History of Earth

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

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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

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock

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Fossil evidence can be used by scientists to prove which of the following?

• Organisms have been changing over time
• All of the organism that have ever lived on Earth have been discovered
• Organisms of the past are identical to those living today
• Organisms with bones and shells are more common than those that lack ( do not have) these structures

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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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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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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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What can be learned about a fossil using relative-age dating?

• its age in years
• its age compared to other fossils
• its age based on radioactive decay

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By which method have scientists determined that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old?

• plate tectonics
• relative dating
• radioactive dating
• law of superposition

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