Explain the use of fossils, ice cores, composition of sedimentary rocks, faults, and igneous rock formations found in rock layers as evidence of the history of the Earth and its changing life forms.
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This diagram of strata containing fossils is MOST useful for predicting
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continental drift
absolute age
radioactive decay
relative age
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The main difference between relative dating and absolute dating is that
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relative dating gives a numerical age that is relatively close while absolute dating gives age by comparing nearby fossils.
relative dating gives age compared to other nearby objects while absolute dating gives a numerical age.
absolute dating always requires carbon-14 to be present in a sample while relative dating does not.
relative dating requires relatives of the fossil to be living while absolute dating does not.
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This diagram of strata containing fossils is MOST useful for predicting
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The main difference between relative dating and absolute dating is that
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What can scientists do to approximate the age of rock layers consisting mostly of sedimentary rock?
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The hypothesis that the fossil in layer D is younger than the fossil in layer C is supported by the
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Scientists can determine the age of a layer of rock by
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Found in sedimentary rocks, these fossils are hollow areas in the sediment that show the shape of an organism or part of an organism. This type of fossil is called a
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According to the fossil record, five ________________
took place, which lowered the variety of species found on Earth today.
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Fossils of a now extinct dinosaur have been found near the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa. The dinosaur could not swim or fly. What does this suggest about the continents of South America and Africa?
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Fossils found in layers of sediment give us clues to Earth's past. Based on the fossil record of this area, we can assume that over millions of years
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Which events are associated with transform plate boundaries?
