History of Earth

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• 2, 3, 4, 5, 1

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

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Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

• Layer #4

• Layer #5

• Layer #6

• Layer #8

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 4
• 3
• 1
• 2

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Chronological record of all fossils ever found

• Law of Superposition

• Evolution

• Fossil Record

• Geologic Time

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This states that in sedimentary rock layers the oldest layer is at the bottom and each higher layer is younger than the layers below it

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Superman

• Law of Superposition

• Index Fossil

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True or False: Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.

• True

• False

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How do most fossils form?

• An insect becomes trapped in amber.

• An entire organism becomes frozen in ice.

• A dead organism becomes buried in sediment.

• A dead organism becomes buried in tar.

What evidence is most important when using relative dating?

• the half-life of a radioactive element

• the position of sediment in petrified rock

• the types of minerals in a petrified fossil

• the position of fossils in sedimentary rock layers

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If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

• what fish are like today

• that this fish lacked oxygen

• that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

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What event marks the end of each geologic area?

• 1 million years
• burst of new life forms
• mass extinction
• ice age

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