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What is the movement of earthy materials from higher region to lower region due to gravitational pull called?
- Soil erosion
- Earthquake
- Landslide
- Cyclone
The correct answer is: Landslide
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Scientists use the term geologic time to represent 4.6 billion years since the Earth formed.
Scientists use the term geologic time to represent 4.6 billion years since the Earth formed.
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Read the following statements:
Statement 1: Fossils provide clues that paleontologists can use to reconstruct extinct organisms.
Statement 2: The locations of fossils in sedimentary rock layers can indicate the relative ages of fossils.
Read the following statements:
Statement 1: Fossils provide clues that paleontologists can use to reconstruct extinct organisms.
Statement 2: The locations of fossils in sedimentary rock layers can indicate the relative ages of fossils.
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The period between the origin of gaseous clouds and the Earth's crust is called:
The period between the origin of gaseous clouds and the Earth's crust is called:
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In which layer will you find the oldest fossils?
In which layer will you find the oldest fossils?
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What does the geologic time scale represent?
What does the geologic time scale represent?
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Which of the following statements is not true?
i. Life on Earth started at least 1.5 billion years ago.
ii. Fossils are preserved evidence of life on Earth.
iii. Diversity of life on Earth today is the result of evolution.
Which of the following statements is not true?
i. Life on Earth started at least 1.5 billion years ago.
ii. Fossils are preserved evidence of life on Earth.
iii. Diversity of life on Earth today is the result of evolution.
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Geologic timescale is divided into how many eras?
Geologic timescale is divided into how many eras?
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The boundaries between different eons, eras, periods, and epochs are defined by:
The boundaries between different eons, eras, periods, and epochs are defined by:
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An era is a unit of geologic time that is smaller than eons and greater than periods.
An era is a unit of geologic time that is smaller than eons and greater than periods.
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Which of the following is the oldest subdivision of the geological time scale?
Which of the following is the oldest subdivision of the geological time scale?
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Which of the following geological time scale is called the “Age of Dinosaurs”?
Which of the following geological time scale is called the “Age of Dinosaurs”?
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The geological time scale of Earth’s history is given in the picture. Arrange the geological time in order starting from the earliest.
The geological time scale of Earth’s history is given in the picture. Arrange the geological time in order starting from the earliest.
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Most of the fossils are found in ____________ rock
Most of the fossils are found in ____________ rock
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Match the following:
| A. |
Human Era |
i. |
Mesozoic era |
| B. |
The last ice age of Earth |
ii. |
Holocene |
| C. |
Dinosaur era |
iii. |
Precambrian era |
| D. |
Oldest geological time scale |
iv. |
Pleistocene |
Match the following:
| A. |
Human Era |
i. |
Mesozoic era |
| B. |
The last ice age of Earth |
ii. |
Holocene |
| C. |
Dinosaur era |
iii. |
Precambrian era |
| D. |
Oldest geological time scale |
iv. |
Pleistocene |
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Which of the following geological time scale is associated with global changes due to human activity?
Which of the following geological time scale is associated with global changes due to human activity?
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