Quiz about Earth's History Test #1 Review

Question 1

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

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fossils

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bones

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artifacts

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organic matter

Question 2

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

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True

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False

Question 3

In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

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sedimentary

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igneous

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metamorphic

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rocky

Question 4

Most fossils form from animals or plants that once lived in or near _____________

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water

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deserts

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ice tundras

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forrests

Question 5

Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

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the hard parts - bones, shells, stems

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the soft parts - skin, muscle

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all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

Question 6

A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.

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mold

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cast

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petrified fossil

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trace fossil

Question 7

A _______ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.

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cast

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mold

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petrified fossil

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trace fossil

Question 8

_______________ are fossils in which minerals replace all or part of an organism.

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petrified fossils

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carbon films

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trace fossils

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amber

Question 9

These fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.

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trace fossils

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petrified fossils

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molds

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amber

Question 10

A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of

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trace fossils

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casts

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molds

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preserved remains

Question 11

Becoming trapped in tar and amber, and freezing are other processes besides fossilization that organisms can be preserved.

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True

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False

Question 12

All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

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fossil record

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geologic time

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geologic eras

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fossil eras

Question 13

If you found a rock containing a very complex fossil, you could infer that the rock is

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relatively young

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very old

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igneous

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metamorphic

Question 14

This is an example of a

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cast fossil

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Trace fossil

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fossil mold

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carbon film

Question 15

This is an example of a

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trace fossil

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cast fossil

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mold fossil

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carbon film

Question 16

The Appalachian Mountains were formed during which era?

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Paleozoic

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Mesozoic

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Proterozoic

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Quaternary

Question 17

Which organism first appeared in the Mesozoic?

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Dinosaurs

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Trilobites

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Cyanobacteria

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Humans

Question 18

Which era ended with the K-T extinction, probably due to an asteroid?

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

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Phanerozoic

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Cenozoic

Question 19

Which era is the Cambrian period in?

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Paleozoic

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Cenozoic

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Mesozoic

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Hadean

Question 20

Which era are we in now?

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Cenozoic

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Precambrian

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

Question 21

Pangea broke up in the

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

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Archean

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Cenozoic

Question 22

Jellyfish appeared in the

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Precambrian

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Paleozoic

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Quaternary

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Devonian

Question 23

What is the eon, era, period, and epoch we are living in?

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phanerozoic, cenozoic, quaternary, and holocene

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phanerozoic, quaternary, holocene, and cenozoic

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quaternary, cenozoic, holocene, and phanerozoic

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quaternary, cenozoic, phanerozoic, and holocene

Question 24

Mammals first appeared or emerged in this era:

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

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Cenozoic

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Industrial

Question 25

Which of the following is the correct sequence of geologic time from smallest to largest unit?

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epoch, period, era, and eon

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era, eon, period, and epoch

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epoch, eon, era, and period

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era, eon, epoch, and period

Question 26

These were the dominant species that existed during the Paleozoic era:

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Aquatic life and reptiles

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Dinosaurs and reptiles

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Dinosaurs and aquatic life

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Ancient aliens

Question 27

This event marked the end of the Age of the Dinosaurs during the __________ era.

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asteroid impact - cenozoic

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supervolcano - jurassic

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supervolcano - cenozoic

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asteroid impact - jurassic

Question 28

The first three eons were: Hadean, Archaean, and Proterozoic. They are better known as:

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PreCambrian Time

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Phanerozoic

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Mesozoic

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Cenozoic

Question 29

What was the earth like during PreCambrian time?

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intense volcanic activity, very warm temperatures

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tropical climate with warm shallow seas

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vegetation and tectonic movement

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cooler temperatures because of nuclear winter

Question 30

During the Mesozoic Era, volcanic activity was common because of:

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plate tectonics

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natural selection

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climate change

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meteor shower

Question 31

Which of the following are not early invertebrates that existed during the Paleozoic era?

