Science test

faults and earthquakes

different events on Earth are associated with different tectonic plate boundaries. Which events are associated with transform plate boundaries?

similar to today's climate

fossil is found in the La Brea tar pits indicate a California climate that was

fossils allow scientists to have an idea of a time scale that traits evolve

how can fossils BEST help paleontologist and biologists classify organisms

half-life

in the process of radioactive dating, the fixed period of radioactive decay used to determine the age is called the

they were once underwater

jacob was reading a book about fossils. He read that fish fossils are sometimes found at the top of high mountains. What can Jacob infer about the mountains

decreases

radioactive carbon dating works because the amount of carbon 14 is constant while the organism dies the amount of carbon 14

it was once underwater

spring break had arrived and carol's family went camping along the river seen. During their stay, the family dug for fossils. Carol's father found pieces of elk skull and the bones of some other unidentified animals. Carol found an insect encased in amber and her little brother found two or three shark's teeth. Based on the family's fossil evidence, what can we assume about the past history of the camp site?

relative dating gives age compared to other nearly objects while absolute dating always gives a numerical age

the crucial difference between relative dating and absolute dating is that

much older than

the fossils in line 4 are ________ the ones in line 1 of the diagram

strata

the sections of rock from different geological eras that used to date fossils are called

insects

what kind of organism has been found trapped in the resin of ancient trees

trace

which type of fossil preserves no living matter but instead preserves signs of life such as footprints?

the absence of fossils of warm-weather plants

Scientists believe that during the Late Cretaceous period, many small seas dried up and new mountains began to rise. Which would most likely cause them to believe the temperature decreased during this time?

fossil a is older than fossil b

Fossil A is found in a layer of rock that is lower than the layer that Fossil B is found in. Based on this information, which statement is correct?

invertebrates lived on earth before vertabrates

The fossil evidence found in these sedimentary layers best implies

pillbug

The fossil image is of a trilobite. Trilobites lived in the ancient seas and the fossil was found in the sea floor. Compare the fossil to the four modern-day animals also pictured. Based on physical evidence, the trilobite is probably a direct ancestor of what animal?

the town was built over an ancient lava flow

a core sample was take in the center of a