The Study of Paleontology Focuses on ________

question 37

Multiple Choice

The study of paleontology focuses on ________?

• A)fossils and evidence concerning ancient life forms
• B)sedimentary rocks and their diagenetic transformations after deposition
• C)absolute age determinations on minerals from igneous and metamorphic rocks
• D)palinspastic restorations of deformed strata that were once horizontal

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Definitions:

Fluid Intelligence

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Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

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Multiple Intelligences Theory

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Range Of Reaction

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