Quiz 13
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A technique used by evolutionists to assign absolute ages to rocks and fossils is _______.
radiometric dating
True or false: The historical event that probably formed most of the fossils in the earth was the Ice Age.
FALSE The correct event is The Flood, which is believed to have contributed significantly to fossil formation.
When continuous strata are missing one or more layers, the gap is called ___________________.
unconformity
True or false: Animals and plants that disappear abruptly from the fossil record, yet are still alive today, are known as index fossils.
FALSE These organisms are referred to as living fossils, while index fossils are used to identify and date specific geological periods.
A lobe-finned fish fossil thought to be the ancestor of the first amphibians was the Knightia. True or False?
FALSE The correct fossil is the Coelacanth, not Knightia.
What term describes the amount of time needed for half of a parent element to decay into its daughter element?
half-life
What is the logic error in which the ‘proof’ of an idea depends on the assumption that the idea is true?
circular reasoning
What method do evolutionists use to date organic materials like preserved bones, skin, or hair?
Carbon 14 dating
What is the general term for fossils that evolutionists use to identify the supposed ages of rock layers?
Index fossils
What term describes an organism showing no change between its appearance in the fossil record and at the present day?
Living fossil