Law of Superposition and Paleontology Quiz

Temperature and pressure ___ as you move towards the center of the Earth.

• decrease

• increase

• neither answer is correct.

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Which of the following is the correct order of the Earth's layers moving inward to the center.

• Crust

  Mantle

  Outer Core

  Inner Core

• Crust

  Mantle

  Inner Core

  Outer Core

• Inner Core

  Outer Core

  Crust

  Mantle

• Outer Core

  Inner Core

  Mantle

  Crust

What is paleontology?

• The study of ancient organisms

• The study of modern organisms

• The study of rocks and minerals

• The study of weather patterns

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Which tools are used to carefully remove sediment and uncover fossils?

• Brushes, picks, shovels, and sieves

• GPS, cameras, and measuring tools

• Microscopes, chisels, and acid baths

• Hammers, screwdrivers, and wrenches

Which of the following layers is most likely the oldest?

• V

• H

• Y

• C

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The ______ Time Scale below shows the events, in order, of Earth's History.

• Geologic

• Superpositioned

• Relative

• Cross-cut

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states that younger rock is found above older rock when comparing undisturbed sedimentary rock layers

• law of superposition

• trace fossil

• matter can't be created or destroyed

• atoms

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The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

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Fossils can tell us

• what color dinosaurs were.

• how the earth has changed over time.

• how dinosaurs became extinct.

• what sounds a dinosaur made.

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The index fossil of a type of trilobite is discovered in layer A of a set of rock layers found at three different sites of a field investigation. Which conclusion can be made about the rocks in layer A at all three sites?

• The rocks are all different ages
• The rocks are all about the same age
• The rocks were formed from melting magma
• The rocks were formed during a catastrophic event

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