WorksheetsFossils & Relative Dating
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call the preserved remains or evidence of once-living organisms?
a)
Leftovers
b)
Fossils
c)
Minerals
d)
Rocks
2.
How many fossil types are there?
a)
Five
b)
Three
c)
One
d)
Thousands
3.
You can match up fossils and rocks in different places on the globe using what technique?
a)
Law of Deposition
b)
Correlation
c)
Look-alikes
d)
Law of Horizontality
4.
An organism that only lived once and for a short amount of time before going extinct is called:
a)
Endangered Species
b)
Index Fossil
c)
Intrusion
d)
T-Rex
5.
Which of these laws of relative dating applies when a rock cuts through pre-existing layers?
a)
Law of Original Horizontality
b)
Correlation
c)
Fossilization
d)
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
6.
The dark residue resembling the silhouette of an organism is called:
a)
Carbon copy
b)
Carbonaceous film
c)
Impressions
d)
Coprolite
7.
Which of the following is one theory about how the dinosaurs went extinct?
a)
Giant meteorite
b)
Enormous earthquake
c)
Black hole
d)
Tsunami
8.
When new sedimentary rock layers are deposited on top of older layers, it's the Law of:
a)
Correlation
b)
Cross-Cutting
c)
Initiation
d)
Superposition
9.
Relative dating is:
a)
An exact time period with dates
b)
When a mass extinction occurred
c)
An estimate of a time period or age
d)
The Age of the Dinosaurs
10.
What was the name of the supercontinent our modern-day continents broke away from?
a)
Superzoic
b)
Rodinia
c)
Gigantica
d)
Pangaea
11.
What does the prefix "Meso" stand for? (Ex. Mesozoic)
a)
Recent
b)
Middle
c)
Ancient
d)
Life
12.
Fossilized remains that have been replaced by minerals over long periods of time
a)
Original
b)
Mold
c)
Replaced
d)
Bedazzled
13.
An intrusion or fault cutting through rock layers is _____ than the layers it cuts through.
a)
the same age
b)
older
c)
prettier
d)
younger
14.
What is the approximate age of the Earth?
a)
4.6 billion years
b)
4.4 million years
c)
6.5 billion years
d)
3.7 million years
15.
Gaps or missing layers in the rock record, often formed by erosion, are called:
a)
Superpositions
b)
Carbon films
c)
Unconformities
d)
Relative ages
16.
Which term explains the process of organisms changing and adapting to their environment over long periods of time?
a)
Evolution
b)
Extinction
c)
Intuition
d)
Precognition
17.
During which era was much of the Earth covered in swamps and forests?
a)
Jurassic
b)
Cretaceous
c)
Carboniferous
d)
Holocene
18.
Which rock layer in this diagram is the YOUNGEST?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
This visual tool is used to divide Earth's long history into manageable parts.
a)
Geologic time scale
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Radioactive dating
d)
Law of Horizontality
20.
Which of the following terms describes when all of the organisms of one species dies out completely?
a)
Evolution
b)
Extinction
c)
Index fossil
d)
Hibernation
21.
Which law states that all sedimentary rock layers are deposited horizontally?
a)
Law of Superposition
b)
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
c)
Law of Horizontality
d)
Law of Natural Selection
22.
Which of the following is the only rock type you will find fossilized remains preserved in?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Magma
d)
Sedimentary
23.
These fossils are the unchanged remains of plants and animals such as bones, teeth, and shells.
a)
Trace
b)
Original
c)
Replaced
d)
Mold
24.
Which of the following is NOT a substance you might find a fossil preserved in?
a)
Amber
b)
Tar
c)
Concrete
d)
Ice
25.
Evidence that organisms once existed in an area, such as footprints, teeth marks, and coprolite (fossilized poop)
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Original remains
c)
Cast fossil
d)
Forensic evidence
26.
What is the name for a scientist who studies ancient life and fossils?
a)
Geologist
b)
Botanist
c)
Zoologist
d)
Paleontologist
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