History of Planet Earth Review

What is one way that scientists can tell that Earth's surface has changed?

• They can examine layers of rocks and the fossils in them.

• They can examine the ocean.

• They can examine the sky and the clouds.

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A farmer in the Midwest finds a fossil of a clamshell on his farm. How might the farmer explain the presence of the fossil?

• The farmer might conclude that the area was ONCE covered with water.

• The farmer might conclude that the area was ALWAYS covered by water.

• The farmer might conclude that the area was full of sea creatures.

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Which of these best describes rock strata?

• Scientists who study rock layers.

• A crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs.

• Layers of rock deposited over a long period of time.

• Minerals that cause rocks to have different colors.

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What might cause a gap in the geologic record between layers of rock?

• Faulting

• Erosion

• Folding

• Tilting

Place the following events in the sequence in which they happened.

Sediments harden into rock layers.

Igneous rocks formed by magma interrupt the layer.

Fish die and are buried in the sediment.

Sediments are deposited on the ocean floor.

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 2, 1, 3, 4

• 3, 4, 2, 1

• 4, 3, 2, 1

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Which rock layer TYPICALLY contains fossils of the most recently living organisms?

• Top layer

• Middle layer

• Bottom layer

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What is the effect of earth shifting along a fault in its surface?

• Dinosaurs become extinct.

• Layers of rock shift.

• Key beds are formed from ash.

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What is the effect of a massive asteroid hitting Earth at the end of the Mesozoic era?

• Dinosaurs become extinct.

• Layers of rock shift.

• Key beds are formed from ash.

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What is the effect of a large volcanic eruption producing ash?

• Dinosaurs become extinct.

• Layers of rock shift.

• Key beds are formed from ash.

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Which term would describe fossilized tracks of an organism that lived long ago?

• Body fossil

• Index fossil

• Key fossil

• Trace fossil

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