Circulation in Earth's Atmosphere and Circulation in Earth's Oceans6th grade

An intrusion is always ___________ than the rock layers around it and beneath it

• younger

• older

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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 the diagram which rock lasyer is probably the oldest?

• layer 1
• layer 2
• layer 5
• layer 6

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The diagram shows a cross section of rocks beside a highway. 
Which rock type is the oldest?

• rock type 1
• rock type 2
• rock type 3
• rock type 4

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An event in time when large amounts of animals and plants die off

• geologic time
• precambrian
• period
• mass extinction

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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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A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist

All of the discovered fossils make up a collection known as the:

• index fossils

• law of superposition

• fossil record

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Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

• the soft parts - skin, muscle
• the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
• all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

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What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude

• Shock waves from clouds

• Differences in air temperature and pressure

• The rotation of the earth

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