Geologic History of the Earth - Pre-Test

The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found.

• Rock Strata

• Fossil record

• Geologic time scale

• Fossil

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The sedimentary rock layers in Earth are called?

• Rock strata

• Geologic time scale

• fossil

• Fossil record

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The study of rock layers is?

• Fossil record

• Geologic time scale

• Rock strata

• Stratigraphy

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The preserved remains or trace of an organism is?

• Fossil

• Fossil record

• Stratigraphy

• Rock strata

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The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found

• Rock strata

• Geologic time scale

• Stratigraphy

• Fossil record

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The illustration provided shows three rock layers and an intrusion of basalt. When molten rock penetrates existing rock layers, it is called an intrusion. The rock strata indicate that the basaltic intrusion must have occurred-

• Before all three layers were formed.

• Before the granite was formed.

• Before the limestone was deposited.

• After the limestone was deposited.

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The diagram here provides information on when the fossils of certain organisms are found in the rock layers. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the data in this diagram?

• A) Jellyfish and trilobites never competed for resources

• B) Mammals did not appear until after the dinosaurs went extinct.

• C) Most mammals are in competition with birds for resources

• D) Trilobite and dinosaurs did not live at the same time

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The fossil remains of organisms with skeletons are not found in the lowest layers of rock discovered.

• A) Fossil skeletons are usually crushed if other rock layers are above the ones they are in.

• B) Organisms with skeletons did not evolve until after these rock layers formed.

• C) Organisms with skeletons live only at the highest altitudes, which is where they turn to fossils.

• D) The fossils of organisms with skeletons are only found in the oldest rocks.

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The illustration here shows rock layers in their original order, along with a fracture in some rock layers caused by an earthquake. Based on the evidence in the illustration, an earthquake occurred -

• A) Before layer Y was deposited.

• B) Before layer W was deposited.

• C) After layer W was deposited.

• D) Before layer X was deposited.

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Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in the illustration?

• The trilobite Cyclopygidae appeared most recently of those shown here.

• The trilobite Remopleuridae is the oldest of all the trilobites.

• The trilobite Asaphidae appeared most recently of those shown here.

• The trilobite Ceratopigidae appeared before all the others.

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