WorksheetsEarth History Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This diagram shows several sedimentary rock layers containing index fossils. Which layer contains the oldest fossil?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which is the best predictor of the relative age of a layer of rock?
a)
thickness of the layer
b)
position of the layer
c)
length of the layer
d)
size of the layer
3.
The picture shows the fossilized tooth of an extinct shark called a Megalodon.
Which evidence can scientists most likely gain from studying the fossilized tooth?
Which evidence can scientists most likely gain from studying the fossilized tooth?
a)
the difference of prey eaten by sharks
b)
the differences from living teeth of living sharks today
c)
the events that led to how the shark died
d)
the color of the skin of the shark
4.
Geologists are conducting research in Hawaii. Which rock will be most abundant?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
5.
Which of the following eras is known as the “Age of Mammals”?
a)
precambrian
b)
paleozoic
c)
mesozoic
d)
cenozoic
6.
This diagram shows fossils from different eras of geologic time.
Which index fossil would indicate the oldest rock?
Which index fossil would indicate the oldest rock?
a)
Venericardia planicosta
b)
Nerinea trinodosa
c)
Paradoxides pinus
7.
Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
8.
Scientists uncover mammoth bones and are able to determine the amount of carbon-14 in the bones. Which best explains the use of carbon-14 in studying the mammoth?
a)
It identifies the species of mammoth.
b)
It identifies the diet of the mammoth.
c)
It determines the age of the mammoth.
d)
It determines the cause of death of the mammoth.
9.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
10.
What am I called?
a)
tyrannosaurus
b)
pteradactyl
c)
trilobite
d)
Sea scorpion
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