WorksheetsEarth History I3-4
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. What kinds of rocks should the students look for on their hike, (and on your test you will explain why should they look for those kinds of rock)?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
2.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. In one area, the creek has exposed a layer of shale. What kind of environment might have once existed here to create that rock layer?
a)
A sandy beach
b)
A swamp
c)
A coral reef
d)
A river
3.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. Continuing along the creek, they find some pieces of white sandy rock in the creek. They drip hydrochloric acid on that rock. The rock does not fizz. Yes or No: Deposition is a process that likely formed the rocks in the creek.
a)
Yes Deposition
b)
No Deposition
4.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. Continuing along the creek, they find some pieces of white sandy rock in the creek. They drip hydrochloric acid on that rock. The rock does not fizz. Yes or No: Chemical Reaction is a process that likely formed the rocks in the creek.
a)
Yes Chemical Reaction
b)
No Chemical Reaction
5.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. Continuing along the creek, they find some pieces of white sandy rock in the creek. They drip hydrochloric acid on that rock. The rock does not fizz. Yes or No: Cementation is a process that likely formed the rocks in the creek.
a)
Yes Cementation
b)
No Cementation
6.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. Continuing along the creek, they find some pieces of white sandy rock in the creek. They drip hydrochloric acid on that rock. The rock does not fizz. Yes or No: Erosion is a process that likely formed the rocks in the creek.
a)
Yes Erosion
b)
No Erosion
7.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. The students hope to find some fossils along the way. Continuing along the creek, they find some pieces of white sandy rock in the creek. They drip hydrochloric acid on that rock. The rock does not fizz. Yes or No: Melting is a process that likely formed the rocks in the creek.
a)
Yes Melting
b)
No Melting
8.
Which statement best describes the principle of uniformitarianism?
a)
Deposition occurs faster today than it did in ancient environments
b)
Rocks form by the same processes today as in the past.
c)
Weathering and erosion can be fast or slow, depending on the type of rock
d)
Earth's geological features were formed by a few catastrophic events
9.
What are reasons for gaps in the fossil record? Choose YES if the statement explains gaps in the fossil record; Choose NO if the statement does not explain the gaps. Many organisms do not have structures that can be fossilized.
a)
YES
b)
NO
10.
What are reasons for gaps in the fossil record? Choose YES if the statement explains gaps in the fossil record; Choose NO if the statement does not explain the gaps. There were periods of time when no organisms died.
a)
YES
b)
NO
11.
What are reasons for gaps in the fossil record? Choose YES if the statement explains gaps in the fossil record; Choose NO if the statement does not explain the gaps. Some environments do not provide conditions favorable to fossil formation.
a)
YES
b)
NO
12.
What are reasons for gaps in the fossil record? Choose YES if the statement explains gaps in the fossil record; Choose NO if the statement does not explain the gaps. There were lots of fossils that we haven't found yet.
a)
YES
b)
NO
13.
What are reasons for gaps in the fossil record? Choose YES if the statement explains gaps in the fossil record; Choose NO if the statement does not explain the gaps. Some geological events destroyed fossils that were in the rock layers.
a)
YES
b)
NO
14.
Geological time is described in eras and periods. Those segments of time are based on ___.
a)
whoever discovered them
b)
significant evolutionary events in Earth's history
c)
the thickness of certain rock layers
d)
the number of layers of rock that can be counted in 10 meters of a rock column
15.
To a geologist, the most important use of index fossils is ___.
a)
to show what kind of life existed long ago
b)
to show that the sediments were deposited horizontally
c)
to determine the age of the rock
d)
to tell the story of the ancient environment
16.
Do scientists think that new rocks are still forming today?
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
Some students wanted to investigate how five different sediments settled in a basin of water. They started with the basin flat on the table and added new sediments each day for three days. On the fourth day, they gently tilted the basin before adding the sediments for the last few days. How does this investigation apply to the formation of rock layers in the real world? Choose YES if the statement explains how this investigation applies to the formation of rock layers, Choose NO if it doesn't. An entire basin can become tilted.
a)
YES
b)
NO
18.
Some students wanted to investigate how five different sediments settled in a basin of water. They started with the basin flat on the table and added new sediments each day for three days. On the fourth day, they gently tilted the basin before adding the sediments for the last few days. How does this investigation apply to the formation of rock layers in the real world? Choose YES if the statement explains how this investigation applies to the formation of rock layers, Choose NO if it doesn't. Layers always form horizontally.
a)
YES
b)
NO
19.
Some students wanted to investigate how five different sediments settled in a basin of water. They started with the basin flat on the table and added new sediments each day for three days. On the fourth day, they gently tilted the basin before adding the sediments for the last few days. How does this investigation apply to the formation of rock layers in the real world? Choose YES if the statement explains how this investigation applies to the formation of rock layers, Choose NO if it doesn't. Layers gradually tilt until they become horizontal.
a)
YES
b)
NO
20.
Some students wanted to investigate how five different sediments settled in a basin of water. They started with the basin flat on the table and added new sediments each day for three days. On the fourth day, they gently tilted the basin before adding the sediments for the last few days. How does this investigation apply to the formation of rock layers in the real world? Choose YES if the statement explains how this investigation applies to the formation of rock layers, Choose NO if it doesn't. Newer layers form on top of older layers.
a)
YES
b)
NO
21.
Some students wanted to investigate how five different sediments settled in a basin of water. They started with the basin flat on the table and added new sediments each day for three days. On the fourth day, they gently tilted the basin before adding the sediments for the last few days. How does this investigation apply to the formation of rock layers in the real world? Choose YES if the statement explains how this investigation applies to the formation of rock layers, Choose NO if it doesn't. Larger sediments are found in the bottom layers.
a)
YES
b)
NO
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