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WorksheetsScience Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
An index fossil forms at only one particular time in Geologic Time.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Many species becoming extinct over a short period of geologic time...
a)
Evolution
b)
Population
c)
Trace Fossils
d)
Mass Extinction
3.
Which of the following helps explain how similar fossils have been found on both sides of an ocean...
a)
carbon film dating
b)
index fossils
c)
continental drift
d)
relative age
4.
The fossil record refers to...
a)
The fossils in the rock layers on Earth
b)
The fossils in a layer being studied
c)
An encyclopedia of fossil photos
d)
A recording of fossil names
5.
Fossils of Mesosaurus help suggest...
a)
Mesosaurus lived in the ocean
b)
Mesosaurus ate plants
c)
Mesosaurus can be used as an index fossil
d)
Two continents were once connecte
6.
If you find fossils such as coral, clams, and fish in your area you can infer...
a)
An ocean once covered the area
b)
The environment was cold
c)
There was a forest here
d)
Desert sand covered this area
7.
Age of Dinosaurs...
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Pre-Cambrian
8.
Woolly mammoths and saber tooth cat FOSSILS are found in the...
a)
Cenozoic Era
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Pre-Cambrian
9.
A Mass extinction could be caused by...
a)
Heavy Thunderstorms
b)
No rain for a long time (Drought)
c)
Dry and Wet Seasons
d)
Rainy then Short Dry Seasons
10.
One half of this fossil has a raised shape, and the other half is an impression...
a)
shell in amber
b)
mold and cast
c)
ice
d)
trace fossil
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