Earth's History

Which is the most accurate method scientists can use to estimate Earth's age?

• relativism
• superposition
• relative dating
• radioactive dating

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Which type of rock replaces bone and other hard organic materials to create rock molds of fossils?

• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• extrusive igneous

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Many fossils of large amphibians were found in an area that is currently barren desert. Which is most likely true?

• The climate of the area was once much wetter than it is now.
• Amphibians were once better at surviving in dry environments.
• The amphibians migrated there after a catastrophic event destroyed their habitats.
• The amphibians are not native to the area and their bones were brought there by other animals.

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A fossil that is a solid copy of an organism's shape, formed when minerals seep into a mold.

• trace fossil
• mold fossil
• petrified fossil
• cast fossil

A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago.

• chemist
• biologist
• astrologist
• paleontologist

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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Which fossil is a replica of the original shape of the organism?

• cast
• mold
• trace
• preserved remains

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This is an example of a

• cast fossil
• mold fossil
• trace fossil
• carbon film

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What is Geology?

• The study of the solid earth, the rocks of which it is composed and the processes by which they change

• The study of fossils

• the timeline which organizes the event's in earth's history

• the study of life

The ERA when the Earth and the atmosphere were created

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic