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FossilsFossils PeriodPeriod EraEra DatingDating Interesting Interesting StuffStuff

Fossils are almost always found Fossils are almost always found in _______________in _______________ igneous rock igneous rock – – or – or – sedimentary rocksedimentary rock

sedimentary rocksedimentary rock

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Most fossils form when Most fossils form when organisms die and are organisms die and are buried in buried in a. sediment a. sediment b. faults b. faults c. unconformities c. unconformities d. iced. ice

a. sedimenta. sediment

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A scientist who studies fossils A scientist who studies fossils is called a ____________________.is called a ____________________.

volcanologist – or – paleontologistvolcanologist – or – paleontologist

paleontologistpaleontologist

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A petrified fossil forms when ______?A petrified fossil forms when ______?a.a. minerals seep into the empty minerals seep into the empty space of a mold. space of a mold. b. minerals replace all or part b. minerals replace all or part of an organism. of an organism. c. an organism becomes trapped in amber c. an organism becomes trapped in amber d. the weight of sediment squeezes d. the weight of sediment squeezes everything away except carboneverything away except carbon

minerals replace all or part of an organism minerals replace all or part of an organism

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Fossils provide evidence for all of Fossils provide evidence for all of the following EXCEPT for: the following EXCEPT for: a. a. changes in the Earth's surface changes in the Earth's surface b. how Earth originally formed. b. how Earth originally formed. c. how environments on Earth have c. how environments on Earth have changed over time. changed over time. d. how groups of organisms have d. how groups of organisms have changed over time.changed over time.

how Earth originally formedhow Earth originally formed

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There have been ___periods sinceThere have been ___periods since Precambian times Precambian times

a.a. 1010b.b. 1212c.c. 99d.d. 33

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The period where flowering plants The period where flowering plants appeared was the _______________appeared was the _______________

a.a. Cambrian Cambrian b.b. Permian Permian c.c. CretaceousCretaceousd.d. QuaternaryQuaternary

CretaceousCretaceous

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How many periods are in How many periods are in the Mesozoic Era?the Mesozoic Era?

a.a. 3 3 b.b. 66c.c. 55d.d. 22

33

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What period were giant cockaroachesWhat period were giant cockaroachesAnd dragon flies common?And dragon flies common?

CarboniferousCarboniferousPennsylvanianPennsylvanian

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In what period did In what period did Pangea Pangea come together?come together?

PermianPermian

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On the Geologic Time Scale, eras are On the Geologic Time Scale, eras are divided into _____________? divided into _____________? a. epochs. a. epochs. b. indexes. b. indexes. c. periods. c. periods. d. relative dates.d. relative dates.

periodsperiods

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Plants and animals first reachedPlants and animals first reached land during the ____________ Era.land during the ____________ Era. Paleozoic – or – CenozoicPaleozoic – or – Cenozoic

PaleozoicPaleozoic

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The earliest forms of life appeared The earliest forms of life appeared during the _______________during the _______________a. Paleozoic Era. a. Paleozoic Era. b. Cenozoic Era. b. Cenozoic Era. c. Precambrian Time. c. Precambrian Time. d. Mesozoic Erad. Mesozoic Era

c. Precambrian Timec. Precambrian Time..

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The Mesozoic Era is often called the The Mesozoic Era is often called the a. Age of Mammals a. Age of Mammals b. Age of Fish b. Age of Fish c. Age of Reptiles c. Age of Reptiles d. Age of Amphibiansd. Age of Amphibians

Age of ReptilesAge of Reptiles

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A part of the Mesozoic Era, A part of the Mesozoic Era, named for the Jura Mountains named for the Jura Mountains in France, is ________________in France, is ________________a. Cenozoic Era a. Cenozoic Era b. Carboniferous Period b. Carboniferous Period c. Paleozoic Era c. Paleozoic Era d. Jurassic Periodd. Jurassic Period

Jurassic PeriodJurassic Period

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Scientists use radioactive dating to Scientists use radioactive dating to a. a. determine the absolute ages of rocks. determine the absolute ages of rocks. b. discover the source of index fossils. b. discover the source of index fossils. c. determine the relative ages of extrusions. c. determine the relative ages of extrusions. d. find trace fossils in igneous rock.d. find trace fossils in igneous rock.

determine the absolute ages of rocksdetermine the absolute ages of rocks

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The ____________age is the number The ____________age is the number of years since the rock was formed.of years since the rock was formed. relative – or - absoluterelative – or - absolute

absoluteabsolute

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TheThe__________ __________ is the age of a rock is the age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks.compared to the ages of other rocks. relative – or - absoluterelative – or - absolute

relativerelative

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The The _ ______ ___ ______ __ of a radioactive of a radioactive element is the time it takes for element is the time it takes for halfhalf of of the radioactive atoms to decay. the radioactive atoms to decay. absolute age or half lifeabsolute age or half life

half lifehalf life

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What is an unconformity? What is an unconformity?

A gap in the geologic record.A gap in the geologic record.It shows where some rock layers It shows where some rock layers have been lost to erosion. have been lost to erosion. - or - - or - Something you wear to schoolSomething you wear to school

A gap in the geologic record.A gap in the geologic record.It shows where some rock layers It shows where some rock layers

have been lost to erosion. have been lost to erosion.

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The deeper one travels into the The deeper one travels into the Grand Canyon, the younger the Grand Canyon, the younger the

rocks become. ___________rocks become. ___________True – or - falseTrue – or - false

FalseFalse

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According to the law of superposition, According to the law of superposition, the the olderolder layer is at the bottom. layer is at the bottom. Each higher layer is _________Each higher layer is __________ _ than the layers below it. than the layers below it. older – or – youngerolder – or – younger

youngeryounger

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An animal with a backbone is An animal with a backbone is called a _________________. called a _________________. invertebrate – or – vertebrateinvertebrate – or – vertebrate

vertabratevertabrate

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The process by which all living The process by which all living things have changed over long things have changed over long periods of time is called periods of time is called __________________ evolution or vertebrateevolution or vertebrate

evolutionevolution

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Magma that forces its way into Magma that forces its way into rock and hardens is called ________. rock and hardens is called ________. a) extrusion a) extrusion b) unconformityb) unconformityc) fault c) fault d) intrusiond) intrusion

intrusionintrusionInteresting Stuff for $500