Unit 13 and 14 Review

Identify the characteristics of a good Index Fossil?

• Wide Spread (large horizontal distribution)

• Short Lived

  (small vertical distribution)

• Lived for a very long time

• Only lived in one area of land

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Fossil in the diagram is an index fossil?

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Which Pie Chart shows the relative duration of geologic time intervals

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Which Rock Layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which Rock Layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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This diagram shows evidence of which two principals?

• Original Horizontality

• Law of Superposition

• Crustal Movement

• Crosscutting Concepts

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What is an unconformity?

• A type of fossil

• A layer of rock that is always present

• A type of mineral

• A gap in the geologic record where a layer of rock is missing

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What causes an unconformity?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• intrusive rocks

• Weathering

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Which fossil is considered an index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The dark line represents volcanic ash, why is volcanic ash useful in correlation?

• Ash was deposited over a large area

• No fossils are found in ash

• The volcano was erupting for a very long period of time

• The ash is found in many different layers

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