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WorksheetsGeologic Time and Fossils
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Most of the rocks on Earth's surface are formed this way
Molten magma cooling off on Earth's surface
Asteroids striking the Earth's surface
Sediments forming layers on Earth's surface
Ocean waves pushing rocks on Earth's surface
How long does it take a 1 inch rock layer to form?
100 years
1,000 years
1,000,000 years
Nobody knows for sure
What were the FIRST living things on Earth?
One-celled organisms
Trilobites
Dinosaurs
Mammals
During which eon was the Earth so hot that oceans didn't form yet?
Hadean
Archaen
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
During which eon did dinosaurs roam the Earth?
Hadean
Archaen
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
Index fossils can be used to
identify other fossils found near them
tell the date of the surrounding rocks
describe how the fossilized animals in that area died
locate other fossils related to them
What type of rock would NOT contain fossils?
Sandstone
Limestone
Shale
Granite
Rain, wind, and flowing water can break down rocks into sediments in a process called
Weathering
Deposition
Ossification
Disintegration
This states that the rock layers closest to the Earth's surface are younger than the rock layers found beneath it
Law of Conformity
Law of Uniformitarianism
Law of Superposition
Law of Evolution
How old do scientists believe the Earth is?
950,000 years
2.2 billion years
4.6 billion years
16 billion years
