Mod E U2 Earth's History Test review

Know what a fossil looks like when using it for physical evidence.

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Uniformitarianism means what type of change on Earth?

• catastrophic

• sudden

• gradual

• rare

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Relative dating means

• the science of determining the relative order of past events without determining their absolute age.
• the process of determining the exact age of fossils
• a method for dating rocks using radioactive isotopes
• the study of geological layers and their composition

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Radiometric dating includes parent isotopes ________, and daughter isotopes _________.

• decaying over time so they decrease; are the products of decay so they increase

• remain constant; are unchanged
• are created instantly; decay immediately
• are irrelevant; are always stable

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When putting all rock layers from two regions in order from youngest to oldest, what is being created?

• a topographic map

• A geological column.

• A fossil identification guide.
• A geologic record

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Which property of fossils allows scientists to determine the relative ages of rock layers?

• fossils are usually found only in sedimentary rock

• fossils form the remains of living organisms

• Fossils wil change over time as species evolve

• fossils can be analyzed to determine their exact ages

The Precambrian time ends with/when

• the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history, which was 251 million years before present

• the formation of Earth which was 4,600 million years before present

• the extinction of dinosaurs which was 65.5 million years before present

• the first animals with exoskeletons appear which was 542 million years before present

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In which epoch do we currently live?

• Pleistocene
• Holocene
• Miocene
• Eocene

When determining the best evidence on how a rock formed what is the best evidence to use?

• The rock's color and size.
• The location where the rock was found.
• The age of the rock based on carbon dating.
• The rock's mineral composition, texture and geological context.

If a fossil is formed due to the movement of an organism in soft sediment, what type of fossil is this?

• Trace fossil
• Mold fossil
• Frozen fossil

• Petrified fossil