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Hannah, Anika, and Daniel are on a field trip to a natural history museum. They come across a display about the Geologic Time Scale. The guide explains it as 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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Kai, Evelyn, and Rohan are on a field trip to a geological park. They come across different layers of rocks. They wonder how to determine the sequence of events that occurred to form these layers. Which law would help them in this scenario?

• The absolute age of rock layers

• The age of fossils

• The Law of Superposition

• the super powers of rocks

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During a class discussion, Maya mentioned that Ammonites make the best index fossils. Which characteristic makes Ammonites qualify as an excellent index fossil?

• They are found in limited geographic areas

• They existed for a very long period of geological time

• They are abundant and easy to identify

• None of the characteristics qualify

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During a field trip, Harper, Elijah, and Abigail found a fossil labeled 'fossil 3' in multiple layers of the same outcrop. Why is 'fossil 3' not a good index fossil?

• It is in multiple layers of the same outcrop

• It is in only one layer of an outcrop

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In a paleontology class, Nora presented various fossil samples labeled as fossil 2. What can we say about all of the fossil 2s?

• they are all about the same age

• they are all found in the same place

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During a class discussion, Anika mentioned that Paleontologists believe the Earth is how old?

• 2015 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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During a class discussion on paleontology, Jackson mentioned fossils that are abundant, easily recognizable, short lived, and widespread. Aria referred to these as what type of fossils?

• Preserved fossils

• Index fossils

• Imprints

• Radioactive dating

During a class discussion, Abigail mentioned that the event that marked the end of the dinosaurs and many other species is called?

• Death

• Mass extinction

• Transition

• Turning point

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William, Oliver, and Charlotte are on a field trip to a natural history museum. They come across an exhibit about the age of rocks and fossils. The guide asks them, 'What two methods are used for determining the age of rocks and fossils?'

• Relative and Absolute Dating

• Carbon and Water Dating

• Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks

• Spatial and Layered Dating

Ava, Liam, and Maya are on a field trip to a paleontology site. They are trying to determine which fossil they've found would make the best index fossil. Which fossil should they choose?

• Beetle

• Flower

• Frog

• Fish

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