Infer the age of Earth and relative age of rocks and fossils from index fossils and ordering of rock layers (relative dating and radioactive dating).
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A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age of the dinosaur bones?
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the index fossils in the area of the bones
the weather conditions in the area of the bones
the birds living in the area of the bones
the kinds of trees living in the area of the bones
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Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could BEST be concluded from this evidence?
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Dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals.
Dinosaurs lived on Earth before the mammals.
Dinosaurs and mammals lived at the same time.
Dinosaurs ate plants.
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A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age of the dinosaur bones?
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Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could BEST be concluded from this evidence?
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8.E.2.1
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Which statement BEST describes the Law of Superposition?
