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Which discovery provides the BEST evidence of the age of the solar system?

• The oldest known rocks on Earth have been dated to 3.8 billion years old

• The Apollo 17 mission found moon rocks that have been dated to 4.5 billion years old.

• The volcanic activity that occurs on Earth’s surface has recycled all its rocks at least once since its formation.

• The Apollo 11 and the Apollo 12 missions gathered moon rocks similar in age to the oldest-known Earth rocks.

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Which is a process that allows scientists to compare rock layers with others in a sequence to determine their age?

• radiometric dating

• absolute dating

• relative dating

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The diagram shows a cross-section of several rock layers and geological features. Based on the diagram, which is true?

• Layer U is the oldest

• Layer Z is the youngest

• Layer T is older than layer S

• Layer X is older than layer y

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Scientists have identified four sedimentary rock layers from an archaeological dig as shown above. Which is most likely the oldest sedimentary rock layer?

• Layer R

• Layer S

• Layer T

• Layer U

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Form a hypothesis

Draw conclusions

Conduct experiment

Ask a question

Analyze results

Communicate results

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?

• Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth’s age, much like the rings of a tree.

• In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.

• In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.

• Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.

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Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could best be concluded from this evidence?

• Dinosaurs ate plantes

• Dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals

• Dinosaurs lived on Earth before the mammals

• Dinosaurs and mammals lived at the same time

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The half-life of a radioactive element, such as carbon-14, is the time it takes for half of the atoms of the element to decay. How many half-life periods have passed if a fossil contains 1/32 of the original amount of carbon-14?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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Which method would be BEST for scientists to use to determine the absolute age of a Precambrian igneous rock?

• index fossils

• law of superposition

• radiometric dating

• law of original horizontality