Geologic History

When did a mass extinction of dinosaurs and many land plants occur?

• 65.5 mya

• 251 mya

• 300 mya

• 440 mya

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Which letter best represents an index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which type of dating method can be used on rock layers by applying the Law of Superposition?

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• radioactive dating

• radiometric dating

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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During which era/eon did the dinosaurs live and die?

• Paleozoic

• Pre-Cambrian

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Which type of dating gives us the age of an item in exact years?

• Radioactive or Absolute

• Relative

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get

• the smellier the rocks get

• the harder the rocks get

• the older the rocks get

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

• A

• B

• C

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Fossils of species that lived on Earth for short periods of time, were abundant, and were widespread geographically are...

• absolute date

• original remains

• index fossils

• trace fossils

What appears to have occurred in the section labeled B in the figure

• Sediment was deposited on sloped ground.

• Sediment was deposited on sloped ground that later became level.

• Sediment was deposited on level ground that later tilted.

• Sediment was deposited on level ground that stayed level.

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