fossils and geologic time

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone
• a footprint captured in mud
• a seashell found on the beach
• an insect stuck in amber

What is amber?

• Tree Sap

• The girl in our class

• An animal

What type of rock is most likely to contain a fossil?

• Igneuos

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Fossilized

What is a Cast?

• Imprint left by something

• Something you wear on a broken bone

• Shell

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

• Superposition
• Relative Dating
• Fossil
• Unconformity

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

• Law of crosscutting
• Law of superposition
• Relative Dating
• Unconformity

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

• Decayed
• Evolved
• Extinct
• Preserved

The age of a rock layer compared to the other rock layers around it is called

• Absolute Age
• Relative Age
• Comparative Age
• Layer Age

According to the Law of Superposition, if sedimentary rock layers are deposited in a time sequence, which layer is the oldest layer?

• The layer on top
• The layer on the bottom
• A middle layer
• A layer that crosses other layers

Choose the correct order of relative ages for the rock layers below, starting with the youngest, and finishing with the oldest layer.  

• A, E, B, C, D
• A, B, C, D, E
• E, A, D, C, B
• E, D, C, B, A