Geologic Time

Stratigraphy is the study of __________.

• rock layers and layering

• fossils

• weather

• dinosaurs

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What is a bed or LAYER of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout?

• fossils

• rock strata

• geologic time scale

• law of superposition

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The system of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy to time is the: ________.

• Fossil Time Scale

• Rock Strata Time Scale

• Geologic Time Scale

• Dinosaur Time Scale

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Scientific law that states fossils located in deeper sediment layers are older than ones deposited in layers closer to the surface is the: ___________.

• law of superposition

• law of rock strata

• law of geologic time scale

• law of fossils

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According to this diagram, fossils of which organism were found in EVERY rock layer?

• trilobites

• jellyfish

• dinosaurs

• birds

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What is the RELATIVE AGE of the Woolly mammoth fossil in the diagram below?

• The Woolly mammoth is YOUNGER than the Coral.

• The Woolly mammoth is OLDER than the Saber-toothed cat.

• The Woolly mammoth is YOUNGER than the Three-toed horse.

• The Woolly mammoth is OLDER than the Miacis.

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A paleontologist is a scientist who studies _______.

• plants

• fossils

• weather

• insects

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What is the youngest rock layer in the diagram?

• Layer C

• Layer B

• Layer A

• Fault

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Which of these is in the correct order from OLDEST to YOUNGEST?

• C, D, B, E, A

• A, B, C, D, E

• C, B, A, D, E

• C, B, E, A, D

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How old is the Earth?

• 5.2 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 1.7 billion years old

• 3.5 billion years old

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