Geologic History

During which period did the earliest insects appear on Earth?

• Jurassic

• Ordovician

• Devonian

• Silurian

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When did a mass extinction of dinosaurs and many land plants occur?

• 65.5 mya

• 251 mya

• 300 mya

• 440 mya

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Which group of organisms is still in existence today?

• Graptolites

• Crinoids

• Eurypterids

• Trilobites

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Which letter best represents an index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Fossil pollen has been recovered from sediments deposited in late-Pleistocene lakes. The pollen’s geologic age can most accurately be measured by using...

• rubidium-87

• potassium-40

• oxygen-18

• carbon-14

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Evidence indicates that 251 million years ago a mass extinction of many life-forms occurred on Earth. Which form of life became extinct at this time?

• trilobites

• dinosaurs

• mammoths

• eurypterids

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The diagram below represents three bedrock outcrops. The layers have not been overturned. Letters A through E identify different rock layers. Fossils found in the rock layers are shown.

Which fossil could be classified as an index fossil?

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The geologic time scale is divided into units of time based on

• seismic data

• fossil evidence

• global temperature

• absolute dating techniques

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We know the folding of these rock layers occurred AFTER they were deposited due to the principle of:

• Lateral Continuity

• Superposition

• Original Horizontality

• Crosscutting Relationships

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We know oldest rock layers are always on the bottom and youngest are on top due to the principle of

• Lateral Continuity

• Crosscutting Relationships

• Superposition

• Original Horizontality

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