History of Earth

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists

• sweet geology music

• the known history of rocks and fossils

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The bottom layer is listed as the oldest. The top layer is listed as the youngest. What is this called?

• mineral content

• radioactive decay 

• the law of superposition 

• the principle of unconformity 

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Which era is known as the "age of reptiles (dinosaurs)"

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Precambrian Era

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The Era when humans first appeared was...

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

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• the tectonic plate under Africa was closer to the South Pole at one time

• the equator was not always where it is currently located

• volcanoes did not exist until after faults occurred in Earth’s crust

• the location of the North Pole and the South Pole changed

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Thousands of fish fossils discovered high in the Rocky Mountains MOST likely indicate that

• ancient sea levels were once high enough to cover the mountains.

• a large flood washed the fish up to the tops of the mountains.

• the mountains were once part of the sea floor that was pushed up by tectonic forces.

• the fish were inhabitants of an ancient stream that became frozen during the ice ages.

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Imprints of the shells of ocean clams are often found in the rocks of the Appalachian Mountains. What is most likely indicated by these imprint fossils?

• Mountain river clams evolved from ocean clams.

• Ocean clams evolved from mountain river clams.

• These mountains once had a more rainy climate.

• These mountains were once under the ocean.

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Younger rocks lie above older rocks, if layers are left undisturbed.

• Uniformitarianism

• Catastrophism

• Law of Crosscutting

• Law of Superposition

Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

• Superposition

• Relative Dating

• Fossil

• Unconformity

the number of years that have passed since the rock formed is known as?

• relative age.

• absolute age.

• ice age

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