Rock Layers and Fossils

What physical evidence do we find of past life on earth?

• Silt

• Sedimentary Rock

• Fossils

• Diamonds

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All fossils come from dinosaurs.

• True

• False

What evidence was found that supports that Sharktooth Hill was once an ocean?

• Scientist located many different layers of soil.

• Scientist found shark teeth and sea animal skeletons.

• Scientist discovered bones of a deer.

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What is a rock layer full of fossils called?

• Bone bed

• Bed rock

• Sedimentary

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The older rock layers are lower in the earth. The more recent rock layers are toward the top of the land.

• True

• False

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What formed the Grand Canyon?

• River

• Glacier

• Dinosaur

• Humans

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Large portions of North America that are now dry land used to be under an ocean.

• True

• False

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How do the rock layers above and below the bone bed compare in age?

• The rock layer below the bone bed are more recent while the rock layers above the bone bed are older.

• Carbon dating found that the layers are about the same age.

• The rock layers above the bone bed are more recent while the rock layers below the bone bed are older.

• What layers?

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