Geologic History of Earth Review

1) What is the study of rock layers called?

• superlayering
• faulting
• stratigraphy

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2) What is the law that tells scientists that a rock layer that is below another rock layer is older?

• law of superposition
• law of unconformities
• law of faults

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3) What is a fossil that is found in only one rock layer called?

• a trace fossil
• an index fossil
• a geologic fossil

4) There is a fault and an intrusion in some layers of rock. Which must be younger?

• the rock layers
• the intrusion and fault

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5) What is any physical evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago?

• intrusion
• fossil
• fault

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6) Fill in the blank: Geologic processes that occur today are ___________ as those that occurred in the past.

• not as destructive
• the same
• different

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7) Which fossil is the index fossil in this diagram?

• A
• B
• C

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8) What can you infer happened to the rock layers at middle rock sequence?

• erosion
• geologic ages
• a fault

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9) What is a method of determining how old rock layers are in relation to each other by their position above or below?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• geologic dating

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10) What is the method of dating rock layers that is based on the amount of radioactive material left?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• geologic dating