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WorksheetsES08 TEST
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fossils are made of _____.
a)
rocks
b)
bones
c)
dirt
2.
A fossil found on the bottom is the ________.
a)
oldest
b)
youngest
3.
What kind of fossil is this?
a)
trilobite
b)
crinoid
c)
fern
4.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
5.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
6.
What would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?
a)
It could decay, or rot away.
b)
It would become a fossil.
c)
It would not be able to decay.
7.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preservation of actual remains
b)
replacement of mineral matter
c)
molds,casts,imprints
8.
The age of rock given a a number of years
a)
intrusion
b)
extrusion
c)
relative age
d)
absolute age
9.
Lava that hardens on the surface only
a)
intrusion
b)
extrusion
c)
unconformity
d)
absolute age
10.
Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
a)
Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1000 years of Earth's age, much like the rings of a tree.
b)
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers
c)
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks
d)
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
11.
A girl collects rocks while at the beach. She notices tht the rocks are milky white and contain fossils. What type of rock has she found?
a)
sedimentary, because it contain fossils
b)
sedimentary, because it is milky white
c)
metamorphic, because it contains fossils
d)
metamorphic, because it is milky white
12.
What evidence is not used to date the age of the Earth?
a)
rock layers
b)
fossils
c)
books
d)
radioactive decay
13.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
14.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
15.
A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
16.
What do most scientists think caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs and other organisms at the end of the Cretaceous period?
a)
an object from space struck Earth
b)
volcanic eruptions covered large areas with lava
c)
an ice age covered most of Earth with ice
d)
The dinosaurs ate too many other organisms and then starved
17.
The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic are divisions in the geologic time scale called ____
a)
centuries
b)
layers
c)
periods
d)
eras
18.
States that rock layers on bottom are the oldest
a)
horizontality
b)
uniformitarianism
c)
superposition
d)
cross cutting
19.
Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
a)
Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1000 years of Earth's age, much like the rings of a tree.
b)
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers
c)
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks
d)
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
20.
Based on the Law of Superposition, what can be concluded about fossils?
a)
fossils give clues about past climate patterns
b)
Fossils form from the hard parts of organisms
c)
The oldest fossils are found in the lowest rock layers
d)
The most recent fossils were advanced organisms
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