Geologic Time Scale

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6

• 5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1

• 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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• Layer B

• Layer E

• Layer H

• Layer K

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Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

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The geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s history based on strata and the fossil record.

• True

• False

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Which layer is the oldest?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

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When did modern man first appear?

• Cambrian Period

• Tertiary Period

• Cretaceous Period

• Quaternary Period

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Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Select all of the characteristics of index fossils:

• easily recognizable

• abundant

• wide geographic distribution

• live a long time

Preserved remains of plant and animals from the remote past are called _________.

• fossils

• ferns

• trilobites

• driftwood

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The end of life for a group of organisms, usually a species, is called a ___________.

• wipeout

• mass extinction

• meteorite

• dying off

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