Earth History Review

What must occur for an organism to become a fossil?

• It must be an extinct organism

• It must be preserved in amber, ice, rock, tar or sediment

• It must have lived on land

• It must have lived in the ocean

What kind of fossil is this?

• Carbonized Fossil

• Preserved Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• Petrified Fossil

What kind of fossil is this?

• Preserved Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• Mold Fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Preserved

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of these is not related to the geologic time scale?

• Eon

• Era

• Period

• Century

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of these is the longest time?

• Eon

• Era

• Period

• Epoch

How old is the Earth?

• 4.6 Billion Years Old

• 4.6 Million Years Old

• 1 Billion Years Old

• 2020 Years Old

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What era are we currently in?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Check all the following that relate to relative dating

• Carbon Dating

• Law of Superposition

• Radioactive elements

• Index Fossils

• No exact age

Check all the following that have to do with radioactive dating

• No exact age

• Carbon Dating

• Index Fossils

• Exact Age

• Law of Superposition

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8