Earth History Review

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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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F

• E

• B

• A

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Letter "F" is a....

• inclusion
• intrusion
• fault
• unconformity 

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The Earth is estimated to be how old?

• 4.6 Million years old

• 6,000 years old

• 4.6 Billion years old

• 4,600 years old

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During what Era on the Geologic Time Scale do we currently live?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?

• He could not explain HOW the continents moved
• He didn't have evidence
• His data was wrong
• He didn't use the right technology to gather data

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A mid-ocean ridge occurs at a ________ plate boundary.

• transform
• convergent
• divergent

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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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