WorksheetsFossils and Rocks
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which rock layer is the youngest?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
P
2.
What is an example of a fossil?
a)
A rock with an imprint of a leaf.
b)
A seashell found at the beach.
c)
A leaf print in a sidewalk.
d)
A broken piece of a rock.
3.
Which rock layer is the oldest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
They are all the same age.
4.
Why might a seashell fossil be found in the middle of a desert?
a)
The fossil was moved there by an animal.
b)
The fossil was moved there by a human.
c)
The landscape changed over time.
d)
It was formed in the desert.
5.
Which fossil formed most recently?
a)
cow skull
b)
dinosaur bone
c)
trilobite
d)
clamshell
6.
What likely caused the layers to shift?
a)
volcano
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
earthquake
7.
A scientist says that layers Y and M are the same age. How does he know this?
a)
They are found in the same type of rock.
b)
They are the lowest layers.
c)
They have the same type of fossil.
d)
They are near each other.
8.
Which sentence is NOT true?
a)
Layer 1 is about 500 million years old.
b)
There are 3 layers older than Layer 4.
c)
Layer 9 is the oldest layer.
d)
Layer 7 has the youngest fossil.
9.
How can you determine the ages of rock layers?
a)
by looking at the fossils in the layers
b)
by looking at the types of rock in the layers
c)
by digging through all of the layers
d)
by counting the number of fossils
10.
Which layer or layers prove that this area was once covered by water?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
2 and 3
11.
Which rock layer is the same age as Layer Z?
a)
X
b)
M
c)
Q
d)
R
12.
How old is the fossil in layer 7?
a)
about 1 million years old
b)
about 205 million years old
c)
about 500 million years old
d)
about 300 million years old
13.
Which rock layer is youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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