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Geologic Time & Fossils Quiz

Authored by Emily Rietveld

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8th Grade

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Geologic Time & Fossils Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Fossils of a shellfish was found high on the top of a mountain. Which BEST explains how this is possible?

the shellfish were dropped there by flying birds

the rocks of the mountain were once under water

the shellfish were brought there by humans millions of years ago

the rocks of the mountain were formed from an underwater volcano

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Scientists who study fossils are called

astronomers

paleontologists

biologists

geologists

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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On the geological time scale, the Early and Late ____________ are subdivisions of the Cretaceous period.

ages

periods

epochs

eras

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Primitive horses are found in the rock layers of the early-to-middle Eocene Epoch. In what Era will you find the fossils of primitive horses?

Cenozoic

Tertiary

Paleogene

Mesozoic

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Fossil A is found in a rock layer above a layer containing Fossil B. Which fossil is probably older?

Fossil A

Fossil B

Both are the same age

Can't be determined

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Geologic time begins with a very long span called Precambrian Time. Precambrian Time ended about 544 million years ago. Since then, the basic units of geologic time are, in order from longest to shortest:

eras - periods - epochs.

eras - epochs - decades.

orders - epochs - periods.

epochs - periods - centuries.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Wendy is a paleontologist and finds a fossil of a bony fish (2) buried in the sediment on the coast. After observing and recording several key features of the fossil as well as the area, what conclusion might she be able to make (from the diagram)?

that the bony fish fossil is 2 million years old

that bony fish developed before land plants

that the Earth was once covered with water

that the fossil is not native to that location

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