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What allows scientists to determine the age of fossils?
What allows scientists to determine the age of fossils?
- Biologists tracing the ancestry of organisms
- Modeling Earth's past appearances
- Studying past ice ages
- Dating methods (correct)
Why would paleontologists 500 years ago imagine a fearsome, fire-breathing dragon had been killed in a battle when finding a fossil?
Why would paleontologists 500 years ago imagine a fearsome, fire-breathing dragon had been killed in a battle when finding a fossil?
- Lack of scientific knowledge and technology (correct)
- Ancestry tracing of organisms
- Modeling past appearances of Earth
- Studying past ice ages
What is the main purpose of satellite imaging?
What is the main purpose of satellite imaging?
- Modeling Earth's past appearances
- Tracing the ancestry of organisms
- Taking pictures of Earth (correct)
- Comparing older images with new ones
Which technology allows geologists to model what Earth looked like in past ages?
Which technology allows geologists to model what Earth looked like in past ages?
What is one of the uses of artificial satellites around Earth?
What is one of the uses of artificial satellites around Earth?
Why has Earth's history become clearer as technology advanced?
Why has Earth's history become clearer as technology advanced?
What type of light can be used to create images, according to the text?
What type of light can be used to create images, according to the text?
How did satellites help farmers, as mentioned in the text?
How did satellites help farmers, as mentioned in the text?
What was the hypothesis published by the scientists regarding the K-T extinction?
What was the hypothesis published by the scientists regarding the K-T extinction?
What did Alan Hildebrand find in the K-T layer in Haiti, leading to his hypothesis about a large asteroid impact?
What did Alan Hildebrand find in the K-T layer in Haiti, leading to his hypothesis about a large asteroid impact?
What did Glen Penfield's team discover in Mexico that led to the eventual comparison of findings with Alan Hildebrand?
What did Glen Penfield's team discover in Mexico that led to the eventual comparison of findings with Alan Hildebrand?
What evidence did Alan Hildebrand and Glen Penfield find that indicated a large asteroid impact on Earth?
What evidence did Alan Hildebrand and Glen Penfield find that indicated a large asteroid impact on Earth?
