History of the Earth

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

• Law of crosscutting
• Law of superposition
• Relative Dating
• Unconformity

The law of superposition states that sedimentary rock layers are laid down horizontally and if undisturbed, will have the oldest layers at the bottom. Which is the oldest layer?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Intrusion D

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Marine fossils on the Andes mountain in South American, helps scientist understand what information about the history of this area?

• Mountain had a waterfall

• Mountain was underwater and got pushed upward by plate tectonics movement

• Mountain cold air froze the marine fossils

• Fossils were brought there on purpose to confuse scientist

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

• Rocks

• Dinosaurs

• Strata

• Fossils

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Relative age of a rock is the number of years that have passed since the rock formed?            

• True

• False

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These specialized fossils indicate to geologists the boundaries in geological time and determine the age of rocks.

• Index fossils

• Limestone fossils

• Amber fossils

• Cast fossils

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What fossil would make a good index fossil?

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Index fossils help determine relative age through correlating rock layers.

• True
• False

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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