Geologic Evolution

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

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Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

• all organisms become fossils
• organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils
• all organisms that have shells become fossils
• the fossil record is incomplete

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

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What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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Why is the fossil record incomplete?

• fossils get eroded away over time
• most organisms never became fossils
• scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly
• all of the above

Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs
• Eras
• Periods
• Eons

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Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

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The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

• Precambrian
• Mesozoic
• Paleozoic
• Cenozoic

The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Migration
• Mutation

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