Rock Layers and Fossils

Use relative age dating to put the rock layers in correct order from oldest to youngest.

• B, D, A, E, C

• C, E, D, A, B

• A, C, E, D, B

• C, E, D, B, A

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Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists

• Paleontologists

• Fossil Scientists

• Meteorologists

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Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth

• It is a record of all living things

• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time

• It does not support the theory of evolution

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Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

• all organisms become fossils

• organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils

• all organisms that have shells become fossils

• the fossil record is incomplete

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

• A

• B

• C

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Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

• A, B, C, D, E

• E, B, C, D, A

• E, D, C, B, A

• C, B, A, D, E

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Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago

• Fossil

• Unconformity

• Superposition

• Column

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The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists

• sweet geology music

• the known history of rocks and fossils

• a list of every living thing ever

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  

• Fossil B is older than fossil C

• Fossils A is older than fossil B

• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....

• Inclusions

• Unconformities

• Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Superposition

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