
Geologic Time Scale Quiz
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Rosanna Sparks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the timeline created by geologists called?
Biological timescale
Astronomical timescale
Paleontological timescale
Geologic timescale
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do geologists look for in sedimentary rock layers to map out Earth's history?
Mineral composition
Fossil record
None of the above
Both A and B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rule states that the layers at the bottom of sedimentary rocks are always older than the layers at the top?
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Crosscutting Relationships
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law of Superposition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rule helps geologists determine the relative ages of geologic features that intersect each other?
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law of Superposition
Law of Crosscutting Relationships
Law of Original Horizontality
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are fossils that are only found on a specific section of the geologic timescale called?
Index fossils
Specific fossils
Exclusive fossils
Unique fossils
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can help geologists figure out a rock's relative age if it contains evidence of the same geologic event as another rock layer?
Geologic event
Mineral composition
Fossils
None of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did relative dating help geologists figure out about the evolution of life on Earth?
The extinction of Stegosauruses
The first single cellular life formed about 3.8 billion years ago
The first multicellular life formed about 600 million years ago
All of the above
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