Geologic History of Earth Quiz

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the data in this diagram?

• Jellyfish and trilobites never competed for resources.

• Trilobites and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.

• Most mammals are in competition with birds for resources.

• Mammals did not appear until after the dinosaurs went extinct.

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The illustration here shows rock layers in their original order, along with a fracture in some rock layers caused by an earthquake. Based on the evidence in the illustration, an earthquake occurred -

• before layer W was deposited.

• before layer X was deposited

• after layer Y was deposited.

• after layer Z was deposited.

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The preserved remains or trace of an organism that was once living

• Fossil

• Rock Strata

• Stratigraphy

• Fossil Record

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The basalt INTRUSION occurred...

• AFTER the limestone and granite were deposited.

• BEFORE the limestone and granite were deposited

• There is no way to know

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How old is the Earth?

• 3 billion years

• 100,000 years

• 4.6 billions years

• 2000 million years

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What is half-life?

• time it takes for all the radioactive material to decay

• time it takes for 3/4 of the radioactive material to decay

• time it takes for 1/2 of the radioactive material to decay

• time it takes for 1/4 of the radioactive material to decay

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What term explains that things that are deeper in the soil are older?

• superpositioning

• faunal succession

• original horizontality

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Based on the graph, what is the half-life of carbon-14?

• 0 years

• 5730 years

• 11460 years

• 17190 years

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Based on the picture, which rock layer is the youngest?

• 1

• 5

• 8

• 12

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Which is an example of an imprint fossil?

• bone

• a cast

• an animal track

• amber fossil