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WorksheetsEarth Science, Wednesday Bell Ringer, 12.6.17
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
2.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
3.
The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock
a)
varve
b)
index fossil
c)
trace fossil
d)
fossil
4.
The age of an object in relation to the ages of other objects is known as what?
a)
relative age
b)
absolute age
c)
half-life
d)
unconformity
5.
What is the scientific study of fossils called?
a)
uniformitarianism
b)
unconformity
c)
paleontology
d)
radiometric dating
6.
The numeric age of an object or event, often stated in years before the present, as established by an absolute-dating process such as radiometric dating is known as what?
a)
half-life
b)
varve
c)
relative age
d)
absolute age
7.
What is a fossil that is used to establish the age of a rock layer because the fossil is distinct, abundant, and widespread and the species that formed that fossil existed for only a short span of geologic time?
a)
index fossil
b)
trace fossil
c)
fossil
d)
varve
8.
What type of rocks are fossils usually found in?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
9.
Approximately how old is the earth?
a)
4.6 billion years old
b)
4.6 million years old
c)
4.6 thousand years old
d)
4.6 hundred years old
10.
A fault is always _________ than the layers of sedimentary rock it cuts through.
a)
older than
b)
younger than
c)
the same age as
d)
None of the above
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