History of Life Reading Quiz

Evidence of ancient life =

• fossils

• atoms

• limbs

• plants

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Most fossils are in what type of rock?

• obsidian

• sedimentary

• igneous

• icy

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What is true about fossils?

• Fossils are widespread because they form in any environment.
• Fossils are abundant due to their resistance to decay.
• Fossils are common because they are easily found.
• Fossils are rare because they require specific conditions to form, which are not always present.

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What is the law of superposition?

• Youngest rocks are at the bottom and oldest rocks are at the top.
• Rocks of the same age are found at different levels.
• The law of superposition only applies to sedimentary rocks.
• Oldest rocks are at the bottom and youngest rocks are at the top.

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Carbon comes in 3 forms - Carbon-12, Carbon-13, and Carbon-14. These forms of carbon are known as

• isotopes

• tetrapods

• nitrons

Carbon comes in 3 forms - Carbon-12, Carbon-13, and Carbon-14. These forms of carbon are known as

• isotopes

• tetrapods

• nitrons

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Page 8 shows the geologic time scale for the earth. What are the different Eras?

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic

• Neogene, Triassic, and Jurassic

• Devonian, Ordovician, and Paleozoic

• "Reputation" era, "1989" era, "Tortured Poets Department" era, "Folklore/Evermore" era

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According to the geologic time scale on page 8, which era did humans appear?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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"Zoic" refers to...

• animal life

• tectonic motion

• kinetic energy

• rock like substances

We know about past life by looking at remnants, marks, or traces of life-forms trapped in...

• water

• rock

• fire

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