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1.
Eras a broken into
a)
eons
b)
periods
c)
epochs
d)
millions of years
2.
The biggest unit of time on the Geologic Time Scale is
a)
an era
b)
a period
c)
an eon
d)
an epoch
3.
The geologic time scale is divided by major changes or events such as
a)
mass extinctions
b)
the extinction of one species
c)
the development of one new species
d)
a small temperature change
4.
What is the difference between relative dating and absolute dating?
a)
Relative dating provides the exact age of a rock, while absolute dating provides a rough estimate of the rock’s age
b)
Relative dating can estimate a rock’s age only in relation to other objects or events, while absolute dating can provide an actual age
c)
Relative dating uses several types of radioactive decay to determine an object’s relative age, while absolute dating only uses the halflife of uranium 235
d)
Relative dating and absolute dating can only determine the rock’s age in relation to other objects or events
5.
What is the primary purpose of index fossils?
a)
They help scientists determine the absolute age of sedimentary rocks
b)
The help scientists determine the relative age of rocks
c)
They help scientists indentify mass extinctions in Earth’s history
d)
They provide scientists with evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection
6.
Charles Darwin proposed the idea that organisms that are best suited so their environments will survive and reproduce. What is this theory known as?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Variation
c)
Inherited characteristics
d)
Natural selection
7.
A missing rock layer or a disturbance in a rock layer is caused by
a)
The law of superposition
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Index fossils
d)
An unconformity
8.
Which best describes how ice cores are important to the study of geologic history?
a)
they follow the Law of Superposition, which gives reasons for extinctions of species.
b)
they contain evidence showing changes in the atmospheric composition over time
c)
they hold index fossils, which are used to date the different ice cores
d)
they show unconformities, which signal change in deposition
9.
Definition: Time it takes for half of the atoms of an isotope (element) to decay
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Half-Life
c)
Relative Age
d)
Index Fossil
10.
Which rock layer is the oldest
a)
A
b)
E
c)
D
d)
C
11.
All are types of fossils EXCEPT:
a)
mineral replacement
b)
bone neutralization
c)
carbon film
d)
cast and molds
12.
A rock is formed by the cementing of layers of sediment. What type of rock is formed?
a)
Volcanic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Metamorphic
13.
Definition: Division of Earth's History into time units based on the types of life-forms that lived only during certain periods
a)
Fossil
b)
Geologic Time Scale
c)
Extincton
d)
Law of superposition
14.
Definition: the age of something compared to other things. "NOT" true age
a)
Absolute age
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Half-Life
d)
Relative age
15.
Definition: age, in years, of a rock or other object; can be determined using properties of the atoms that make up the object
a)
Relative age
b)
Trilobites
c)
Unconformity
d)
Absolute Age
16.
Which of the following rock types can you find fossils in?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igenous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Volcanic
17.
Definition: Remains of a species that existed on Earth for a relatively short period of time, were abundant and geographically widespread, and can be used by geologists to assign ages to rock layers
a)
Index Fossils
b)
Half-Life
c)
Radioactive dating
d)
Trilobites
18.
April is older than Zack, who is older than Rick. This is an example of:
a)
Relative Dating
b)
Absolute Dating
c)
Law of superposition
d)
radiometric dating
19.
The collection of all discovered fossils make up:
a)
Museum
b)
Fossil Record
c)
Law of superposition
d)
Index Fossils
20.
Life began during the...
a)
cenozoic
b)
paleozoic
c)
mesozoic
d)
precambrian
21.
The time span that lasted the longest was the...
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
22.
The Era when humans first appeared was...
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Precambrian
23.
"age of mammals"
a)
Cenozoic Era
b)
Precambrian Era
c)
Paleozoic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
24.
The single land mass that existed about 245 million years ago is named what?
a)
Fossil
b)
Pangea
c)
Bob
d)
Tectonic plates
25.
An index fossil was found in Africa. The same type of index fossil was found in Asia. What does this tell us?
a)
This tells us nothing important.
b)
The rock layer in Africa and Asia were formed during the same time period.
c)
The fossils are not related.
d)
The fossils can be found all over the world.
