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Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• radioactive dating
• radiometric dating

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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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Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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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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Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• 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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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

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Put these layers in order

• ABCDEF

• EDFCBA

• EDCBFA

• EDCBAF

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Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the oldest organisms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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