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WorksheetsFossils & Dating
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A bug trapped in amber
a)
Trace Fossil
b)
Mold Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Body Fossil
2.
Fossilized poop
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Cast fossil
c)
Mold fossil
d)
Body fossil
3.
Hollow imprint of a shell
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Mold fossil
c)
Cast fossil
d)
Body fossil
4.
Rock replica of a shell.
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Mold fossil
c)
Cast fossil
d)
Body fossil
5.
The youngest rocks contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Fossils give us clues about climate.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Radioactive isotopes decay at a predictable rate.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Strata can be disturbed by earthquakes or erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Relative dating relies on the Principle of Superposition
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Carbon dating is one method used to find relative age.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A footprint is an example of a cast fossil.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A tooth is an example of a body fossil.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Absolute age gives an age in years.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Absolute dating uses radioactive isotopes.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Strata is another name for fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Fossils can tell us about Earth before life existed.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The oldest layers of rock are on the bottom.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
47,523 years old is an example of relative age.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
radiometric dating
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
20.
half-life
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
21.
Principle of Superposition
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
22.
number
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
23.
ex: 47 yrs old
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
24.
ex: older than me
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
25.
description
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
26.
comparative age
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
27.
numeric age
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
28.
uses layers
a)
Absolute Age
b)
Relative Age
29.
Which is the oldest?
a)
E
b)
D
c)
A
d)
C
30.
Which is the oldest?
a)
I
b)
R
c)
H
d)
B
31.
Which is the youngest?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
E
d)
A
32.
Which of the following represents an igneous intrusion?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
E
d)
A
33.
Which of the following represents a fault line?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
E
d)
A
34.
Which of the following represents an igneous intrusion?
a)
R
b)
H
c)
I
d)
B
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