Geologic History-Honors

Which of the following is NOT a method of finding the absolute age of rock?

• Applying pressure to the rock
• Carbon-14 dating
• Potassium-40 dating
• Uranium-238

Popular theory suggests this ended the age of dinosaurs.

• asteroid impact
• ice age
• human predation
• the rise of mammals

Which of  the following is not an example of a method of finding the absolute age of rock?

• Hydrogen-10 dating
• Carbon-14 dating
• Potassium-40 dating
• Uranium-238 dating

How long is there in a geologic time period? 

• 3 million years
• 4.6 billion years
• a period doesn't have an exact length
• they are all the same length

An undisturbed sedimentary layer is _________ than the layer above and _________ than the layer below. 

• younger - older
• younger - younger
• older - younger
• older - older 

Fossils are most common in what rock types? 

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• All rocks contain fossils

Earth's history never changes.

• True
• False

A scientist who studies fossils is a ____________.

• Paleontologist
• Biologist
• Archaeologist
• Hemotologist

The process by which all living things have changed over time is____________.

• Evolution
• Change over Time
• Metamorphosis
• Changing

The __________ is the number of years since the rock or fossil formed. 

• Absolute Age
• Relative Age