Geologic Time Scale and the Fossil Record

WHICH ERA SHOW PANGEA BREAKING APART?

• MESOZOIC
• CENOZOIC
• TRIASSIC 
• PALEOZOIC

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist

WHICH PERIOD DID FLOWERING PLANTS FIRST APPEAR?

• JURASSIC
• TRIASSIC
• CRETACEOUS
• CENOZOIC

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

Which layer is older and has more animal diversity?

• 2
• 1
• 3
• 4

Most events on the geologic timeline happened:

• a long time ago, near the beginning
• more recently, near the modern time
• evenly spread out
• right in the center of the timeline