Earth’s History quiz

The outer layer of Earth is called the:

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

A bend in rock strata is called a:

• Fault

• Fold

• Intrusion

• Boundary

fossils that help date how old the rock strata is are called:

• Index fossils

• Casting

• Resin

• Dating fossils

Rock strata is another way of saying rock_________.

• Fossils

• Layers

• Sediments

• Temperature

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the three types of rock are sedimentary, igneous and_________

• Magma

• Metamorphic

• Sand

• Dirt

Which type of rock has layers in it?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

The type of Earth material most likely to contain fossils is:

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• native material

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Trilobite that lived for a short period of time and was abundant is an example of a(n):

• trace fossil

• permineralized fossil

• original remain

• index fossil

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10-In which situation will older rock layers lie above younger rock layer?

• Rock layers have been overturned by folding - plate tectonics

• Erosion has exposed older rocks, and new layers have been deposited

• Sedimentary rock layers have remained undisturbed after deposition

• Igneous intrusions have cut through layers of sedimentary rock.

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Which layer is the youngest?

• #1

• #3

• #5

• #6

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