An interface between discontinuous layers of rock is called _____.

Rapid burial protects a deceased body from all of the following EXCEPT:

The best conditions for preservation of soft tissues are _____ temperatures and _____ air.

What relatively recent epoch ended roughly 12,000 years ago?

A scientist would not be able to use radiocarbon dating to find the age of which of the following samples?

Why do many geologists study layers of strata?

If Fossil A is found in a lower rock layer, and Fossil B is found in an upper rock layer, then Species A most likely _____.

The statement Rock A is seventeen years old is an example of _____.

A large nucleus may get to a more stable state by emitting two protons and two neutrons. This describes which type of radioactive decay?

A particular radioactive isotope has a half-life of 200 years. At what time will there be 25% of the isotope left?

If Sedimentary Layer A occurs above Sedimentary Layer C and Sedimentary Layer B is below Sedimentary Layer C, which of the following is the correct order of the layers (from oldest to youngest)?

Which of the following is the term used for the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by releasing radiation?

The change from catastrophism to uniformitarianism made scientists decide that Earth must be _____ than previously thought.