Question 1

Which of the following statements is true by studying these fossils layers?

Accepted Answer

The bottom layer with shell was formed first

Answer

Skidi

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the geologic time scale?

Accepted Answer

This scale shows the location of where the rocks were discovered.

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This scale is a result of the integration of relative and absolute dating

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This scale shows the relationship between the events that happened throughout the Earth's history

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This scale could be revised as more rocks that can be dated are discovered.

Question 3

Which of the following stratigraphic laws state that the bottom- most strata appear as the oldest and the topmost strata appears the youngest when rock layers are perfectly horizontal?

Accepted Answer

Law of Superposition

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Law of Cross-Cutting Relationship

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Law of Inclusion

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Law of Original Horizontality

Question 4

Which of the following types of rocks do fossils form most often?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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None of these

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 5

Which of the following questions can be answered by studying these fossil layers?

Accepted Answer

Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?

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Cooked

Answer

Skidi

Question 6

The law of lateral continuity states that, in any sequence of layered sedimentary rocks, the top layer is younger than the bottom layer.

It is important in the interpretation of the Earth's history because it indicates the relative age of rock layers and fossils.

Accepted Answer

The first statement is false and the second is true

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Each statement is true

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Both statements are untrue

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The first statement is true and the second is false

Question 7

Which of the following laws state that any rock body that is at the uppermost layer will be the youngest relative to the rest of the strata combined?

Accepted Answer

Law of Superposition

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Law of Original Horizontality

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Law of Inclusion

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Law of Cross-cutting relationship

Question 8

Which of the following types of rock do you often find fossils embedded in?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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None of these

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Igneous

Question 9

Which of the following laws state that any intrusion in a rock body will be the youngest relative to the rest of the strata combined?

Accepted Answer

Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships

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Law of Inclusion

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Law of Superposition

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Law of Original Horizontality

Question 10

How old do Paleontologist believe the Earth is?

Accepted Answer

4.6 billion years ago

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2015 years ago

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4.6 million years ago

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3.6 billion years old

Question 11

When did the most events on the geologic timeline happen?

Accepted Answer

It was more recently, near the modern time

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Many. many years ago

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Yep

Question 12

Which is the most recent era of time-the one that we are currently in?

Accepted Answer

Cenozoic

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Paleozoic

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Mesozoic

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Precambrian

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about the geologic time?

Accepted Answer

This scale shows the relationships between the events that happened throughout the Earth's history

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This scale does not show the location of where the rocks were discovered

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This scale remains the same as more rocks that can be dated are discovered

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This scale is not a result of the integration of relative and absolute dating

Question 14

When a plant or animal dies, they stop absorbing Carbon, but the radioactive Carbon that they have accumulated continues to decay. For young organic materials, Carbon-14 (radiocarbon) method is used. The effective dating range of the carbon- 14 method is between 100 and ______

Accepted Answer

50,000 years

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500 years

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1000 years

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100,000 years

Question 15

Which method is used to date rocks that formed the crystallized from about 1 million years to over 4.5 billion years ago?

Accepted Answer

Uranium- Lead method

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Carbon- 14 method

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Rubidium- Strontium method

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Potassium- Argon method

Question 16

Which method is used to date rocks older than 100,000 years

Accepted Answer

Potassium- Argon method

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Uranium- Lead method

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Rubidium- Strontium method

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Carbon- 14 method

Question 17

Scientist chose where units of geologic time begin, and end based on major changes in life forms at certain times.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true

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The statement is false

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Not Enough Information

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true about the geologic time scale?

Accepted Answer

This scale shows the location of where the rocks were discovered

Answer

This scale shows the relationship between the events that happened throughout the earth history

Answer

This scale is a result of the integration of relative and absolute dating

Answer

This scale could be revised as more rocks that can be dated are discovered

Question 19

If you were to arrange the following events that happened during the Cenozoic era from past to present, then what would be the last event?

Accepted Answer

Evolution of man from Australopithecus to Homo erectus, and then Homo neanderthalensis, and finally, Homo sapiens.

Answer

Movement of the continents into present location and the Peak evolution of the giant mammals

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The appearance of the Ardipithecines and Autralopithecines occurrence of the last known ice age

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Re stabilization of the atmosphere, Formation of the Himalavas, and recolonization of plants and mammals.

Question 20

If you were to arrange the following events that happened during the Cenozoic era from past to present, then what would be the first event?

Accepted Answer

Re stabilization of the atmosphere, Formation of the Himalayas, and recolonization of plants and mammals.

Answer

The appearance of the Ardipithecines and Autralopithecines occurrence of the last known ice age

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Movement of the continents into present location and the Peak evolution of the giant mammals

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Evolution of man from Australopithecus to Homo erectus, and then Homo neanderthalensis, and finally, Homo sapiens.

Question 21

If you were to arrange the following events that happened during the Precambrian Supereon, then what would be the first event?

Accepted Answer

Collision of protoplanet Thea and Protoearth, formation of the moon, and contracting of the core into solid

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Formation of the early hydrosphere and atmosphere, Birth of Vaalbara from supercraton uplifting, and evolution of Vaalbara into Ur.

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Transformation of Nuna into Rodinia nad entry of planet earth into the first and second consecutive ice ages.

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Transformation of Kenorland into Nuna, Dissipation of methane, and Evolution of prokaryotes into eukaryotes entity at the Earth's center.

Question 22

If you were to arrange the following events that happened during the Precambrian Supereon, then what would be the last event?

Accepted Answer

Transformation of Nuna into Rodinia nad entry of planet earth into the first and second consecutive ice ages.

Answer

Collision of protoplanet Thea and Protoearth, formation of the moon, and contracting of the core into solid

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Formation of the early hydrosphere and atmosphere, Birth of Vaalbara from supercraton uplifting, and evolution of Vaalbara into Ur.

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Transformation of Kenorland into Nuna, Dissipation of methane, and Evolution of prokaryotes into eukaryotes entity at the Earth's center.

Question 23

What happened during the Precambrian supereon? (PAST TO PRESENT)

Question 24

What happened during the Cenozoic Era? (Present to Past)

Question 25

What happened during the Mesozoic Era? (Past to present)

Question 26

Which of the following statements accurately describes the layering With the figure below?

Accepted Answer

Layer 4 formed after horizontal layer 3 was deposited

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Layer 4 formed before horizontal layer 5 was deposited

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Layer 5 occurred after 6

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Layer 3 occurred after 4

Question 27

What is the type of fossils created when an impression is filled up and formed a cast of the true animal or plant?

Accepted Answer

Cast fossils

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Mold fossils

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True-form fossils

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Trace fossils

Question 28

Which is the correct order of geologic time (most recent to oldest)

Accepted Answer

Epoch<Period<Era<Eon

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Eon<Era<Period<Epoch

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Epoch<Eon<Era<Period

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Period<Era<Eon<Epoch

Question 29

What is the reason behind the fossil's record being incomplete?

Accepted Answer

All the given statements are correct

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Most organism nèver became fossils

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The fossils get eroded away over time

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The scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly

Question 30

What describes the layering with this figure?

Accepted Answer

Relative dating

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Composite dating

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Radioactive

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Absolute dating

Question 31

Which is the correct order of geologic time?

Accepted Answer

Eon>Era>Period>Epoch

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Epoch>Era>Period>Era

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Period>Era>Eon>Epoch

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Eon>Period>Epoch>Era

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