Analyzing the Rock and Fossil Records

When we search close to the Earth's surface in a rock, we find____fossils is

• older

• smarter

• newer

• i have no idea

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What feature of a rock can be compared to find the relative age

• age

• layers

• middle layers

• bottom layers

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Which of these rocks can we easily find the relative age of

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Which word fits this blank? ________________ is the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby.

• Relative Age

• Absolute Age

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Which Principle of Relative-Age Dating states that the oldest rock layers are on the bottom?

• Lateral Continuity

• Original Horizontality

• Inclusions

• Superposition

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The fossil record helps us do what? Check all that apply.

• Determine how old rock layers are.

• Determine the color of ancient organisms.

• Determine what the environment was like a long time ago.

• Determine if there were any extinctions that occurred.

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True/False The same processes that occur today have been occurring since Earth formed?

• False, processes are not the same.

• True, it's called uniformitarianism

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A fossil is a what? Check all that apply:

• traces of an ancient animal

• a rock

• traces of an ancient Plant

• traces of ancient living thing

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True or False Simple fossils can be found in both older layers and younger layers.

• True

• False

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True or False? Complex fossils can be only found in younger layers.

• False

• True

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