WorksheetsInvestigation 2 I-Check
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Have you used your study guide?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
Fossilized seashells that were found in the desert MOST LIKELY tell us that
a)
Sea animals live in the desert
b)
The desert was once underwater
c)
All deserts were once underwater
d)
All of the above are true
3.
What is a Fossil?
a)
Any dead organism
b)
The preserved remains or traces of an organism
c)
A perfect copy of a rock
d)
None of the above
4.
Which of the following can scientists NOT interpret from examining fossils?
a)
How Earth’s environment has changed over time
b)
How plants and animals have changed over time
c)
The age of certain layers of rocks
d)
How the pull of gravity has changed
5.
How do MOST fossils form?
a)
living things die and their remains are quickly buried by sediments
b)
the hard parts of an organism dry out in the air
c)
the soft parts of an organism change to stone
d)
freezing preserves the remains of an organism
6.
The above picture shows a fossil of a palm leaf, a tropical plant. This fossil was found in the state of Alaska. How could this be explained?
a)
Alaska’s climate was once colder than it is now
b)
Alaska’s climate has always been the same
c)
Alaska’s climate was once warmer than it is now
d)
Alaska’s climate is warming up
7.
Footprints and trails are examples of
a)
Casts
b)
Trace Fossils
c)
Index Fossils
d)
Molds
8.
Which of the following is an example of mineral replacement?
a)
La Brea Tar Pits
b)
A Frozen Mammoth
c)
Hardened Tree Sap
d)
Petrified Wood
9.
David wants to preserve the remains of a dead caterpillar. Under what conditions would he get the best results?
a)
wet and warm temperatures
b)
wet and cool temperatures
c)
dry and freezing temperatures
d)
dry and hot temperatures
10.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
11.
A fossil that forms when a hollowed out impression in a rock that is the same shape as a shell fills with sediment and then hardens.
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace fossil
d)
index fossil
12.
A woolly mammoth found frozen in the permafrost of Siberia is an example of...
a)
a mold
b)
an altered hard part
c)
a cast
d)
preserved remains
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Older fossils are found
a)
At the top
b)
At the bottom
c)
In the middle
16.
. In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually ______ quickly after it dies.
a)
Decompose
b)
Go extinct
c)
Rot
d)
Be buried
17.
What is the law of superposition
a)
A statue
b)
A bone
c)
A layer on top, is younger than a layer on the bottom and vice-versa
d)
TECH N9NE
18.
Can there be a fish fossil on a desert mountain and why
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Yes because the climate could have changed overtime
d)
No because the earth always stays the same
19.
Fossils are usually found in
a)
igneous rock
b)
extrusions
c)
intrusions
d)
sedimentary rock
20.
Scientists who study fossils are called
a)
Geologists
b)
Paleontologists
c)
Fossil Scientists
d)
Meteorologists
21.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Cast
c)
Preserved remains
d)
Trace fossil
22.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Mold
c)
Cast
d)
Carbon film
23.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Cast
c)
Preserved remains
d)
Petrified
24.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Preserved remains
b)
Petrified
c)
Mold
d)
Cast
25.
What types of fossils are shown in the picture?
a)
Petrified Fossils
b)
Trace Fossils
c)
Cast and Mold Fossils
d)
Carbonized
26.
What is hardened tree sap called?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
27.
Fossils that haven't changed over time, all tissues are still intact.
a)
index fossils
b)
trace fossils
c)
petrified fossils
d)
preserved remains
28.
A fossil is...
a)
a radioactive element used to determine the age of a rock layer
b)
the remains or evidence of a once-living organism
c)
only the hard parts of a organism
d)
only found in ice
29.
Where are prehistoric animals preserved as WHOLE animals?
a)
in sedimentary rock
b)
in amber
c)
in obsidian
d)
in oceans
30.
The breaking down of rock is...
a)
erosion
b)
landslide
c)
movement
d)
weathering
31.
The carrying away of broken down rock is...
a)
gravity
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
water
32.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
true form
b)
cast
c)
mold
d)
trace
33.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
cast
b)
true form
c)
mold
d)
trace
34.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
mold
d)
true form
35.
This amber fossil is formed by...
a)
organisms trapped in wax
b)
organisms trapped in clay
c)
organisms trapped in glue
d)
organisms trapped in sap
36.
What can fossils tell us?
a)
How Earth has changed
b)
How Earth's surface has changed
c)
What past environments were like
d)
All of these
37.
If a fish fossil is found on the top of a mountain, then this can tell us what?
a)
The fish swam up a river
b)
The mountain is short
c)
There was a shore on the mountain
d)
At one point, the mountain was underwater
38.
A mold is a solid area left of an organism
a)
True
b)
False
39.
A cast is a solid copy of an organism.
a)
False
b)
True
40.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
41.
This is a low place in between two hills or mountains.
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Lake
42.
