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WorksheetsNatural Resources & Earth's History Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which best describes how ice cores provide evidence of Earth's history?
a)
Ice cores reveal how the continents have moved over time.
b)
Ice cores are taken from deep deposits of ice and snow.
c)
Ice cores contain layers of sedimentary rock.
d)
Ice cores contain bubbles of air from ancient atmospheres.
2.
Identical fossils and rocks are found in both South America and Africa, providing evidence of what?
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Law of Superposition
c)
Rock Cycle
d)
Fossil Record
3.
The time scale of Earth History is called the:
a)
Radiometric Time Scale
b)
Earth History Time Scale
c)
Geologic Time Scale
d)
Earth Time Scale
4.
The collection of all discovered fossils make up:
a)
index fossils
b)
Law of Superposition
c)
museum
d)
fossil record
5.
I am older than you. You are older than a toddler. This is an example of:
a)
Radiometric dating
b)
Relative dating
c)
Law of Superposition
d)
Absolute Dating
6.
A rock is formed by the cementing of layers of sediment. What type of rock is formed?
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
volcanic
7.
Many fossils of marine organisms are found in what is now desert. Which hypothesis best explains this?
a)
the fossils were moved by people
b)
the desert moved from the Equator to the South
c)
the desert was once an ocean
d)
marine organisms lived on land in the past
8.
Ice cores are most useful for determining:
a)
speed of geologic plates in the past
b)
the number of species alive in the past
c)
the atmospheric composition in the past
d)
the amount of earthquakes in the past
9.
Trilobite fossils are found in Cambrian rocks but not in Triassic rocks. Which statement best explains why
trilobite fossils are missing from Triassic rocks?
trilobite fossils are missing from Triassic rocks?
a)
trilobite fossils just haven't been found yet
b)
volcanoes and earthquakes destroyed only trilobite
fossils during the Triassic
fossils during the Triassic
c)
fossils did not form during the Triassic
d)
trilobites went extinct before the Triassic
10.
In what way are index fossils and layers of ash found in ice cores similar?
a)
both only occur in igneous rocks
b)
both can be used for relative dating
c)
both strongly resist chemical weathering
d)
both were formed only during the Mississippian period
11.
Unless a layer of rocks has been overturned or shifted, the bottom rock layer
a)
has the greatest amount of minerals
b)
is the oldest
c)
has fossils
d)
has the hardest rocks
12.
What is one concern over the building and use of wind turbines?
a)
tornadoes
b)
harming bird populations
c)
reducing water vapor in the atmosphere
d)
earthquakes
13.
Which biomass product is currently added to gasoline to introduce some renewable energy sources for transportation?
a)
wood
b)
ethanol
c)
natural gas
d)
coal
14.
All are ways of conserving energy EXCEPT:
a)
leaving a refrigerator door open
b)
insulating a house
c)
turning off appliances when not in use
d)
carpooling
15.
To produce hydroelectric power, __________ is needed.
a)
sun
b)
wind
c)
flowing water
d)
a fossil fuel
16.
To meet a high demand of energy, a new hydroelectric dam is being proposed in an area. Which of the following describes a possible risk?
a)
The dam produces no toxic hydrocarbons.
b)
The dam could harm or destroy some aquatic wildlife.
c)
The dam would produce renewable energy.
d)
The dam produces no radioactive waste.
17.
Petroleum is a nonrenewable resource because it
_________________.
_________________.
a)
is found only in certain parts of the world
b)
is replaced more rapidly than it is used
c)
can be used up by human activity
d)
is found only in certain parts of the world
18.
Reducing the amount of energy used is called
______________.
______________.
a)
renewable energy
b)
energy conservation
c)
nonrenewable energy
d)
kinetic energy
19.
There is a limited supply of _________ energy resources.
a)
solar
b)
free
c)
renewable
d)
nonrenewable
20.
_________ are formed by natural processes such as
decomposition of buried organisms. Examples include coal, oil, natural gas, and petroleum.
decomposition of buried organisms. Examples include coal, oil, natural gas, and petroleum.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
conservation
c)
renewable resources
d)
geofuel
21.
A renewable energy source that uses the movement of air to create electricity:
a)
solar
b)
geothermal
c)
hydroeletric
d)
wind
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