GeoEvo Review

Scientists find new fossils. What could help them determine the ages of these fossils quickly?

• Absolute dating

• Radiometric Dating

• Index fossils near the new fossils

• Current organisms living near the fossils

Why are Ice Cores important to geologic history?

• Tells of changes in sedimentation over time

• Tells of changes in atmospheric composition over time

• Tells of changes in organism populations over time

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What do Earth quakes tell scientists about the history of the planet?

• The tectonic plates are constantly moving

• Volcanoes are constantly going off around the planet

• Godzilla is waking up underground

• It's the end of the world as we know it

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Why is a preserved fossil considered a fossil?

• it was once living matter

• it is composed of minerals

• it is made of rock

• it shows evidence of past life

Continental Drift Theory eventually led to the development of what other theory?

• the Theory of Relativity

• the Theory of Superposition

• the Theory of Plate tectonics

• the Theory of Sudden Crustal Displacement

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Geologists are studying rocks near volcanoes. What sort of rock are they likely studying?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Minerals

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Which is most likely being studied in Ice Cores?

• minerals in the atmosphere

• water in the atmoshere

• gases in the atmosphere

• rock stratigraphy

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Which chemical compound is most often looked for in Ice Core samples?

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• nitrogen dioxide

• sulfur dioxide

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What can you conclude about rock layers with similar/the same fossils but are miles apart?

• they are made at different times because these organisms lived at different times

• they are made at the same time because these organisms lived at the same time

• there is no conclusion that can be made

• the only conclusion that can be made is that deeper layers of rock are older

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Which dating method provides an actual date for the age of rock samples?

• ice cores

• relative dating

• index fossil dating

• absolute dating