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Which layer of sedimentary rock in the image above is most likely the
oldest, assuming the layers have not experienced folding or uplifting?a. | Layer W | b. | Layer X | c. | Layer
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Layers of rock are exposed, as shown below. The fern fossil in Layer 3 was dated to be 32 million years old.
What can be inferred about the shell fossils?a. | The organisms with the shells lived before the fern. | b. | The organisms with
the shells were more common that the other fossils. | c. | The organisms with the shells were more complex
than the other fossils. |
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The diagram below shows three
substrate layers with fossils.
 Which statement is
best supported by the diagram?a. | The fossil in Layer 3 is older than the fossil in Layer 2. | b. | The fossils in
Layers 1 and 3 are from closely related organisms. | c. | The fossil in Layer 1 is older than the fossil
in Layer 2. |
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The image above is a model showing various types of fossils embedded in
layers of sedimentary rock. The law of superposition would predict that layer three
is...?a. | ...older than layer 4 and younger than layer 2 | b. | ...older than layer
1 and younger than layer 5 | c. | ...younger than layer 2 and older than layer
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A cross section of rock layers is
shown below.
 Which fossil is found in the
oldest layer?
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A scientist was digging for fossils along a rocky
cliff formed from sedimentary rock. The scientist discovered trilobite fossils at a lower level and
ammonite fossils at a higher level. Index
Fossil
Trilobite
(Cambrian Period) | Index
Fossil
Ammonite
(Jurassic Period) | | | | |
What can be determined about
these two fossils based on their locations?
a. | the mating habits of these two
organisms | b. | The diet of the trilobites and
ammonites | c. | the relative age of these two
fossils |
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If the age of Layer Four is 400 million years and the age of Layer
One is 500 million years, then what can you infer about the age of Layer Two?a. | Layer two is older than 500 million years | b. | Layer Two is between
400 million to 500 million years old | c. | Layer two is exactly 400 million years
old |
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Ammonite
Fossils
 Paleontologist have found an area
rich in ammonite fossils. Although erosion over millions of years has altered the topography of this
ocean floor, the scientists were able to create a chronological history of these fossils (see diagram
above.). Based on the diagram shown above, which numbered fossil was found in the oldest layer
of sediment?a. | Number eight | c. | Number seven | b. | Number five |
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The picture below shows the locations of three types of fossils in the sediment
of a lake. The organism in
layer 3 most likely existed...?a. | at the same time as the organism in layer 2 | b. | after the organism
in layer 1 | c. | at the same time as the organism in layer 1 |
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This diagram shows layers of rocks that contain
fossils | | |
How can you determine that fossil number
six and fossil number four are similar in age?a. | These two fossils are the same species. | b. | Both of these
fossils are sea shells so they must have lived at the same time. | c. | These two fossils
are in the same layer of sedimentary rock. |
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