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What is the largest part of the Geologic Time Scale?
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Evolution: 8th grade
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Evolution is...
How species change over time
How species are created
How species develop
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What is the largest part of the Geologic Time Scale?
epochs
time periods
periods
eras
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Which era do we live in?
mesozoic
paleozoic
cenozoic
pre-cambrian
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Which layer of rock is the oldest?
g
a
d
f
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Structures that are similar but used differently and show a common ancestor in organisms.
vestigial structures
homologous structures
bone structures
analogous structures
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variations are...
similarities between species
differences between species
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Vestigial Structures...
once used, no longer necessary
disappear from the organism
necessary for life
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How many eras is the Geologic Time Scale divided in to?
3
2
1
4
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What does extinction mean?
species joining together
species currently living
species once living
species found on Earth
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Which is evidence that the continents were once joined together?
all of the above
similar fossils and rocks found on several continents
similar mountain ranges on several continents
continents fit together like a puzzle
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Continents part of one large land mass were once called...
Pangea
NASAEUAFINANAU
Lurasia
Mesopotamia
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Why are fossils important?
they tell about present day
they tell about the past
they tell about the future
they tell about weather
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Which law states "the rock layers on the bottom are older than the rock layers on the top"?
Natural Selection Law
scientific law
Law of Superposition
Law of Evolution
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What is the name of Earth's time scale?
The Rock Cycle
The Moh's Scale
Balance Scale
Geologic Time Scale
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Who is the father of evloution?
Jean Baptiste de LaMarck
Frances Watson
James Crick
Charles Darwin
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What is geologic time divisions based on?
the rock layers
evolution
genetics
fossil record
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In what era would you find humans?
mesozoic
palezoic
cenozoic
precambrian
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Why don't fossils survive in igneous or metamorphic rock?
fossils are not found underground
they will be destroyed by the process.
rocks are found in water and fossils can't survive
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What rock do we find fossils in?
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