A landmass with an elevation higher than a hill.
a)
Ocean
b)
Gulf
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
43.
A deep valley with steep walls that cut into the earth caused by erosion from running water.
a)
Valley
b)
Canyon
c)
Gulf
d)
River
44.
A dry area of land that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation (rainfall) per year.
a)
Mountain
b)
Canyon
c)
Desert
d)
Prairie
45.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
46.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
47.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
48.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
49.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
50.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
51.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
52.
Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth’s surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
53.
high area of land with a flat top
a)
cliff
b)
plain
c)
mountain
d)
plateau
54.
an area of flat land, good for farming
a)
plain
b)
plateau
c)
mountain
d)
coast
55.
What is EROSION?
a)
the movement of sediments
b)
the breaking down of sediments
c)
the dropping of sediments
d)
squeeze
56.
What is DEPOSITION?
a)
hold
b)
the breaking down of sediments
c)
the movement of sediments
d)
the dropping of sediments
57.
What is this landform?
a)
Plain
b)
Delta
c)
Canyon
d)
Valley
58.
What is this landform?
a)
canyon
b)
hills
c)
mountain
d)
delta
59.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
delta
c)
valley
d)
plain
60.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
valley
c)
delta
d)
hills
61.
A fan-shaped deposit formed when a fast flowing stream flows out onto dry land.
a)
valley
b)
lava
c)
alluvial fan
62.
The movement of pieces of weathered rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
a)
erosion
b)
mountains
c)
delta
63.
The process by which eroded materials settle out in another place.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
landslide
64.
A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river.
a)
delta
b)
creep
c)
valley
65.
a)
Valley
b)
Plateau
c)
Hill
66.
a)
Valley
b)
Plateau
c)
Volcano
67.
a)
Hill
b)
Mountain
c)
Glacier
68.
a)
Glacier
b)
Mountain
c)
Volcano
69.
a)
Valley
b)
Desert
c)
Plain
70.
a)
Plain
b)
Desert
c)
Hill
71.
______________________ are special shapes found in the land.
a)
community
b)
landform
c)
citizenship
72.
What is this landform?
a)
delta
b)
river
c)
ocean
d)
stream
73.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
hills
c)
plateau
d)
fjord
74.
What is EROSION?
a)
the movement of sediments
b)
the breaking down of sediments
c)
the dropping of sediments
d)
squeeze
75.
What is WEATHERING?
a)
the movement of sediments
b)
the breaking down of sediments
c)
hold
d)
the dropping of sediments
76.
What is DEPOSITION?
a)
hold
b)
the breaking down of sediments
c)
the movement of sediments
d)
the dropping of sediments
77.
What is this landform?
a)
plain
b)
delta
c)
valley
d)
sand dunes
78.
What is this landform?
a)
canyon
b)
hills
c)
mountain
d)
delta
79.
A bowl shaped area of land surrounded by higher land is a...
a)
basin
b)
canyon
c)
mesa
d)
delta
80.
Huge sheets of ice that move and shape the land are...
a)
iceburgs
b)
mountains
c)
mountain ranges
d)
glaciers
81.
a)
A. Desert
b)
B. Lake
c)
C. Plains
d)
D. River
82.
a)
A. Hills
b)
B. River
c)
C. Desert
d)
D. Mountains
83.
What is weathering?
a)
A type of climate
b)
A transport of sediment
c)
The breakdown of rock
d)
The aging of rock
84.
Which rock particle is the largest?
a)
clay
b)
pebbles
c)
silt
d)
sand
85.
Which is NOT a way that erosion occurs?
a)
water
b)
heat
c)
wind
d)
ice
86.
In which stream table were the canyons wider, deltas longer, and materials deposited farther down the stream table?
a)
sloped
b)
standard
87.
What does rock material have to have in order for it to be SOIL?
a)
organic material (humus)
b)
water
c)
dirt
88.
Gravity, wind, water, waves, ice can cause _____________________.
a)
floods
b)
erosion
c)
rain
d)
channels
89.
A stream table is a _____________ of the effects of depositon and erosion.
a)
map
b)
model
c)
process
90.
Area of land between two mountains
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
desert
d)
coast
91.
A high landform that has peaks or round tops
a)
mountain
b)
cliff
c)
desert
d)
coast
92.
high area of land with a flat top
a)
cliff
b)
plain
c)
mountain
d)
plateau
93.
a piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean
a)
delta
b)
cliff
c)
coast
d)
canyon
94.
a mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain
a)
plateau
b)
cliff
c)
mountain
d)
hill
95.
Which landform would attract you if you would a large farm?
a)
mountain
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
hill
96.
Name this landform
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
hill
d)
plain
97.
Name this landform
a)
volcano
b)
hill
c)
river
d)
island
98.
Name this body of water
a)
plain
b)
canyon
c)
valley
d)
river
99.
Name this landform
a)
lake
b)
hill
c)
mountain
d)
island
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