Rock Layers Geologic Time

A ________ is a scientist who studies the fossil record to learn more about life on Earth.

• seismologist

• paleontologist

• biologist

• botanist

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Rock that is made from sediment that has been pressed together is called:

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Fossil rock

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The process of sediment being laid down in new locations is called:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Fossilization

Remains, imprints or traces of once-living organisms

• water

• superposition

• fossils 

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Which rocks are the youngest in this photo?

• the rocks at the top

• the rocks at the bottom

• the rocks on the right side

• the rocks on the left side

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What evidence was found that this place was once under the ocean? ancient

• a shark tooth

• ancient saltwater

• dinosaur skeleton

• an old boat

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What provides evidence of past life?

• microscope

• books

• weather data

• fossils

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Where did the silt surrounding the fossils come from?

• mountains

• ocean

• plains

• glacier

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What is a rock layer with lots of skeletons called?

• bone bed

• bone pile

• river bed

• biological layer

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Which principle states that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest is at the top?

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships

• Principle of Faunal Succession

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