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WorksheetsEarth's History
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer is the oldest?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
5
2.
What occurs at the end of a geologic era?
a)
flood
b)
extinction
c)
comet
d)
mountains form
3.
What will most likely happen to a species of fish if all the female fish are caught?
a)
The male fish will move away.
b)
The male fish will build homes to raise their young.
c)
The species will not survive.
d)
The young fish will starve.
4.
The longest Era was...
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
5.
Trilobites are found in the _____________.
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Cretaceous
6.
The Precambrian is the ___________ time span in Earth's history.
a)
youngest
b)
latest
c)
earliest
d)
middle
7.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
8.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
9.
Current scientific evidence shows that the Earth is estimated to be:
a)
Less than 1 millions years old
b)
Between 3 and 4 billion years old
c)
More than 4 billions years old
d)
Less than 2 billion years old
10.
Which word best describes relative dating?
a)
Older
b)
14 years old
c)
2017
d)
4.6 million years ago
11.
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
12.
Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?
a)
trace fossil
b)
index fossil
c)
radioactive fossil
d)
unconformity fossil
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