Earth's Resources study guide

The diagram above shows

• 1. a series of rock layers.

• 1. evidence of past life.

• 1. both a and b.

• none of the above

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Of the fossils shown, which one is oldest?

• Fish

• Leaf

• Clam

• Not Enough informationto tell

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To determine the time span during which this species of fish lived, you should:

• Measure the length of the fish

• Measure how far below the surface the leaf imprints were found

• Compare the fish fossil to the clam shell fossil

• Compare these rock layers to similar layers from other locations

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Studying series of rock layers provides evidence for which of the following?

• Geological Time Scale

• Mohs scale

• Law of time and Space

• Law of gravity

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Information from the diagram can be used to determine

• When the last ice age occurred in Earth's history

• The relative age of events in the Earth's History

• The exact age of events in Earth's history

• The diagram cannot be used to determine anything about Earth's history

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Geologists would NOT consider which of the following as major events in Earth’s history?

• The occurrence of an ice age

• 1. the formation of mountains chains

• the extinction of a group of organisms

• the extraction of copper from a deposit

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The age of the Earth is closest to ____________ years

• 1. 4.6 thousand

• 1. 4.6 million

• 1. 4.6 billion

• 4.6 trillion

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Determining Earth’s history assumes that:

• 1. processes that occur today occurred the same way in the past.

• 1. processes that occur today occurred differently than in the past.

• each event in Earth’s history occurred only one time in the past

• 1. each event in Earth’s history will never occur again in the future.

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Geologic time periods are divided by

• An equal number of years

• The appearance and disappearance of certain life forms.

• 1. the thickness of rock layers.

• 1. changes in the pattern of the Sun’s rays.

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An essential part of petroleum formation is

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Dead organisms

• Human Impacts

• Auqifers

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