NC Check in Practice (8.E.2.2)

What can ice cores most accurately tell you about Earth’s history for a given location?

• the climate at that time

• the plants that grew at that time

• the animals that lived at that time

Which is the best example of an index fossil?

• corals found in rock layers worldwide

• dinosaur bones found only in Australia

• footprints of different types of dinosaurs

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A paleontologist observes similar reptiles in the same rock layers in a cliff and none in rock layers above. Which is the most likely explanation from this observation?

• The continents separated.

• The reptiles moved to a new area.

• The reptiles evolved into a new species.

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Throughout Earth’s history, igneous rocks have been most closely

associated with which landform?

• mountain

•   plateau

• volcano

Why are sedimentary rocks more useful than other rocks for finding evidence of the Earth’s history?

• High heat melts the rock, trapping fossils inside.

•   Minerals left behind by moving water seal and protect fossil remains.

• The composition of sedimentary rocks prevents them from being weathered and eroded.

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Which is the best evidence that Earth went through an Ice Age?

• Sea levels were lower in the past than they are now.

•   Rocks were deposited by glaciers in now-temperate areas.

• River meanders were created by melted water from glaciers.

Which theory does evidence found in sedimentary rocks best support?

• Most organisms from Earth’s history still exist.

• Organisms have not changed significantly over time.

• All organisms from Earth’s history have become extinct.

• Organisms have evolved from simple to complex forms.

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A fault is found that cuts through lower rock layers but not those above it. What can most likely be concluded?

• The fault is the same age as the layers it cuts through, and the same age as the layers above it.

• The fault is younger than the layers it cuts through, and younger than the layers above it.

• The fault is younger than the layers it cuts through, but older than the layers above it.

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The discovery of the theory of continental drift led to the subsequent discovery of which theory?

• theory of relativity

• theory of superposition

• theory of plate tectonics

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Which are most closely associated with volcanic activity, plate tectonics, and seafloor spreading?

•   fossils

• mountains

• igneous rocks

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