History of Earth Pre-Test

What are the four types of evidence for the Continental Drift Theory?

• Fossil Evidence

• Glacial Evidence

• Continental Fit

• Current Climates

• Landforms and Rock Layers

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What is a fossil?

What kind of rocks can we find fossils in?

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

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What is the Law of Superposition?

• Older rock is on top of newer rock

• Newer rock is on top of older rock

• Theory that rocks give us superpowers

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What does this chart represent?

• Geologic Time Scale

• The Future of Earth

• The Rainbow

• The Law of Superposition

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What does it mean to find the Relative Age of a Rock?

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What does it mean to find the Absolute Age of a Rock?

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What is Radioactive Decay?

• The process of atoms of a material breaking down to form atoms of another material.

• The process of something being destroyed because of radiation poisoning.

• It isn't a real thing.

• The process of figuring out the absolute age of a rock based on half-lives.

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What is Radioactive Dating?

• The process of atoms of a material breaking down to form atoms of another material.

• The process of something being destroyed because of radiation poisoning.

• It isn't a real thing.

• The process of figuring out the absolute age of a rock based on half-lives.

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Which of these is the longest time unit?

• Era

• Period

• Epoch

• Eon