Quiz. (Age of Rocks)

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• In the top rock layers

• In the bottom rock layers

• In the middle rock layers

• Old fossils can be anywhere

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Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E
• E, B, C, D, A
• E, D, C, B, A
• C, B, A, D, E

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Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?

• z

• y

• w

• there is no match

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Absolute age is defined as:

• The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.

• The age of rock based on living animals.

• The age of rock based on its location.

• The age of rock determined by relative dating.

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The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

• absolute age
• geologic age
• sedimentary age
• relative age

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Letter "F" is a....

• inclusion
• intrusion
• fault
• unconformity 

The rock formation labeled "P" is a(n)...

• fault
• intrusion
• inclusion
• unconformity

Paleontologists discovered fish fossils in the arid deserts of western Egypt. What does the fossil evidence most likely indicate about this area’s geologic past?

• The desert was once a vast ocean.

• A giant ocean wave carrying sea life crashed onto the desert.

• Mountains in the region once provided water from snowmelt.

• The area was moved from the ocean to the desert by plate tectonics.

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In 1897, a British scientist proposed that Earth was between 20 and 400

million years old. Based on radiometric dating, scientists now propose a

different age for Earth. Based on the most current radiometric dating data,

about how old is Earth?

• 40 billion years old

• 20 billion years old 

• 4.6 billion years old 

• 4.6 million years old 

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True or False: The geologic record can help scientists to determine past environment and climate conditions.

• True
• False
• Maybe
• Sometimes

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