Do Now - 12/3 - Superposition

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

• F
• E
• B
• A

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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Fossils

• The remains or evidence of once-living organisms

• Made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

• The ways that fossils are formed

• When the last individual organism of a species dies

• A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units

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The fossil evidence found in these sedimentary layers BEST implies that

• invertebrates evolved into vertebrates
• animals evolved bony skeletons after shells
• plants and animals with bones evolved together
• land animals and marine animals evolved together

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The diagram below shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossils 3 and 4 are the same age.
• Fossils 2 and 4 are the same age.
• Fossil 2 is older than fossil 3
• Fossil 4 is older than fossil 3.

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