geological scale and fossils

Where are most fossils found?

• In sand dunes

• In volcanoes

• In sedimentary rocks

• In igneous rocks

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The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...?

• Fossils

• Clay

• Igneous rocks

• silt

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What can we learn about by looking at fossils?

• a. They're really cool

• b. They are evidence of ancient environments.

• c. We can't learn anything by studying fossils.

• d. None of them

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An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

• a. Extinct

• b. Preserved

• c. Decayed

• d. Evolved

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what??

• a. The absolute age of rock layers

• b. The relative age of rock layers

• c. the super powers of rocks

• d. The age of fossils

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Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

• a. Cenozoic

• b. Paleozoic

• c. Mesozoic

• d. All of the above

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

• a. Paleozoic

• b. Precambrian

• c. Cenozoic

• d. Cambrian

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What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

• a. A Mass Extinction

• b. An earthquake

• c. A Volcanic Eruption

• d. None of them

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What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?

• a. Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• b. Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

• c. Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian

• d. Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

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