Fossils that are useful in correlating rock layers are called

a. index fossils.
b. trace fossils.
c. range fossils.
d. tracing fossils.


a

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A beetle runs an erratic pattern on a square kitchen table that is 1.5 m on a side. The sides are arranged along the directions North/South and East/West. If he begins at the Southwest corner, and travels along one side to the adjacent corner in 20.0 s. He then turns north, and reaches the Northeast corner 12.5 s later. What is the magnitude of his average velocity for the whole trip?

A. 0.092 m/s B. 0.098 m/s C. 0.065 m/s D. 0.033 m/s

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In addition to Saturn's Titan, which other moon has a nitrogen atmosphere?

A) Jupiter's Europa B) Uranus' Titania C) Neptune's Triton D) Jupiter's Ganymede E) Pluto's Charon

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You start with a sample of 14C that contains 200 atoms. After three half-lives, how many atoms of 14C will be left?

A. 25 B. 50 C. 75 D. 100 E. 150

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