WorksheetsReview for Ch. 3 Rock and Fossil Record Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists assign relative ages of rocks by using
a)
the ratio of isotopes
b)
the principle of superposition
c)
potassium-Argon dating
d)
absolute dating
2.
What is the evidence that scientists use to support the theory that dinosaur extinction was caused by a catastrophic event?
a)
asteroid and/or comet impact craters
b)
sediment layers found in the Grand Canyon
c)
the same fossils found on different continents
d)
remains found in coprolite
3.
Rock layers can be disturbed by
a)
folding, petrification, faulting, and intrusions
b)
folding, tilting, faulting, and climbing
c)
folding, mummification, faulting, and intrusions
d)
folding, faulting, tilting, and intrusions
4.
Which flow chart best describes the correct order of the gradual adaptation and development of species through geologic time?
a)
single-celled organisms-->multi-celled organisms-->amphibians-->fish-->reptiles-->mammals
b)
fish-->amphibians-->multi-celled organisms-->single-celled organisms-->reptiles-->mammals
c)
single-celled organisms-->multi-celled organisms-->fish-->amphibians-->reptiles-->mammals
d)
single-celled organisms-->multi-celled organisms-->fish-->reptiles-->amphibians-->mammals
5.
The _____ is an ideal sequence of rock layers that contains all of the known fossils and rock formations on Earth arranged from oldest to youngest.
a)
nondeposition column
b)
geologic column
c)
angular unconformity
d)
disturbed rock column
6.
The earliest living organisms were
a)
fish
b)
bacteria
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
7.
Which era did dinosaurs live in?
a)
paleozoic
b)
mezozoic
c)
cenozoic
8.
Which era do humans dominate?
a)
mezozoic
b)
paleozoic
c)
cenozoic
9.
Which era did trilobites dominate?
a)
mezozoic
b)
cenozoic
c)
paleozoic
10.
Dinosaurs became extinct
a)
after humans existed
b)
during the time that humans existed
c)
before humans existed
d)
before and after humans existed.
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