Geologic Time Scale

Thanks to the early work of a group of Geologists, modern scientists have used clues to create what we now call the _______________________________________________ .

• Neo Geos Timeline

• Big Bang Theory

• Geologic Time Scale

• Modern Earth Time

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In 1669, a Danish scientist named Nicolas Steno argued that the layers of the Earth closest to the surface must be _____________ than the layers that are below them.

• more radioactive

• thinner

• dirtier

• younger

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_______ are the largest slice of time ranging from a half billion to 2 billion years long.

• Peons

• Eons

• Jumbo Tron

• Elton John

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The very first animals in the first Era that was truly widespread were the

• Trilobite

• Twizzler Bites

• Rolli-Pollis

• Squidward

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Fossils are:

• really cool and can only be found on other planets!

• really cool watches that everyone wants to have!

• preserved jams and jellies that are sold at the Farmer's Market.

• preserved remains or impressions of an organism that lived in the past.

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Of all the fossils remaining on Earth, only _______________________ have been found.

• Martian types

• a hundred billion

• a fraction

• baby shark types

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Most fossil formations are found in __________________ ___________ .

• another world

• sedimentary rock

• ocean bottoms

• rock stores

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____________________ _________________ establishes whether a fossil is older or younger than a reference.

• Older scientists

• Relative dating

• The United Nations

• Dinosaur bones

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Generally, where are the oldest fossils found in the rock strata?

• at the top

• at the bottom

• in the middle

• on other planets

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Based on data from previous mass extinctions, scientists are concerned that:

• Earth will never see another mass extinction.

• Marvin the Martian will soon cause another mass extinction on planet Earth.

• Earth will soon experience a 6th mass extinction.

• Dragons will cause Earth's 6th mass extinction.

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