Use this sentence: A scientist finds fossils of the same marine animal in two distant locations.

Question

Which conclusion statement is correct?

(1 point)
Responses

All rocks in both areas are the same age.
All rocks in both areas are the same age.

Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.
Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.

Water in both areas dried out at the same time.
Water in both areas dried out at the same time.

The fossils closest to Earth’s surface are the oldest.

Answer 1

The correct conclusion statement based on the sentence provided is:

Both areas were covered by seawater at some time.

This conclusion is valid because the presence of the same marine animal fossils in two distant locations suggests that both areas were once part of the same marine environment. The other statements cannot be definitively concluded from the initial information.