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Test Description: Fossils, eras
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This is used to gather information about the Earth's past climate and atmosphere
A
law of superposition
B
ice cores
C
fossils
D
relative dating
2) This type of rock makes up 75% of earth's surface
A
sedimentary
B
metamorphic
C
igneous
D
preserved fossil
3) This type of rock is mostly associated with volcanoes
A
sedimentary
B
preserved fossil
C
metamorphic
D
igneous
4) Which one of these are not used in absolute dating.
A
carbon 14
B
half life
C
radiometric dating
D
law of superposition
5) This is used to gather information about how Earths environment has changed?
A
nothing can be used for that
B
law of superposition
C
fossil record
D
ice core
6) Which is the best way to get an exact age of a precambrian rock
A
relative dating
B
absolute dating/radiometric dating
C
organizing rock layers
D
law of superposition
7) This means the age of one object compared to the age of another object. It does not give an exact age/
A
radioactive dating
B
absolute dating
C
relative dating
8) How can you tell which rock layer is the oldest?
A
by the height
B
by the order it appears in
C
by the weight
D
by the depth
9) The law of superposition states
A
that each rock layer is older than the one beside it.
B
that each rock layer is older than the one above it.
C
all rock layers are the same age
10) These type of fossils can help find the relative age of a rock layer.
A
none of the above
B
cast fossils
C
index fossils
D
mold fossils
11) Carbon 14 dating is
A
absolute dating
B
relative dating
12) Which is the most accurate way of determining the age of a fossil?
A
dating index fossils
B
dating the rock layers above the fossil
C
radioactive dating
D
relative dating
13) The earths first era
A
mesozoic era
B
paleozoic era
C
Precambrian era
D
Ceonozoic era
14) This type of fossil is used in relative dating and lived during a short time period
A
mold fossil
B
trace fossil
C
cast fossil
D
index fossil
15) This era is known as the age of Mammals
A
Cenozoic Era
B
Mesozoic era
C
Paleozoic Era
D
Precambrian Era
16) Earth was created during the era
A
Paleozoic Era
B
Mesozoic Era
C
Cenozoic Era
D
Precambrian Era
17) Which supports the theory that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?
A
Both mountains and ocean floors have similar minerals in their rocks.
B
There are underwater mountains on the ocean floor today.
C
Fossils of marine organisms are found on the tops of some mountains.
D
Freshwater rivers flow to the ocean.
18) Which evidence supports the idea that life on Earth has continually evolved?
A
evidence gathered from melting glaciers
B
evidence that the climate has changed over the past 100 years
C
evidence from layers of tree rings
D
evidence from rock layers, fossils, and ice cores
19) Which of these are not absolute dating
A
radiometric dating
B
carbon 14 dating
C
half life
D
index fossils
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