Layer Order
Look at Figure 1: Rock strata A and do #1), give the layer order from oldes to youngest.
E, D, C, A, F, B
Look at Figure 4: Rock Strata D and do #3) What appeared first to last? (options: turtle, clam, and leaf)- if two things appear together, need to put them in same place!
FIRST: Clam & Turtle
SECOND: Leaf
Look at Figure 4: Rock strata D and do #6) What is the age range of the leaf fossils assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
0-1 millions of years old to 230 millions of years old
Look at Figure 4: Rock strata D and do #10) There is an error in the fossil record reliability in Figure 4- what organism is there an issue with? _______________ Why? Use the word gap and disappear(ed) in your explanation.
The Leaf. There's a missing leaf in G.
This is problematic because it causes a gap in the fossil record which means it likely disappeared for several millions of years and then returned which cannot happen if it's already gone extinct.
Look at Figure 3: Rock strata C and do #2), write the laws in order of proving the oldest to youngest layers.
Inclusion
Superposition
Superposition
Inclusion
Crosscutting
Superposition
Superposition
Crosscutting
Inclusion
Crosscutting
Look at Figure 1: Rock strata A and do #2), write the laws in order of proving the oldest to youngest layers.
Superposition
Superposition
Superposition
Superposition
Inclusion
Crosscutting
Look at Figure 5: Rock Strata E and do #3) What appeared first to last? (options: ichthyosaurus, flower, cow, horse hoof)- if two things appear together, need to put them in same place!
FIRST: ichthyosaurus
SECOND: cow & horse hoof
THIRD: flower
Look at Figure 5: Rock strata E and do #6) What is the age range of the flower fossils assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
0-1 millions of years old to 181 millions of years old
Look at Figure 5: Rock strata E and do #10) There is an error in the fossil record reliability in Figure 5- what organism is there an issue with? _______________ What layer is it missing in? _________ Why is this problematic? Use the word gap, millions of years, returned, and disappear(ed) in your explanation.
The Flower There's a missing leaf in F.
This is problematic because it causes a gap in the fossil record which means it likely disappeared for several millions of years and then returned which cannot happen if it's already gone extinct.
Look at Figure 5: Rock Strata E and do #5) What is extinct? How do you know?
horse hoof, cow, and ichthyosaurus, because it's not in the top layer
Look at Figure 2: Rock strata B and do #1), give the layer order from oldes to youngest.
F, D, C, E, B, A, H, G
Look at Figure 4: Rock Strata D and do #4) What existed the longest? How do you know?
Turtle, it shows up in the most layers
Look at Figure 4: Rock strata D and do #7) What is the age range of the turtle fossils assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
181 millions of years old to 425 millions of years old
#11. In Figure 7, there are flower fossils preserved with petals intact. Why is it close to impossible for these flowers to be preserved like this over millions of years? ________________________________ What would a Biblical creationist scientists’ explanation for the detail in these flowers? Use the phrases according to biblical creationism, rapid burial(buried), worldwide and preserved quickly in your explanation. (LS4-7)
decayed/ rotted.
According to biblical creationism, the flowers were likely rapidly buried in the worldwide flood and preserved quickly to make the details in this fossil.
Look at Figure 5: Rock strata E and do #8) What is the age range of the ichthyosaurs assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
230 millions of years old to 280 millions of years old
Look at Figure 2: Rock strata B and do #2), write the laws in order of proving the oldest to youngest layers.
Inclusion
Superposition
Superposition
Inclusion
Superposition
Superposition
Crosscutting
Crosscutting
Look at Figure 5: Rock Strata D and do #4) What existed the longest? How do you know?
Horse (hoof) because it shows up in the most layers.
Look at Figure 5: Rock strata E and do #7) What is the age range of the cow assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
181 millions of years old to 230 millions of years old
#12. In Figure 8, there are leaf fossils preserved intact. Why is it close to impossible for the leaves to be preserved like this over millions of years? The leaf would have already ____________________ and not been preserved in such detail. What would a Biblical creationist scientists’ explanation for the detail in these flowers? Use the phrases according to biblical creationism, rapid burial(buried), worldwide and preserved quickly in your explanation. (LS4-7)
decayed/ rotted.
According to biblical creationism, the leaves were flightly rapidly buried in the worldwide flood and preserved quickly to make the details in this fossil.
Look at Figure 5: Rock strata E and do #9) What is the age range of the horse hoof assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
0-1 millions of years old to 230 millions of years old
Look at Figure 3: Rock strata C and do #1), give the layer order from oldes to youngest.
J, F, A, I D, E, C, G, H, B
Look at Figure 4: Rock Strata D and do #5) What is extinct? How do you know?
Turtle, Clam- because it is not in the top layer
Look at Figure 4: Rock strata D and do #8) What is the age range of the clam fossils assuming each layer follows the evolutionary Geologic Time Scale Succession of Life from the youngest layer being 0-1 million years old and so forth (use the red box)?
_________ millions of years old to _________ millions of years old
345 millions of years old to 425 millions of years old
#13. In Figure 9, it shows a fossil of two turtles mating. If these turtles were millions of years old, why were they preserved mating? Wouldn’t they have finished mating, lived their life, and died naturally before being preserved over millions of years? What would a Biblical creationist scientists’ explanation for this fossil be? Use the phrases according to biblical creationism, rapid burial(buried), no time to escape, worldwide and preserved quickly in your explanation. (LS4-7)
According to biblical creationism, the turtles were likely fossilized mating because of the worldwide flood that came and rapidly buried them which gave them no time to escape while mating and preserved them quickly.
#14. In Figure 10, it shows a fossil of an ichthyosaur giving birth with its baby fossilized as well. If the ichthyosaur was millions of years old- why didn’t it finish giving birth first, live its life, and die naturally before being preserved over millions of years? What would a Biblical creationist scientists’ explanation for this fossil be? Use the phrases according to biblical creationism, rapid burial(buried), no time to escape, worldwide and preserved quickly in your explanation. (LS4-7)
According to biblical creationism, the ichthyosaur is likely fossilized giving birth because of the worldwide flood that came and rapidly buried them which gave it and its baby no time to escape while giving birth and preserved them quickly.