Geology Review

Which is a process that allows scientist to compare rock layers with others in a sequence to determine their age?

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating

• Radiometric Dating

• Carbon-14 Dating

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How can a scientist best determine when an ancient species became extinct?

• by analyzing the DNA of the species

• by examining existing species with similar traits

• by studying the history of meteor collisions with Earth

• by organizing the rock layers in which the fossils were found

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Which is most likely to provide information about the Earth's past climates?

• ice cores

• fossil record

• evolutionary tree

• volcanoes

Certain fossils can be used to help determine the age of a rock layer in which the fossils are found. What are these fossils called?

• trace fossils

• index fossils

• mold fossils

• cast fossils

According to the fossil record the first horses were smaller than the modern species. Why has this change most likely occurred?

• to make the horses better hunters

• in response to an altering environment

• to become more useful for humans

• in order to re-populate the earth

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In a rock cliff, the layers of rock run straight across and then jump up a foot and then run straight across again. What most likely caused this?

• erosion

• deposition

• fault

• aliens

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What role do faults play in the Law of Superposition?

• Faults create new types of rocks

• Faults are younger than the layers they cut through

• Faults are older than the layers they cut through

• Faults are the same age as the layers they cut through

Scientist think that dolphins and whales may have evolved from a common ancestor. What evidence supports this hypothesis?

• They swim the same way.

• They eat the same food

• They have similar anatomies.

• They live in the same area of the ocean.

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Over time, the length of giraffes' necks have changed slightly to allow them to reach higher in the trees. How should this change be classified?

• adaptation

• acquired trait

• genetic constant

• behavior makeup

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Some scientist think that all live evolved from a common ancestor. Which provides evidence that this may be true?

• homologous structures of organisms

• analogous structures of organisms

• extinction of many variety of plant species

• extinction of many variety of animal species

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