WorksheetsEarth History
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive element to break down?
adaptation
absolute age
half-life
paleontologist
What is the single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose?
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
absolute age
nucleic acid
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
What law states: in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the youngest rocks are on the top?
law of lateral continuity
law of superposition
law of original horizontality
law of cross-cutting relationships
What is the term for a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found?
index fossils
nuclear fusion
fossilization
unconformity
What is the double-helical molecule that carries the hereditary information of the cell?
geologic time scale
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
radioactive decay
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
What is the process by which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, releasing energy?
nuclear fusion
fossilization
index fossils
adaptation
What is cell without a nucleus?
eukaryote
prokaryote
procoyote
eucoyote
What is a scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago?
anthropologist
archeologiest
fossilogist
paleontologist
What is the middle era of Earth's geological history; reptiles were dominant?
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Middlezoic Era
What are atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain called?
mesotope
lycanthrope
dyscontope
isotope
What is the geologic era with the first signs of life?
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Paleontologist Era
Cenozoic Era
What is the process of adapting to something, such as environmental conditions?
eventolution
adoption
adaptation
evolution
What is the actual the number of years that have passed since the rock formed known as ?
absolute age
relative age
chronological age
actual age
What is the warm, moist climate zone near the equator?
trophic
trepadatious
trollic
tropical
What is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth known as?
lithosphere
hydorsphere
atmosphere
biosphere
When sediment deposited into water will settle at the bottom in flat, horizontal layers, this is known as which scientific law?
law of cross-cutting relationships
law of superposition
law of radiometrics
law of original horizontality
What is a cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles?
Eurkaryote
Eurcoyote
Prokaryote
Procoyote
What is the study of rock layers and the sequence of events they reflect?
stratus-gratis
stratophotography
stratigraphy
stratospherics
What is era that began about 66 million years ago, known as the "Age of Mammals" the current geologic era?
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Ero
Teriaric Era
Cenozoic Era
What is one form of radiometric dating used to find the age of dead organisms thousands of years old?
carbon-24 dating
radiometric dating
radioactive decay
carbon-14 dating
What is it called when living material is replaced with mineral substances in the remains of an organism?
adaption
evolution
fossilization
coagulation
What is the spontaneous process in which unstable nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation?
radioactive decay
radioactive dating
radiometric dating
radioflyer decay
Identify the gas phase of water.
hail
water vapor
ice
none of these
During what era did the oldest known rocks form?
Hadean Eon
Archean Eon
Protozoic Eon
Eukarotic Eon
How is the age of rocks determined by using the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes?
radiometric dating
radioactive dating
speed dating
radiodiametric dating
The law that states rock layers continue out to the side in all directions...
law of original horizontality
law of lateral continuity
law of superposition
law of cross-cutting relationships
What is a sedimentary layer or rock that serves as a time marker in the rock record?
key bed
index bed
key fossil
index fossil
What is the age of a rock compared to the ages of rock layers known as?
absolute age
relativitism
relative age
absolutism
What is the gradual change in a species over time know as?
evocation
adaptation
evolution
advancement
What is a gap in the sequence of rock layers?
uniformity
conformity
unconformity
none of these
What is the eon where fossils of eukaryotic cells appear?
Proterozoic Eon
Preterozoic Eon
Precolumbian Eon
Procolumbian Eon
What is a term for an ancient landmass which separated into present-day continents?
all of these
country
continent
supercontinent
What is the standard method used to divide the Earth's long natural history into manageable parts?
geographic time scale
geologic time scale
geometric time scale
geomental time scale
What law infers that a rock body cutting through another rock body is younger than the layers it intrudes?
law of original horizontality
law of superposition
law of cross-cutting relationships
law of undersuposition
What is any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms of any species caused either by genetic differences or by the effect of environmental factors?
evolution
adaptation
variation
modification
