
Earth's History
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fossil discovered in Colorado dates from the early Mesozoic era. A year later a similar fossil is found in Wyoming that also dates from the early Mesozoic era. These two organisms most likely lived in
the same environment at about the same time.
the same environment at different times.
different environments at about the same time.
different environments at different times.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method would be BEST for scientists to use to determine the absolute age of a Precambrian igneous rock?
Index fossils
law of superosition
radiometric dating
law of original horizontality
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A teacher gave students this diagram of rock layers. The teacher directed the students to determine the relative age of each rock layer based only on the information presented in the diagram.
Which method can BEST be used by the students to determine the relative age of these layers?
radiometric dating
rock type evaluation
the law of superposition
principle of uniformitarianism
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Certain fossils can be used to help determine the age of the rock layer in which the fossils are found. Which type of fossil is BEST to use when making this determination?
marine mammal fossil
swamp fern fossil
trace fossil
index fossil
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use this geologic profile to answer the following question.
Which of the following BEST describes the fossil at Point 3 when compared with the fossils at Points 1 and 2?
The fossil at Point 3 is less common
The fossil at Point 3 is smaller.
The fossil at Point 3 is older.
The fossil at Point 3 is more complex
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trilobites are extinct animals that lived in the oceans. Fossils of these animals can be found in dry areas such as Cincinnati. What does this indicate?
Trilobites now live underground.
Trilobites are the ancestors of jellyfish.
Cincinnati was once covered by the ocean where trilobites lived.
The environment changed, creating small saltwater lakes in Cincinnati.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth’s age, much like the rings of a tree.
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
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