Rocks and geologic time

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

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

• A
• B
• C

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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 

The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

• Precambrian
• Mesozoic
• Paleozoic
• Cenozoic

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Known as the age of the mammals?

• Mesozoic Era
• Holocene Epoch
• Cenozoic Era
• Cambrian

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The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Migration
• Mutation

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A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist

The Law of Superposition states that

• the older layers of rock are at the bottom

• the older layer of rock are at the top

• the younger layer of rock is at the bottom

• the younger layer of rock is in the middle

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