26.
According to all of the scientific evidence that we can gather; how old is the Earth?
a)
6,000 years
b)
3 years
c)
4.6 billion years
d)
3 million years
27.
What came first?
a)
Paleozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
28.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move.
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
29.
What is Pangaea?
a)
The name of a German Scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
30.
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms
b)
evidence from fossils
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
evidence from climate
31.
What Era do we live in?
a)
Triassic
b)
Cenozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Tertiary
32.
Plants and animals first reached land during the
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Cenozoic Era
c)
Paleozoic Era
d)
Precambrian
33.
What is an example of an index fossil?
a)
Marine Life
b)
Trilobites
c)
Horses
d)
Preserved fossils
34.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
35.
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
36.
These are dinosaur footprints. What is this a example of?
a)
All of the below!!!!!
b)
index fossil
c)
permineralized remains
d)
trace fossil
37.
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
38.
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
39.
What type of fossil fills a mold, and is a model of the actual organism?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbon imprint
40.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preserved
b)
petrified
c)
carbonized
d)
cast
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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.
45.
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
46.
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
47.
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
48.
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
49.
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
50.
Which rock layer in the diagram appears to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
51.
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
52.
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
53.
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
54.
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
55.
Adaptations cause ______________ among species.
a)
variations
b)
hunting
c)
traits
d)
natural selection
56.
Which evidence best supports the idea that the landmasses on Earth were once in these positions
a)
Madagasgar and India have similar shapes
b)
Bedrock in Australia and Greenland has glacier scratches
c)
North America and India have matching mountain chains
d)
Matching rock layers can be found in Africa and South America
57.
If deer and rabbits compete for the same food, what might happen if a disease reduced the rabbit population?
a)
The deer population would decrease.
b)
The deer population would increase.
c)
There would be fewer predators for the deer.
d)
Nothing would change.
58.
Dinosaurs are the primary species in this era.
a)
precambrian
b)
paleozoic
c)
mesozoic
d)
cenozoic
59.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
60.
Which division on the geologic time scale is the shortest?
a)
epoch
b)
era
c)
eon
d)
period
61.
Which of the following questions can be answered by studying these fossil layers?
a)
What did the fish eat?
b)
Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?
c)
Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
d)
Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?
62.
Radiometric dating is often referred to as
a)
total age.
b)
absolute dating.
c)
historic age.
d)
geologic age.
63.
gaps in rock layers caused by erosion are called
a)
law of superposition
b)
unconformities
c)
uniformitarianism
d)
relative dating
64.
the time it takes for half the atoms in an element to decay into something else is called
a)
absolute age dating
b)
relative age dating
c)
half-life
d)
extinct
65.
What 2 things make a good index fossil?
a)
Good looks and a great smile
b)
widespread and on Earth of a short time
c)
widespread and on Earth for a long time
d)
only found in Clinton Twp and in every rock layer
66.
An index fossil can help you
a)
get to know new people
b)
plan your next vacation
c)
determine the relative age of a rock layer
d)
determine the absolute age of a rock layer
67.
a break in the Earths crust
a)
fault
b)
intrusion
c)
extrusion
d)
index fossil
68.
Which of the following is the youngest?
a)
Intrusion X
b)
Fault Y
c)
Layer Z
d)
Fossil W
69.
Which of the following is the oldest?
a)
Layer L
b)
Intrusion D
c)
Intrusion H
d)
Layer E
70.
Most of the fossils found in Virginia are marine organisms. This means Virginia was probably once covered by
a)
Ocean
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Grassland
d)
Pavement
71.
What era is the "age of dinosaurs?"
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Jurassic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Paleozoic
72.
What might you conclude if a fish fossil was found on top of a mountain in Kentucky?
a)
An Earthquake happened there.
b)
A Volcano erupted there.
c)
A forest covered that area for a while.
d)
A Sea once covered the area.
73.
What can we learn from fossils?
a)
How earthquakes formed.
b)
How erosion changed mountains
c)
How Earth's magnetic field was formed
d)
How Earth's environment has changed
74.
What type of rock do fossils form in?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Classic
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