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paleontologists study ------- .

Multiple Choice

________ are evidence of past life.

• meteorites

• intrusions

• fossiles

• cells

Multiple Choice

the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is

called ------------.

• weathering

• fossils

• erosion

• intrusion

Multiple Choice

The geologic time scale represents Earth's ________ year history.

• 4.6 billion

• 2.5 million

• 1 billion

• 9 million

Multiple Choice

Scientists use ______ dating to figure out the exact age of something.

• relative

• absolute

• rock

• chemical

Multiple Choice

A ________ is a scientist that studies the composition of the Earth, including rock layers.

• chemist

• paleontologists

• geologist

• biologist

Multiple Choice

. When sediment is moved around by wind or water it is called ________.

• weathering

• erosion

• relative

• fossile

Multiple Choice

Scientists use ______ to help figure out geologic time.

• erosion

• rock layers

• eartquakes

• plate tectonics

Multiple Choice

Dinosaurs lived in the ___________ era.

• cenozoic

• mesozoic

• neozoic

Multiple Choice

Rock made from sediment compacted by the weight of sediment layers above are called __________ rock.

• volcanoes

• in

• metamorphic

• sedimentary