8.E.2.2 History of Earth and Earth's Changes

Jacob was reading a book about fossils. He read that fish fossils are sometimes found at the top of high mountains. What can Jacob infer about the mountains?

• They are now underwater.

• They were once underwater.

• They moved across the land.

• Fish used to live on mountains.

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Carlos and his family were camping over the summer and came across the fossil pictured above. When school started, Carlos asked his parents if he could share the fossil with his class. Carlos told his peers he discovered the fossil within a particular layer of rock. What type of rock was this fossil most likely found in?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• obsidian

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Fossils of a now extinct dinosaur have been found near the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa. The dinosaur could not swim or fly. What does this suggest about the continents of South America and Africa?

• The continents were once connected.

• A land bridge once connected the continents.

• The same type of animals evolved on both continents.

• Prehistoric man transported the dinosaur between the continents.

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What theory states that Earth's continents are slowly drifting apart due to plate tectonics?

• Theory of Continental Drift

• Theory of Evolution

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

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A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil

• relative dating

• absolute dating or radioactive dating

• rock layers

• index fossils

Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?

• trace fossil
• index fossil
• radioactive fossil
• unconformity fossil

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Which era is known as the "age of reptiles"

• Paleozoic Era
• Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era
• Precambrian Era

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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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Which era is known as the "age of mammals"

• Cenozoic Era
• Precambrian Era
• Paleozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era

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During which era did the earliest dinosaurs appear?

• Cenozoic
• Paleozoic
• Mesozoic
• Precambrian

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