History of Earth

The age of a rock when compared to other rocks.

• familiar age

• relative age

• shared age

• absolute age

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Which of these numbers is closest to the age of the earth?

• 4,660 years

• 4 million years

• 460 million years

• 4.6 billion years

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Which rock layer is the oldest?

• the layer of rock closest to the surface

• the thickest layer

• the deepest layer of rock

• the thinnest layer

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The law of superposition states, in undisturbed rock layers, the _______ layer is at the bottom and the _________ layer is at the top.

• oldest, youngest

• youngest, oldest

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Which era is the oldest era?

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

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What is the purpose of the geologic time scale?

• to organize the major Era's of Earth's history

• to compare very short & very long periods of time

• to compare with other non-geologic time scales

• to help people understand that planet is really old

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What term describes a gap in the geologic record indicating the erosion of rock layers?

• extrusion

• folding

• fault

• unconformity

Place in order from longest to shortest.

• epoch, period, eon

• eon, epoch, period

• period, eon, epoch

• epoch, eon, period

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Which is an example of relative age?

• My father is 56 years old

• I am younger than my best friend

• my dog is 2 years old, and he's awesome!

• my students are 11-13 years old

Which layer is showing an intrusion?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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