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Which of the following would be considered a good index fossil according to this image?

a) Ammonite

b) Trilobite

c) Crinoid

d) Fern

According to the law of superposition, which of the following statements is true?

a) Rock layer E is younger than layer D

b) Rock layer B is younger than layer E

c) Rock layer G is older than layer E

d) Rock layer E is older than layer B

Which of the following is a good characteristic of an index fossil?

a) all of the answer choices

b) many fossils of the organism have been found

c) lived only during a short part of Earth's history

d) the organism must be unique and distinctive

The law of superposition states that each rock layer (strata) is __________ than the one above it.

a) older

b) younger

c) the same age

d) similar

According to the law of superposition, which of the following statements is true?

a) rock layer 2 is younger than layer 3

b) rock layer 1 is older than layer 2

c) rock layer 4 is younger than layer 3

d) rock layer 4 is older than layer 5

Radiocarbon dating (also simply called carbon dating) is one of the most widely used and famous types of __________ dating.

a) absolute age

b) relative age

c) law of superposition

d) index fossil

Which rock layer is the oldest according to the law of superposition?

a) Vishnu Schist

b) Kaibab Limestone

c) Toroweap Formation

d) Muav Limestone

__________ of an Earth material is a measure of how old it actually is in years.

a) The absolute age

b) The relative age

c) The law of superposition

d) Index fossil age

According to the law of superposition, which of the following statements is true?

a) Rock layer E is younger than layer D

b) Rock layer B is younger than layer E

c) Rock layer G is older than layer E

d) Rock layer E is older than layer B

__________ is the age of rocks and fossils compared to the ages of other rocks and fossils.

a) Relative age

b) Absolute age

c) Law of index fossils

d) All of the answer choices

What does relative age and absolute age have in common?

a) Provides the order of formation of remains.

b) Determines the age of remains using radiometric methods.

c) Both are qualitative methods of dating rocks and fossils.

d) Both are quantitative methods of dating rocks and fossils.

If fossils in layer 4 were identified as being from the Paleozoic Era, which of the following would be the best conclusion about fossils from layer 1?

a) They may be from the Cenozoic Era

b) They may be from the Precambrian Eon

c) They may be from the Cambrian Period

d) They may be from the Mesozoic Epoch

Which of the following fossils would be the best index fossil?

a) Sutcliffia fossil because it lived in the most recent part of geologic time

b) Medullosa fossil because it lived the longest amount of geologic time.

c) Archaeopteris fossil because it lived in the most distant part of geologic time.

d) Bjuvia fossil because it lived the shortest amount of geologic time.

Which of the following would make the best index fossil?

a) The species lived only a short part of Earth's history

b) The species got buried quickly and deeply

c) The species evolved to live in the ocean

d) The species lived during an important part of Earth's history

A scientist was trying to determine the age of a layer of rock that contains no fossils. What is the best way they could determine the answer?

a) Determine the age of the index fossils found in the layers above or below it

b) Determine if the rock layer contains evidence of an catastrophic event

c) Determine if the layer of rock formed above or below water

d) Determine if the rock layer contains evidence of climate change

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