Earth's History

The law of superposition says that...

• Rock layers form in random order

• Rock layers at the bottom are older than rock layers found above

• The ages of rock layers can be determined by their color

• Rock layers at the bottom are the youngest; layers on top are older

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. What type of rock do fossils form in?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which primary sources do paleontologists work with?

• textbooks

• fossils

• ancient clothing

• lava

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The theory of plate tectonics says that...

• Earth's crust is made of separate pieces

• Earth is getting bigger

• Earth is moving away from the moon

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What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move TOWARD each other?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move AWAY from each other?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What do paleontologists do?

• Study outer space

• study Earth's core

• study fossils and rock layers

• study remains of ancient people

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What was the first life form to inhabit Earth?

• dinosaurs

• fish

• humans

• singe cell organisms

Most life occured...

• Toward the beginning of Earth's timeline

• Toward the end of Earth's timeline

• In the middle of Earth's timeline

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