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WorksheetsESS - U2L5 - Earth's Changing Surface
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
What type of rock do fossils form in?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What is the FIRST step of forming fossils?
Organism dies
Sediment covers organism & soft parts decay
Sediment turns to sedimentary rock preserving parts of organism
What is the SECOND step of forming fossils?
Organism dies
Sediment covers organism & soft parts decay
Sediment turns to sedimentary rock preserving parts of organism
What is the THIRD step of forming fossils?
Organism dies
Sediment covers organism & soft parts decay
Sediment turns to sedimentary rock preserving organism's imprint and/or remnant
Which kind of plate movement is shown in the image?
uplift
subduction
diveregent
lateral slipping
Which geological feature(s) is observed in the image?
fault
rock strata
dike
sill
Magma that forces itself across rock layers and hardens is called a _________.
volcanic neck
sill
dike
batholith
Magma that squeezes between horizontal rock layers and hardens is called a ______.
volcanic neck
dike
sill
lava plateau
Fossils help scientists date rocks.
True
False
Younger sedimentary rock layers can be found beneath older rock layers.
True
False
The Precambrian period is also referred to as the cryptozoic period because so few fossils have been found so the organisms living at that time are mostly unknown.
True
False
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
Of the answer choices provided, which is the oldest?
Layer L
Intrusion D
Intrusion H
Layer E
