceLetter "F" is a....inclusionintrusionfaultunconformity
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...faultintrusioninclusionunconformity
- 8. Multiple Choice
Paleontologists discovered fish fossils in the arid deserts of western Egypt. What does the fossil evidence most likely indicate about this area’s geologic past?
The desert was once a vast ocean.
A giant ocean wave carrying sea life crashed onto the desert.
Mountains in the region once provided water from snowmelt.
The area was moved from the ocean to the desert by plate tectonics.
- 9. Multiple Choice
In 1897, a British scientist proposed that Earth was between 20 and 400
million years old. Based on radiometric dating, scientists now propose a
different age for Earth. Based on the most current radiometric dating data,
about how old is Earth?
40 billion years old
20 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: The geologic record can help scientists to determine past environment and climate conditions.TrueFalseMaybeSometimes
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAnalyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.It is older than the layers below it.It is younger than the layers above it.It is older than the layers above it.
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