Earth's History

An event in time when large amounts of animals and plants die off

• geologic time
• precambrian
• period
• mass extinction

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What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

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Which rock layer is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

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What do scientists think may have caused dinosaurs to become extinct?

• competition between animals

• climate change due to the asteroid hitting earth

• disappearance of prey

• competition from mammals

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Which process would be most effective in determining the age of fossils embedded in rock?

• relative dating

• absolute dating

• use of index fossils

• use of core sampling

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found

• At the top of the rock layers

• Near the bottom of the rock layers

• In the middle of the rock layers

• Somewhat near the surface

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Geologists studied fossils taken from the top of a mountain. The chart lists several fossils taken from this location as well as their original habitat.What can be concluded based on the fossil evidence?

• The mountain climate was once much warmer than it is today.
• The mountain climate was once much colder than it is today.
• The mountain was covered by water at some point in the past.
• The elevation in the area was much higher at some point in the past.
  

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Pangaea refers to a...

• large supercontinent

• Greek superhero

• Tropical fern

• Mass extinction

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