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Earth History

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

index fossil

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

cast fossil

2.

formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

The Rock

d)

minerals

3.

type of rock which has been changed by extreme heat and pressure

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

mold fossil

c)

volcano

d)

igneous rock

4.

the action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface

a)

intrusion

b)

obstruction

c)

relative age

d)

rock layer

5.

states that younger rock is found above older rock when comparing undisturbed sedimentary rock layers

a)

law of superposition

b)

trace fossil

c)

matter can't be created or destroyed

d)

atoms

6.

method of determining the age based on measuring radioactive elements

a)

radioactive dating

b)

relative dating

c)

teenage dating

d)

no dating

7.

determination of the age of a rock based on the surrounding evidence

a)

relative dating

b)

radioactive dating

c)

done dating

d)

molecules

8.

a crack in the Earth's crust

a)

fault

b)

igneous rock

c)

intrusion

d)

electron

9.

a common fossil found in many areas from a specific time; used to help identify the age of rock layers and for relative dating

a)

index fossil

b)

fault

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

fraggle rock

10.

Ice core

a)

A long cylinder of ice obtained from drilling through ice caps used to study past climates and atmospheres

b)

broken ice chips that are best used to cool grape soda

c)

atoms that don't move and remain electrons when exposed to nuclear physical changes

d)

a lot of reading. Did you read this one too? Good, cause the answer is all about climates and atmosphere

11.

A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil

a)

relative dating

b)

absolute dating or radioactive dating

c)

rock layers

d)

index fossils

12.

unconformities

a)

gaps in the rock sequence

b)

not this one

c)

don't choose this one

d)

these are not trick answers, I seriously gave you a free one