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Science Assignment 12

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Determine who has made the correct statement. Betty said biologists never use the fossil record to determine the age of the earth. Cate said only geologists use the fossil record to determine the age of the earth.

a)

Neither is correct.

b)

Both are correct

c)

Betty is correct

d)

Cate is correct

2.

Determine who has made the correct statement. Sean said only biologists use the fossil record to determine the age of the earth. Cade said only geologists use the fossil record to determine the age of the earth.

a)

Both are correct

b)

neither are correct

c)

Cade is correct

d)

Sean is correct

3.

Which of the following cannot be dated radiometrically?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

Bedrock

d)

Magma

4.

Growth patterns on organisms have been found in which of the following? Select all that apply.

a)

tree rings

b)

fish scales

c)

clam shells

d)

animal scales

5.

If a tree has 10 dark rings and 10 light rings, how old is the tree?

a)

10 year

b)

100 years

c)

1 day

d)

10 days

6.

Growth rings would most likely be found in:

a)

a rusted ring

b)

a earring

c)

a snail shell

d)

a clam shell

7.

A dendrochronologist interprets:

a)

pollen grains

b)

tree rings

c)

fossils

d)

rock formations

8.

In a tree, a long growing season would be represented by a:

a)

narrow ring

b)

wide ring

c)

dark ring

d)

light ring

9.

If a tree has 10 dark rings and 10 light rings, how old is the tree?

a)

5 years

b)

2 years

c)

20 years

d)

10 years