Chapter 2: Lesson no. 14 LAYERS OF ROCKS
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- Q1What is any evidence of ancient life called?Half-lifeUnconformityFossilUniformitarianism30s
- Q2Index fossils CAN tell us the age of a rock layer.TrueFalse30s
- Q3Rock layers can be most closely correlated if they both contain the same...ShapesElementsFossilsTypes of Rocks30s
- Q4process, where scientists compare rock, lays with others to determine a rock's agerelative datingabsolute dating30s
- Q5On top of Mt. Everest, there are fossilized remains of sea life; this tells us that the rocks at the top of the world's highest mountainused to be on Marscame from an asteroidused to be below sea levelused to be above sea level30s
- Q6Fossil remains of a trilobite are most likely to be found in which type of rock?sedimentarymetamorphicvolcanicigneous30s
- Q7Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?unconformity fossilindex fossil30s
- Q8Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?unconformity fossilindex fossiltrace fossilradioactive fossil30s
- Q9The Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships states that an igneous intrusion isthe same age as the rock it meltedalways older than the layers it cuts acrossnone of the answers are correctalways younger than the layers it cuts across30s