Geologic Time, Relative & Absolute Dating

1) When does life appear on the Geologic Time Scale?

• During the Paleozoic Era 542 - 251 m.y.a.
• During the Precambrian Eon 4600 - 542 m.y.a.
• During the Permian Period 299 - 251 m.y.a.
• During the Holocene Epoch less than 10,000 y.a.

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2) We start to see life on land ONLY AFTER what event happened?

• lava from volcanoes cool and create rock
• plate tectonics- plates start to move
• oxygen appears in Earth's atmosphere
• the planet cools and water vapor turns to liquid water

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3) Very few fossils are found during the Precambrian Eon because

• most living things were eaten, or had soft bodies that rotted quickly
• plate tectonics destroyed most of the fossil-bearing rocks
• there were very few living things during the Precambrian
• most living things had hard body parts, such as bones or shells

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4) Based on fossils found in a sample of rock taken in Missouri (see the chart), what conclusion can you make?

• Missouri was once in an arctic region
• Missouri has always been as it is today
• Missouri was once a desert
• Missouri was once under water

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5) Relative Dating is a process used to

• determine the age of a rock in years.
• determine when a particular event happened in history.
• determine the age of a rock compared to the age of other rocks.

6) Absolute Dating is a process used to

• determine the age of a rock in years.
• determine when a particular event happened in history.
• determine the age of a rock compared to the age of other rocks.

7) "Mammals became common on Earth after the dinosaurs died out." What type of dating is this?

• absolute
• geologic
• numerical
• relative

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8) "This species lived 120 million years ago." What type of dating is this?

• numerical
• absolute
• relative
• geologic

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9) This term refers to " the process by which all the different kinds of living things have changed over long periods of time"

• evolution
• sedimentary rock
• extinct
• paleontologist
• fossils

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10) In the diagram shown, which rock layer is the oldest?

• the intrusion
• the extrusion
• Layer A
• Layer C

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