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What process is associated with determining the absolute age of rocks or fossils
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relative dating
cross dating
radioactive dating
superposition
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The number of years since a rock formed is its
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relative age
absolute age
decay age
intermediate age
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What process is associated with determining the absolute age of rocks or fossils
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The number of years since a rock formed is its
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Magma that cools and hardens into igneous rock beneath the surface
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Along with being widely distributed, what other factor makes a fossil an index fossil?
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A geologist is measuring the amount of radioactive uranium in a rock and comparing it to the amount of radioactive lead found in the sample. What is the geologist most likely trying to figure out?
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What information can an index fossil help a scientist obtain?
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Which of the following might result in the geologic record being incomplete?
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What ancient climate might be associated with finding coral fossils?
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What kind of elements are needed for radiometric dating?
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Why can't carbon-14 be used to date extremely old samples?
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Which geologic principle states that in an undisturbed set of layers, the oldest is always found on the bottom and the youngest on the top?
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What ancient climate might be associated with finding till?
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The law of superposition is most relevant when studying which type of rock?
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What ancient climate might be associated with finding coal deposits?
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What ancient climate might be associated with finding salt deposits?
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What principle states that "the present is the key to the past"?
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Is the fault in this picture older or younger than the layers it cuts through?
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Which of the following can help a scientist estimate geologic time?
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Using the principle of uniformatarianism, which of the following processes that can be observed today would be most like Earth during its early history when the surface was probably covered with an ocean of molten rock that eventually cooled into crust?
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Using this geologic time scale, which division of time is the longest?
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At about how many millions of years ago did the Mesozoic era end?
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If an era compared to a year, and a period compared to a month, what would an epoch compare to?
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What two event(s) occurred after the igneous intrusion?
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Why don't the left and right side of the picture "match up"?
