What are 2 ways scientists can use fossils to learn about the past?

Changes to organisms over time.

Changes in surrounding rock layers.

You discover a brand new fossil in the same rock layer as an index fossil that lived 34 million years ago. What do you know about the brand new fossil?

The brand new fossil is about 34 million years old.

The brand new fossil is younger than the index fossil.

Then brand new fossil is older than the index fossil.

The brand new fossil and index fossil competed over the same food.

Heavy flooding in Iowa revealed the fossils you see in the diagram. What do these fossils most likely suggest about Iowa's past?

Iowa was once covered by an ancient sea.

A massive tsunami washed as far inland as Iowa at one point in time.

Rock from the coastline was transported to Iowa for construction.

Volcanic eruptions near a lake projected rocks all the way to Iowa.

Which statement below is an example of using the Law of Superposition?

Layer B is younger than Layer M.

Layer C is younger than Layer N.

The image below shows fossil layers at different locations in the Grand Canyon and evidence of an unconformity. Based on the image and your understanding of rock layers, why is Layer B not present at Location 4?

The layer was eroded by the environment.

Neither of these organisms lived at Location 4.

These organisms were soft bodies and were not preserved.

The rock at Location 4 is newer than the rock at Location 1 and 2.

What is the absolute age of the primitive fish?

Younger than the last dinosaurs

What is the relative age of the Brachiopods to the Quarry dinosaurs?

The Brachiopods are older than the Quarry dinosaurs.

The Brachiopods are about 330 million years old.

The Brachiopods are younger than the Quarry dinosaurs.

The Quarry dinosaurs are about 330 million years old.

A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age of the dinosaur bones?

The index fossils in the area of the bones.

The birds living in the area of the bones.

The weather conditions in the area of the bones.

The kinds of trees living in the area of the bones.

This diagram shows a cross-section of land that has not been overturned and includes a fossil. What can be concluded about the relative age of the fossil? Select 3 of the following.

The fossil is older than the shale.

The fossil is the same age as the sandstone.

The fossil is younger than the limestone.

The fossil is younger than the sandstone.

The fossil is younger than the conglomerate.

Which of the following is the best scientific evidence that mammals evolved from reptiles?

Fossils that show gradual changes in skull shape from reptile-like organisms to mammal-like organisms.

Similarities in the diets of extinct reptiles and modern mammals.

Similarities in the average lifespans of modern reptiles and modern mammals.

Fossils of ancient reptiles and mammals that appear together in the same layers of rock.

Monte Bolca is located high in the mountains of northern Italy. This site is one of the world's largest deposits of coral reef fish fossils. There are fossils of more than 160 fish species dating back 49 million years. Which statement is consistent with this evidence and explains how ancient coral reef fossils can be found high in the mountains far from any sea?

Land that was uplifted to form the mountains was once covered by the sea.

A huge tidal wave pushed marine life up into the mountains.

Prehistoric man carried fish into the mountains from the sea.

Fish were thrown into the mountains by a tremendous volcanic explosion.

Which best describes how ice cores are important to the study of geologic history?

They contain evidence showing changes in the atmospheric composition over time.

They show unconformities, which signal changes in deposition.

They hold index fossils, which are used to date the different ice cores.

They follow the Law of Superposition, which gives reasons for extinctions of species.

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What principle states that the same geologic processes at work shaping Earth today have always shaped Earth?

Catastrophism

Law of Cross-Cutting

Law of Superposition

Uniformitarianism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What principle states that the oldest layer is on the bottom and that each layer above it gets younger and younger?

Catastrophism

Law of Cross-Cutting

Law of Superposition

Uniformitarianism

What principle states that Earth has been shaped by sudden, rare events called catastrophes?

Catastrophism

Law of Cross-Cutting

Law of Superposition

Uniformitarianism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What principle states that a feature cutting across layers of rock is younger than the layers it cuts across?

Catastrophism

Law of Cross-Cutting

Law of Superposition

Uniformitarianism

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What 3 reasons explain why the fossil record is incomplete?

Only certain areas of the world have the correct conditions for fossils to form.

Many organisms cannot be fossilized.

Fossils of soft-bodied organisms are found more often.

Many fossils have yet to be found.

An ideal sequence of rock layers that contains all known fossils and rock layers from oldest to youngest.

Law of Inclusions

Geologic Column

Geologic Time Scale

Ice Core

A core sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet.

Law of Inclusions

Geologic Column

Geologic Time Scale

Ice Core

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Fossils Test Retake Assignment

What principle states that the same geologic processes at work shaping Earth today have always shaped Earth?

What principle states that the oldest layer is on the bottom and that each layer above it gets younger and younger?

What principle states that Earth has been shaped by sudden, rare events called catastrophes?

What principle states that a feature cutting across layers of rock is younger than the layers it cuts across?

What 3 reasons explain why the fossil record is incomplete?

An ideal sequence of rock layers that contains all known fossils and rock layers from oldest to youngest.

A core sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet.

A break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of Earth's crust slide relative to one another.

Occurs when rock layers bend and buckle due to Earth's internal forces.

Occurs when rock layers slant, but not fold, due to Earth's internal forces.

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