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WorksheetsEarth's History Vocabulary
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The age of a rock compared to the ages of rock layers.
a)
Relative Age
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Geologic Time Scale
d)
Radiometric Dating
2.
Fossil that forms when organic material is trapped in ice, tar, rock, or amber.
a)
Cast Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Carbonized Fossil
d)
Preserved Fossil
3.
Subdivision of an eon (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic).
a)
Eon
b)
Geology
c)
Relative Age
d)
Era
4.
Subdivison of of an era.
a)
Period
b)
Law of Superposition
c)
Eon
d)
Era
5.
Subdivisoin of a period.
a)
Eon
b)
Period
c)
Era
d)
Epoch
6.
The branch of science involving the physical composition and history of Earth.
a)
Geologic Time Scale
b)
Relative Age
c)
Preserved Fossil
d)
Geology
7.
Measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains
a)
Geologic Time Scale
b)
Fossil
c)
Radioactive Dating
d)
Preserved Fossil
8.
A fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
a)
Cast Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Carbonized Fossil
d)
Mold Fossil
9.
A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity and create a 3D replica of the organism.
a)
Index Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Mold Fossil
10.
In any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom
a)
Geologic Time Scale
b)
Carbonized Fossil
c)
Radioactive Dating
d)
Law of Superposition
11.
A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies and is covered by sediment, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions, and a cavity remains below the ground surface.
a)
Index Fossil
b)
Cast Fossil
c)
Mold Fossil
d)
Trace Fossil
12.
A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history.
a)
Carbonized Fossil
b)
Relative Age
c)
Geologic Time Scale
d)
Radioactive Dating
13.
The largest division of geologic time
a)
Eon
b)
Era
c)
Period
d)
Epoch
14.
The type of fossil where only the residual carbon of the organism remains.
a)
Mold Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Carbonized Fossil
d)
Cast Fossil
15.
The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
a)
Trace Fossil
b)
Index Fossil
c)
Fossil
d)
Geology
16.
All the fossils throughout the history of the Earth that are used as evidence of evolution.
a)
Trace Fossil
b)
Index Fossil
c)
Geology
d)
Fossil Record
17.
A common fossil found in areas from a specific time; used to help identify the age of other organisms.
a)
Index Fossil
b)
Mold Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Preserved Fossil
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