rock layers

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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What is any evidence of ancient life called?

• Half-life
• Fossil
• Unconformity
• Uniformitarianism

Index fossils CAN tell us the age of a rock layer.

• True
• False

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

• index fossil
• unconformity fossil

The ERA which humans are a part of

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs
• Eras
• Periods
• Eons

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

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

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What determines when an Era begins and ends? 

• mass extinction 
• change in climate 
• new species 
• unknown