Geologic History of Earth

The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found

• Fossil

• Rock Strata

• Fossil Record

• Stratigraphy

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The sedimentary layers of rock in Earth

• Fossil

• Rock Strata

• Stratigraphy

• Geologic Time Scale

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The study of rock layers.

• Rock Strata

• Fossil Record

• Geologic Time Scale

• Stratigraphy

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The preserved remains or trace of an organism

• Fossil

• Geologic Time Scale

• Fossil Record

• Stratigraphy

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The measurement to describe the timing and relationship of the events that have occurred throughout Earth's history

• Rock Strata

• Fossil Record

• Stratigraphy

• Geologic Time Scale

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Choose which two things below scientists study to help determine the geologic history of Earth

• Geologic Time

• Fossils

• Rock Strata

• Fossil Record

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Analysis of the fossil record and rock strata only provide ______________ dates.

• Absolute

• Relative

• Exact

• Precise

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Earth has a ________________ year history

• 4.6 Billion

• 4.6 Trillion

• 2.6 Billion

• 2.6 Trillion

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The oldest fossils are found in which layer of the fossil record?

• Top layer

• Middle layers

• Bottom layer

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This picture shows 4 rock layers and an intrusion of Basalt (a type of molten rock). When molten rock pushes its way into rock layers already formed, it creates an intrusion. This rock strata indicates that the basaltic intrusion must have happened...

• After the limestone was deposited

• Before the clay was deposited

• Before the granite was deposited

• Before all 4 layers were formed

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