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Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E
• E, B, C, D, A
• E, D, C, B, A
• C, B, A, D, E

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Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

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Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

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Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• A,D, C, B, E
• E, B,C D, A
• B,E,C, D, A

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of geologic time from smallest to largest unit?

• era, eon, period, and epoch

• epoch, eon, era, and period

• epoch, period, era, and eon

• era, eon, epoch, and period

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Fossils of trees were discovered in a sedimentary rock layer, and in a rock layer below were fossils of clams. Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made about the sequence of climates in the past in the area where the fossils were discovered?

• Based on the evidence, it can be assumed that this area was an underwater forest.

• Based on the evidence, it can be assumed that this area was a forest before it was a beach or ocean.

• Based on the evidence, it can be assumed that this area was an ocean or beach before it was a forest.

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The geologic map below shows several rock formations exposed when a road is cut through a hillside.

Which formation in this geological map is youngest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?

• Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth’s age, much like the rings of a tree.

• In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.

• In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.

• Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.

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Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could best be concluded from this evidence?

• Dinosaurs ate plants

• Dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals

• Dinosaurs lived on Earth before the mammals

• Dinosaurs and mammals lived at the same time

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Older rocks contained within newer rocks are called...

• intrusions
• inclusions
• fossils
• faults

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