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Geologic Time

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Question 1

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What is the law of superposition?

Oldest layers of rock are found at the top

Oldest layers of rock are found at the bottom

Fossils sink to the bottom when they are formed

Fossils are found in the deepest layers of rock

Question 2

2.

Does the law of superposition describe absolute age or relative age?

Absolute age

Relative age

Question 3

3.

Which of these is NOT an eon?

Phanerozoic

Proterozoic

Mesozoic

Archean

Question 4

4.

The divisions of time in the Geologic Time Scale represent...

The law of superposition

The results of radiometric dating

Major changes in biodiversity

Multiples of 35 million years

Question 5

5.

What does "fauna" refer to?

Plants

Animals

Rocks

Temperature