Take The Quiz To Learn About Strata & Paleontology

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    Which of the following is used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects?

    • Relative Dating
    • Fossils
    • Evolution
    • None of the above
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  • 2. 

    The layers of rock found on top of the other are  

    • Stratigraphy

    • Strata

    • Straight lines

    • Paleontology

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  • 3. 

    Which of the following era was dominated by the dinosaurs? 

    • Cenozoic

    • Mesozoic

    • Paleozoic

    • Precambrian

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  • 4. 

    The disappearance of a species is known 

    • Evolution 

    • Migration

    • Mutation

    • Extinction

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following is the longest time period

    • Mesozoic

    • Paleozoic

    • Precambrian

    • Cenozoic

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  • 6. 

    The Geologic Time Scale is a record of 

    • The history of rocks and fossils

    • The history of earth

    • The development of rocks

    • None of the above

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  • 7. 

    Radiometric dating is least useful for what kind of rocks? 

    • Sedimentary

    • Metamorphic

    • Basaltic

    • Granitic

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  • 8. 

    What is the name of the erosion surface that separates two sets of sedimentary layers with non-parallel bedding planes?

    • Angular unconformity

    • Fossils

    • Superposition

    • Cross-bedding

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  • 9. 

    Who is known as the father of paleontology? 

    • Georges Cuvier

    • Charles Lyell

    • Carl Linnaeus

    • Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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  • 10. 

    Radiometric age is often referred to as

    • Geologic age dating

    • Historic age dating

    • Absolute age dating 

    • None of the above

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