Any feature that cuts through strata is younger than the rock layers it cuts across is ___.

the Principle of Cross-cutting Relationships

the Principle of Original Horizontality

What is the evidence that the dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid?

There is a layer of iridium found in the same stratum all over the world.

A giant impact crater has been found in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Evidence of a giant tsunami has been found along the Gulf Coast.

If the same plant and animal fossils are found in the same strata in northern England as in the middle of England, then what can be concluded?

The rock layers in the different areas are of the same age.

The rock layers in the different areas were once closer together.

when the rock layer in which they were found formed

first, and then the rock layer formed around them

after the rock layer in which they were found formed

both before and after the rock layer in which they were found formed

Look at the picture below and explain the correct geologic sequence of events.

1. limestone 2. earthquake 3. breccia

1 breccia 2. earthquake 3. limestone

1. limestone 2. breccia 3 earthquake

The fossil in the first layer is a trilobite. What can you say about the other layers (NOT including the igneous intrusion that cuts across the layers)?

All the layers date from the Paleozoic Era.

Layers 2 through 6 formed after the Paleozoic Era.

Layers 2 through 6 formed during the Mesozoic Era.

Layers 2 through 6 formed during or after the Paleozoic Era.

Why can't we find the actual age of the Earth from its rocks?

Rocks are constantly being recycled.

Rocks melt into lava and magma.

Rock metamorphose (change) into other rocks through heat and pressure.

What is absolute time?

the exact age of rock or fossil

a guess of the age of the rock or fossil based on position

the time calculated by studying the stars

the time calculated by the atomic clock

What does the picture indicate?

an explosion of different organisms

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What is geologic time?

an organization and description of events that happened in the universe

an organization and description of events that happened in Earth's history

an organization and description of events that happened in the Moon's history

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What 2 scales are used to describe Earth's past?

exact and approximate

radiometric and relative time

absolute and relative time

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The Principle of Lateral Continuity states that sediments are deposited in large, flat sheets that continue in all horizontal directions until they either thin or meet a barrier.

True

False

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Look at the core samples of the rock layers. Each layer contains a fossil from the animal listed. Which is the oldest animal remains and which is the youngest animal remains?

oldest: creodont, youngest: ostracod

oldest: miacis, youngest: woolly mammoth

oldest: creodont, youngest: coral

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How do scientists know about the climate of a time period?

by studying ice cores

by studying plant fossils

by studying pollen stuck in preserved animal remains

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What time period is the oldest?

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

Cenozoic Cenozoic

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What were the first lifeforms on Earth?

many-celled organisms

one-celled organisms

amino acids amino acids

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Geologic History of Earth

What is geologic time?

What 2 scales are used to describe Earth's past?

The Principle of Lateral Continuity states that sediments are deposited in large, flat sheets that continue in all horizontal directions until they either thin or meet a barrier.

Look at the core samples of the rock layers. Each layer contains a fossil from the animal listed. Which is the oldest animal remains and which is the youngest animal remains?

How do scientists know about the climate of a time period?

What time period is the oldest?

What were the first lifeforms on Earth?

were the dominant organism during the Mesozoic Era and were dominant during the Cenozoic Era.

The Grand Canyon was created by erosion and shows more than one billion years of Earth's history in its rock layers.

The Law of Superposition states that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rock layers are on the bottom and the youngest rock layers are on top.

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Geologic History of Earth

What is geologic time?

What 2 scales are used to describe Earth's past?

The Principle of Lateral Continuity states that sediments are deposited in large, flat sheets that continue in all horizontal directions until they either thin or meet a barrier.

Look at the core samples of the rock layers. Each layer contains a fossil from the animal listed. Which is the oldest animal remains and which is the youngest animal remains?

How do scientists know about the climate of a time period?

What time period is the oldest?

What were the first lifeforms on Earth?

__________ were the dominant organism during the Mesozoic Era and __________ were dominant during the Cenozoic Era.

The Grand Canyon was created by erosion and shows more than one billion years of Earth's history in its rock layers.

The Law of Superposition states that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rock layers are on the bottom and the youngest rock layers are on top.

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were the dominant organism during the Mesozoic Era and were dominant during the Cenozoic Era.