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