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Worksheets8th Grade Science Geo Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 40mins
The diagrams below represent the rock layers and fossils found at four widely separated rock outcrops.
By April 2005, the surface of Lake Powell, a human-made lake in Utah and Arizona, had fallen 145 feet below its highest level. This revealed many traces of ancient life that had not been observed since this area had been covered with water. Among these traces, discovered in sandstone bedrock, were many dinosaur tracks, ranging in age between 170 and 200 million years old.
What is the correct sequence of the events listed above that led to the formation and exposure of the dinosaur tracks in the surface bedrock along the shoreline of Lake Powell?
B ! C ! A ! E ! D
B ! D ! C ! A ! E
E ! D ! A ! B ! C
E ! C ! B ! D ! A
A 65.5-million-year-old impact crater in Mexico provides evidence for the cause of the
breakup of Pangaea
evolution of the earliest corals
Alleghenian orogeny
extinction of ammonoids
Layers of volcanic ash often serve as useful geologic time markers because ash layers usually
deposit quickly over a wide area
are older than the surrounding rock
can be sampled easily
darken with age
When do scientists think these continents were joined together?
during the Tertiary Period, only
from the Cretaceous Period through the Tertiary Period
from the Devonian Period through the Triassic Period
during the Cambrian Period, only
What is a possible age of igneous rock E?
1.5 million years old
12 million years old
28 million years old
40 million years old
Which letter best indicates when trilobites became extinct?
A
B
C
D
Present-day evidence of the existence of the inland sea during the Pennsylvanian Period is best provided by
marine fossils at point A
seawater at point A
metamorphic rock at point A
terrestrial rock at point A
What is the total number of major glacial periods that have occurred in North America in the last 200,000 years?
5
2
3
4
A very large, circular, impact crater under the coast of Mexico is believed to be approximately 65 million years old. This impact event is inferred to be related to the
appearance of the earliest trilobites
advance and retreat of the last continental ice sheet
extinction of the dinosaurs
formation of Pangea
The sequence of rock layers in the cross section provides evidence that the Muave formation is
younger than the Temple Butte, but older than the Bright Angel
younger than both the Temple Butte and the Bright Angel
older than the Temple Butte, but younger than the Bright Angel
older than both the Temple Butte and the Bright Angel
Volcanic ash deposits found in the geologic record are most useful in correlating the age of rock layers if the volcanic ash was distributed over a
large area during a short period of time
large area during a long period of time
small area during a short period of time
small area during a long period of time
Which column best represents the relative lengths of time of the major intervals of geologic history?
A
B
C
D
What is the geologic age of layer B?
Cambrian
Ordovician
Devonian
Permian
According to the graph, the rate of uplifting was greater than the rate of erosion during which geologic time period?
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian
Which graph shows the relative duration of geologic time for the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic time intervals?
A
B
C
D
Which pie graph best represents the percentage of total time for the four major divisions of geologic time?
A
B
C
D
During which geologic era did life first appear on land?
Middle Archean
Paleozoic
Middle Proterozoic
Cenozoic
Which number best represents when humans are inferred to have rst appeared on Earth?
1
2
3
4
What type of event usually marks the end of an era?
A mass extinction
An earthquake
Evolution of a species
Each era is divided into
Periods
Eons
Epochs
eras
The disappearance of a species is known as...
Evolution
Extinction
Migration
Mutation
Based on the law of superposition, where would the oldest rocks be found?
at the bottom
at the top
second from the bottom
second from the top
The Earth is estimated to be _____ years old.
4.6 million
4.6 billion
46 million
46 billion
Past environments can be determined using
plate teconics
fossils
sea floor spreading
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
SMALL MAMMALS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
AMPHIBIANS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
LARGE MAMMALS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
DINOSAURS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
WARM, DRY TEMPERATURES
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
THE ICE AGE
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
FIRST PLANTS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
THE MIDDLE ERA
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
FLOWERS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
HUMANS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
FIRST REPTILES
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
THE ERA WE ARE CURRENTLY IN
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
PANGAEA FORMED
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
INSECTS
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
THE OLDEST
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
PANGAEA SPLITS APART
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
MONKEYS/PRIMATES
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
FISH
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which era does the following characteristic fall into?
MARINE LIFE MOVES TO LAND
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which type of fossil is found in the least recently formed sedimentary rock layer?
Early Horses
Dinosaurs
Armored Fish
Trilobites
Human beings evolved during the cenozoic era
True
False
