Earth's History

How old is Earth based on the oldest rocks dated by scientists?

• 4 Thousand

• 4 Million

• 4 Billion

• 4 Trillion

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In what type of rock are fossils found?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Elements

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The Law of Superpositions states that

• younger rock lies above older rock in undisturbed rock layers

• younger rock lies below older rock in undisturbed rock layers

• rock layers are the same age

• rock layers that are disturbed are older

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Which describes the age of a rock or fossil compared to another rock or fossil

(younger, older, before, after)? ​

• Relative age

• Absolute age

• Uniformitarianism

• Unconformity

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What are some of Earth's processes that can disturb rock and make dating them difficult?

• faults

• bends and folds

• fracturs (breaks)

• weathering and erosion

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What technology is used today to measure the movement of tectonic plates?

• GPS satellites

• Sonar

• Infrared rays

• High resolution telescopes

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Most tectonic plates move _____ per year.

• meters

• kilometers or miles

• centimeters

Ice ages are long periods of time when global temperatures are lower and large parts of the Earth's surface are covered by massive ice sheets and glaciers. Which of the following is the cause of ice ages?

• less sunlight reaching Earth's surface

• less moonlight reaching Earth's surface

• more sunlight reaching Earth's surface

• more moonlight reaching Earth's surface

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More than _____ percent of the species of organisms that have ever lived on Earth have gone extinct.

• 90

• 1

• 50

• 100

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What are the remains, impressions, tracks or other evidence of one-living organisms, often preserved in rock?

• Fossils

• Unconformity

• Metamorphic rock

• Fault

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