Geologic History: ESRT page 8

What might you conclude if a fish fossil was found on top of a mountain in Kentucky?

• An Earthquake happened there.
• A Volcano erupted there.
• A forest covered that area for a while.
• A Sea once covered the area.

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What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on major changes in life forms at certain times.

• true

• false

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The ______________ era is the most recent

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

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Trilobites are found in the _____________ era.

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cretaceous

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Which set of characteristics produces a good index fossil?

• narrow time frame, wide geographic region

• wide time frame, narrow geographic region

• narrow time frame, narrow geographic region

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Which letter best represents an index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which graph shows the relative duration of geologic time for Earth's history?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which of the following is not an period of the Paleozoic era?

• Permian

• Silurian

• Cambrian

• Jurassic

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