practice Geologic time

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

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

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

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?

• cast
• mold
• trace
• preserved remains

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs
• Eras
• Periods
• Eons

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Migration
• Mutation

This provides information about the history of life on earth and how organisms lived and evolved over time.

• fossil data
• fossil evidence
• fossil  record
• remains of fossil

From YOUNGEST to OLDEST

• A-D-C-B-E
• B-E-C-D-A
• A-B-E-C-D
• A-C-B-E-D