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amphibians

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arachnid

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trilobite

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crustaceans

Question 32

Select the best definition for adaptation:

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trait or characteristic that causes an organism to survive & reproduce

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survival of the fittest

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only the strong will survive

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evolution by means of natural selection

Question 33

An index fossil meets all of the criteria except:

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found across a few areas on Earth

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Unique

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located in one rock layer

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lived for a brief period of time

Question 34

What the two factors that cause extinctions

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man-made influences and natural disaster

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man-made influences and space

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natural disaster and space

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natural disaster and oil drilling

Question 35

Man made extinctions include all of the following except:

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global cooling

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deforestation

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over-harvesting

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pollution

Question 36

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

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4.6 billion years old

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2015 years old

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3.6 billion years old

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4.6 million years old

Question 37

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

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the fossil record is incomplete

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all organisms become fossils

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organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils

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all organisms that have shells become fossils

Question 38

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

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the known history of rocks and fossils

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old geologists

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sweet geology music

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a list of every living thing ever

Question 39

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

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the older the rocks get

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the younger the rocks get

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the smellier the rocks get

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the harder the rocks get

Question 40

How do most fossils form?

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All of these answers

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A living thing dies and is buried under sediment

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The sediment is compressed and compacted

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They are formed in sedimentary rock

Question 41

What is a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found?

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an index fossil

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a petrified fossil

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a trace fossil

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a cast fossil

Question 42

What is a rock mass formed by molten rock being forced into an earlier formation of rock layers?

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Intrusion

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Extrusion

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Fault

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Supposition

Question 43

What is relative age?

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The geologic age of a fossil, rock or geologic feature defined relative to other fossils, rocks or features

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The geologic age of a fossil based on when the relatives of that fossil died

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The geologic age of a fossil, or geologic event expressed in units of time

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How old your mom is

Question 44

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

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A

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B

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C

Question 45

Describe absolute age.

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number of years that have passed since the rock formed. It provides the rock with a specific age.

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Sedimentary Age

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Relative Age

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An Intrusion

Question 46

The disappearance of a species.

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Extinction

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Evolution

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Migration

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Mutation

Question 47

Question 47.

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5

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1

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2

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3

Question 48

Looking at the diagram, which layer is the oldest?

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dolomite

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limestone

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basalt

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beach sand

Question 49

If I compare the age of one item compared to the age of something else without knowing the exact ages...

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Relative dating

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Absolute dating

Question 50

In undisturbed rock layers, the layer that is on the bottom is older than the layers above it.

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Law of superposition

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Law of crosscutting

Question 51

Type of fossil where minerals replace plant tissue.

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Petrified

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Trace

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Molds/casts

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Preservation

Question 52

The longest time division

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Eon

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Period

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Epoch

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Era

Question 53

Eras are subdivided into these...

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Periods

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Eons

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Epochs

Question 54

The era we are currently living in

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Cenozoic

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Paleozoic

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Mesozoic

Question 55

What do the marine fossils of Virginia indicate about this area's past?

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Virginia was once under water

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We had volcanoes at one point

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Dinosaurs didn't live here

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Dinosaurs did live here

Question 56

Which of the following is the YOUNGEST?

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E

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C

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A

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D

Question 57

Which of the following is the oldest layer?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 58

If I use radiometric dating to determine the actual numerical age of a fossil

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Absolute dating

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Relative dating

Question 59

Put these layers in order

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EDCBFA

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ABCDEF

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EDFCBA

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EDCBAF

Question 60

Identify the basic force that drives plate tectonics.

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convection currents in the mantle

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Earth's magnetic field

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tidal influence of the sun

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gravitational pull of the sun

Question 61

Which era is the longest in Earth's history?

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Precambrian Era

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Paleozoic Era

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Mesozoic Era

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Cenozoic Era

Question 62

What principle states that the physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the past?

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uniformitarianism

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Superposition

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cross-cutting relationships

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original horizontality

Question 63

Which of the following environments would NOT contain fossils?

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intrusive rock formed from cooled magma

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sediment deposited in a river bed

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thick deposit of dried mud

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layers of sand that accumulated over a long time

Question 64

one of four long periods of geologic time from Precambrian to the present.

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era

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geologic time scale

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period

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epoch

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