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Geologic Time

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would you find the oldest fossils?

a)

at the top

b)

at the bottom

c)

in the middle

2.

Which fossil is oldest?

a)

the crab

b)

the fish

c)

the frog

d)

the plant

3.

The idea that the oldest fossils are at the bottom is called ____________.

a)

The Law of Superposition

b)

The Law of the Land

c)

Relative Dating

d)

Absolute Dating

4.

Fossils that were common but lived for only a short time are used as ____________

a)

toothpicks

b)

hammers

c)

index fossils

d)

paperweights

5.

Index fossils are used to _____________

a)

fill up big holes in the ground.

b)

make students feel sad

c)

hold open doors.

d)

help scientists figure out how old other rocks and fossils are.

6.

Knowing whether a fossil is older or younger than another fossil is _____________.

a)

just being smart.

b)

Absolute Dating.

c)

Relative Dating.

d)

Saturday night Dating.

7.

Knowing exactly how old someone or something is is called __________.

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

c)

Strata

d)

The Law of Superposition

8.

About how old is the earth?

a)

4.5 billion years old

b)

6 million years old

c)

4.5 million years old

d)

6 billion years old

9.

Which period is older than the Triassic?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Paleocene

d)

Archean

10.

Scientists do not find trilobite fossils in rock layers newer than the Permian period. This means...

a)

trilobites are extinct.

b)

trilobites are hiding.

c)

Mrs. Weiland has a pet trilobite named Wiggly.