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The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

• absolute age
• geologic age
• sedimentary age
• relative age

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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What evidence is most important when using relative dating?

• the half-life of a radioactive element

• the position of sediment in petrified rock

• the types of minerals in a petrified fossil

• the position of fossils in sedimentary rock layers

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Fossils were discovered in four different sedimentary rock layers as shown below.

Which best describes the age of the fish relative to the age of the fern and the age of the shell?

• The fish is older than both the fern and the shell.

• The fish is younger than both the fern and the shell.

• The fish is older than the fern, but younger than the shell.

• The fish is younger than the fern, but older than the shell.

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Put these layers in order

• ABCDEF

• EDFCBA

• EDCBFA

• EDCBAF

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Studying the strata of the Earth can tell us

• how old animals are

• how old rock layers are

• how the Earth formed

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The law of superposition is an important law in geology. It helps scientists understand the past. Which of the following is true about this law?

• The law means that the position of a rock in the earth determines its composition.

• The law indicates that older rocks are deeper than younger rocks.

• The law shows that dinosaurs were the first reptiles.

• The law proves that evolution is true.

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Which layer is the youngest?

• D

• E

• F

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Why are the remains of ancient organisms buried so deeply within the earth? Choose the best answer.

• They were swallowed up by major earthquakes

• Most ancient organisms lived underground

• They were buried by the meteor strike that killed the dinosaurs

• They were buried by natural processes

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Old-earth (or deep-time) geologists believe the earth to be ______________ years old.

• millions of

• several thousand

• billions of

• hundreds of

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