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WorksheetsEarth's History - Regents Earth Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
In what type of rock are most fossils found?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What is the name of the contact metamorphic rock found at A?
Slate
Sandstone
Quartzite
Marble
What is the oldest rock in the image?
Shale
Igneous rock
Quartzite
Sandstone
What is the youngest rock in the image?
Shale
Igneous rock
Quartzite
Sandstone
If a fossil has 25% of its C-14 left, how many half lives have passed?
1
2
3
4
If a fossil has 25% of its C-14 left, how old is it?
16 years old
5,700 years old
11,400 years old
17,100 years old
Which radioactive isotope is used to date formally living, young samples?
Carbon-14
Potassium-40
Uranium-238
Rubidium-87
The mass extinction of dinosaurs took place at the END of which period?
Quaternary
Silurian
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Salt and gypsum were deposited in evaporite basins during this time period.
Silurian
Permian
Paleogene
Cambrian
The index fossil, Cooksonia, could be found in this landscape region.
Adirondack Mountains
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Taconic Mountains
As you travel from Mt. Marcy to Ithaca, the age of the bedrock...
Increases (gets older)
Decreases (gets younger)
Stays the same
The index fossil, Phacops, could be found in which New York city?
Albany
Niagara Falls
Riverhead
Elmira
What is the name of the feature found from K to K'?
Igneous intrusion
Unconformity
Index fossil
Fault
How was the feature found from K to K' formed?
Volcanism
Uplift
Meteorite
Weathering and erosion
An index fossil is a fossil of a species found...
over a large area in a long period of time
over a large area in a short amount of time
over a small area quickly
over a small area in a long period of time
