World War I and II. These wars caused lots of economic growth and development because there was a pressure to create better inventions. Having better technology could mean the win or lose of a war. :D
To change the equation, you'd have to take the square root of both sides. When you do this, x^2 cancels out leaving you with x = sqrt(y)
If you need help on the other ones, all you have to do is solve for x by using either addition/subtraction or dividing/multiplying.
Fossils help scientists date rocks: True
Sometimes younger rock layers are found beneath older rock layers: True, because it happens with landslides and other causes.
No fossils from the Precambrian era have been found because there were no organisms at the time: False because there were organisims like algae and bacteria, and there are a very small amout of fossils from that era.
The map of Earth has changed over millions of years, but is now set: False
Mount Everest is located on the border between Tibet and Nepal in the Himalayas in Asia.