Earth's History and Geologic Time Quiz

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers and fossils

• 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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Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on major changes in life forms at certain times.

• true

• false

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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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How does absolute age differ from relative age?

• only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
• only absolute dating finds the age in years
• only relative dating finds the age in years

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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