WorksheetsEarth History Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an example of an index fossil?
a)
Marine Life
b)
Trilobites
c)
Horses
d)
Preserved fossils
2.
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
a)
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
b)
this land was once under the ocean
c)
farmers fed the fish to the cows
d)
fish used to live on land
3.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
4.
Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?
a)
they are white
b)
bones are large
c)
the parts are hard
d)
bones decay easily
5.
These are dinosaur footprints. What is this a example of?
a)
All of the below!!!!!
b)
index fossil
c)
permineralized remains
d)
trace fossil
6.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
7.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
8.
What type of fossil fills a mold, and is a model of the actual organism?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbon imprint
9.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preserved
b)
petrified
c)
carbonized
d)
cast
10.
Type of fossil that usually forms when softer parts like leaves, flowers, and steams decay leaving are squeezed between layers of mud or rock and leave an imprint.
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbonized
d)
petrified
11.
When an organism dies, is buried, and decays leaving behind a cavity in the shape of the organism is considered which type of fossil?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
petrified
12.
A(n) ______ is an organism that lived for a short amount of time , were plentiful, and lived in a wide geographical area.
a)
index fossil
b)
cast fossil
c)
perserved fossil
d)
petrified fossil
13.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
14.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
15.
According to superposition, the fossils found in the lower layer of rocks are ________ than those found at higher layer
a)
older
b)
Same age
c)
Younger
d)
tougher
16.
Comparing one rock to another rock to determine the age is considered to be called
a)
Absolute age
b)
Relative age
c)
Actual age
d)
Predicted age
17.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
18.
What is the process that explains how a species can survive and change over time called?
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
19.
The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....
a)
Inclusions
b)
Unconformities
c)
Cross-Cutting Relationships
d)
Superposition
20.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
21.
Which rock layer in the diagram appears to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
22.
Which rock layers contained the same index fossils at Zion and the Grand Canyon?
a)
Kaibab Formation and Z1
b)
Supai Group and Z1
c)
Toroweap and Z2
d)
Supai Group and Z7
23.
Which division on the geologic time scale is the shortest?
a)
epoch
b)
era
c)
eon
d)
period
24.
If an index fossil is found in two rock layers that are separated by an ocean, what do you know about the relationship between the two rock layers?
a)
they are about the same age
b)
they used to be in the same area
c)
the are made of the same kind of rock
d)
the rock layers are unrelated
25.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
26.
Why is the fossil record incomplete?
a)
fossils get eroded away over time
b)
most organisms never became fossils
c)
scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly
d)
all of the above
27.
Which is the correct order of geologic time?
a)
Era >Eon >Period >Epoch
b)
Eon >Era >Period >Epoch
c)
Epoch >Period >Era >Eon
d)
Era >Eon > Epoch >Period
28.
Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all
a)
Epochs
b)
Eras
c)
Periods
d)
Eons
29.
The ______________ era covers almost 90% of earth's history.
a)
Paleozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
30.
Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
31.
Name the 4 eras in order from oldest to youngest.
a)
Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Cenozoic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era, Precambrian time, Cenozoic Era, Paleozoic Era
c)
Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Precambrian Time, Cenozoic
32.
True or False: Geologists subdivide periods into eras.
a)
False
b)
True
33.
When NO members of a species are left, this is an example of____________________________.
a)
a. Endangered
b)
b. Extinction
c)
c. Protected
d)
d. Threatened
34.
What probably killed off the dinosaurs?
a)
A meteorite impact
b)
A snow storm
c)
Both choices above are equally likely.
35.
In what Era did the dinosaurs live?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Precambrain
36.
The age of Mammals, or the current era, is known as...
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Cenozoic
c)
Paleozoic
37.
Humans are causing extiction in which ways?
a)
By over hunting animals for food or products.
b)
By destroying the natural habitat of species.
c)
By polluting the environments of the world.
d)
All of the above.
38.
What era, period, and epoch are we currently in? (In the correct order below)
a)
Cenozoic, Holocene, Quaternary
b)
Mesozoic, Quaternary, Triassic
c)
Cenozoic, Quaternary, Jurassic
d)
Cenozoic, Quaternary, Holocene
39.
What type of species dominated the Paleozoic era?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Mammals
c)
Marine Life
d)
Horses
40.
Adaptations cause ______________ among species.
a)
variations
b)
hunting
c)
traits
d)
natural selection
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