Age of Rocks

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The relative age of rock layers

• the super powers of rocks

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers

• Near the bottom of the rock layers

• In the middle of the rock layers

• Somewhat near the surface

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To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True

• False

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

• A

• B

• C

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Which fossil is the index fossil?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How do we know when animals like this lived?

• We study the fossil, rocks, and other fossils around it.

• We study the rocks it was found in.

• We study the fossils around it

• We check its Facebook bio and see how old it is.

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Which layer is the youngest?

• top

• middle

• bottom

• They are the same age

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Which layer is the oldest?

• top

• middle

• bottom

• sky

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After thousands to millions of years, sediment and parts from shelled animals that lived in the past may be compressed and cemented into rocks like this ___

• coquina

• gypsum

• limestone

• sediment

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___ ___ is any method of determining whether something is older or younger than something else.

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