Earth Features Chapter Test

What is the primary reason geologists study rock layers?

• To find precious metals

• To understand Earth's history

• To predict future geological events

• To locate underground water sources

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Fossils are most likely to be found in which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Pumice

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What can fossils tell us about Earth's past?

• The color of ancient animals

• The exact age of Earth

• The types of organisms that existed

• How dinosaurs communicated

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Which of the following is an observation?

• The rock is 100 years old

• The rock layer is beneath the soil layer

• The rock will erode in 10 years

• The rock contains gold

An inference is best described as:

• A fact obtained from a scientific instrument

• A direct observation of natural phenomena

• A conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge

• A guess without any basis

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The layering of rocks can show us:

• The exact date when each layer was formed

• The sequence of events in Earth's history

• The names of all the dinosaurs

• How to predict earthquakes

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Why are inferences important in geology?

• They allow scientists to make precise measurements

• They help scientists understand processes that cannot be directly observed

• They replace the need for observations

• They are always 100% accurate

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Which of the following best describes why rock layers are not always horizontal?

• Earthquakes can shift them

• They were formed that way

• Water erosion makes them vertical

• Animals burrowing shifts the layers

What role do observations play in making inferences?

• Observations are unrelated to inferences

• Observations can provide evidence needed to make inferences

• Observations are less important than inferences

• Observations contradict inferences

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Why is it difficult to make direct observations of Earth's interior?

• It is too bright inside Earth

• The pressure and temperature are too high

• There are no interesting features to observe

• It is too easy to get lost inside Earth