1.2 The Fossil Record Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
1. How do scientists use fossils to determine the relative ages of rock layers?
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2. Which of these answers best describes a fossil?
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3. Sometimes a fossil is formed as a result of the movement of an organism in soft sediment. Which of these are two kinds of trace fossils?
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4. The diagram shows a portion of a fossil record in sedimentary rock. Different rock layers and fossils are clearly visible. Which layer of rock is the oldest?
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5. The fossil record provides evidence of evolution. Look at the series of illustrations. They show one way in which a fossil forms, providing a record of an organism. Which kind of fossil is being formed?
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6. Which property of fossils allows scientists to determine the relative ages of rock layers?
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7. A team of geologists compared the rock layers found in Florida to those found in northwest Africa. They placed all of the rock layers from the two regions in order from youngest to oldest. What did the team make?
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