Unit 2 Exam Study Guide Game

In which era did mammals emerge in the geologic timeline?

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

Which is a difference between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic era?

• The first birds emerged i the Paleozoic era while mammals first emerged in the Mesozoic.

• Animals lived in the water during the Mesozoic era and on land during the Paleozoic.

• Many different species of dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic, but they all died off in the Paleozoic.

• Animal complexity increased during the Paleozoic while the first flowering plants appeared in the Mesozoic era.

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The images show sedimentary layers before and after they were shifted by a geologic event. After the geologic event, which layer is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The diagram shows cross-cutting relationships among rocks. Which statement(s) accurately describe(s) the geologic features?

• F formed after B.

• D occurred after B.

• A formed after C.

• D occurred after A.

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The images show sedimentary layers before and after they were shifted by a geologic event. After the geologic event, which layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which type of fossil is formed by sediments and found in sedimentary rock?

• petrified wood

• mold of a fish

• preserved insect in amber

• carbon film of a leaf

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Which statement explains what similar fossils found on distant continents suggest about Earth’s history?

• There have been many animals on Earth that are now extinct.

• Earth's oceans had varying salt content through time.

• The continents have moved over time.

• Animals have evolved over time.

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A college student has been assigned to write captions for a new textbook on gravity and motion. This is one of the pictures from the textbook. Which caption best describes the thinner arrow?

• The moon moves toward the Sun due to gravity.

• The moon would not stay in orbit without the pull of Earth's gravity.

• The moon will move away from Earth because of inertia.

• The moon would move in a circular path if there were no forces.

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Which describes one event that causes an eclipse?

• Earth's shadow covering the moon

• the gravity from the moon and Sun pulling in the same direction

• shadows from clouds covering Earth

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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Why is relative dating important when approximating the age of Earth?

• Scientists can identify different life forms using index fossil records.

• Scientists can examine how temperature changes within Earth’s interior.

• Scientists can determine the order of when rocks formed on Earth.

• Scientists can analyze changes in chemical concentration of atmospheric gases.

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