Fossil Record/Geologic Time Scale Exit Ticket

The fossil record help scientists

• better understand the kind of organism that lived in the past
• better understand how the environment has changed over time
• better understand how organisms have evolved over time 
• all of the above

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A geologist discovers a fossil in different layers of rock. Which layer is the oldest? 

• the fossils in the upper rock layers
• the fossils in the lower rock layers

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What type of dating indicates an approximate age of a fossil in relationship to other layers of rock in an area?

• Relative dating
• Absolute Dating

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Finding fossils of coral reefs in the Nevada desert provides evidence that:

• Nevada used to be much colder than it is today
• an ocean once covered what is now Nevada
• there was a mistake because no coral reefs exist in deserts
• ancient corals used to live on land

In what type of rocks would you find fossils?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• shale
• volcanic

In layers of sedimentary rock, the _________ layer is usually at the bottom. Each higher layer is _________ than the layers below it.

• oldest, younger
• youngest, older
• youngest, younger
• oldest, older

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_{Which of the following questions can be answered by studying  these fossil layers?} 

• What did the fish eat?
• Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?
• Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
• Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?

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What might you conclude if a fish fossil was found on top of a mountain in Kentucky?

• An Earthquake happened there.
• A Volcano erupted there.
• A forest covered that area for a while.
• A Sea once covered the area.

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Which of the following is the oldest?

• Layer L
• Intrusion D
• Intrusion H
• Layer E