WorksheetsL3 & L4 Geosphere
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 23mins
According to the diagram, dinosaurs are older than amphibians.
True
False
According to the diagram, mammals are younger than amphibians.
True
False
According to the diagram, trilobites and fish are the same age.
True
False
According to the diagram, fish are older than dinosaurs.
True
False
According to the diagram, dinosaurs are younger than mammals.
True
False
Which type of fossil shows an organism's activities? (footprints, poop, burrows)
Trace fossils
Mold fossils
Cast fossils
Petrified fossils
This type of fossil is formed when an organism's remains decayed and left a mold, or hollow space in the rock.
Cast fossil
Mold fossil
Trace fossil
This type of fossil is created when dirt (sediment) fills a mold and becomes a rock.
Trace fossil
Mold fossil
Preserved fossil
Cast fossil
An ________ fossil is used to identify the age of other fossils, because they were organisms that lived in a short time, but lived in many different places.
mold
trace
index
petrified
______________ age is a comparison between two things.
Relative
Absolute
____________ age is the actual, or numerical age of a rock or fossil.
Relative
Absolute
The Geologic Timeline orders time from longest to shortest by:
eons, eras, periods, and epochs
eras, periods, epochs, and eons
eons, eras, epochs, and periods
The earliest part of Earth's history is
Cambrian
Precambrian
Mesozoic
The oldest layer is
M
A
B
X
The arrow is pointing to a(n)
intrusion
fault
sedimentary layer
M is a(n)
fault
intrusion
sedimentary layer
An intrusion is always ___________ than the layers it cuts through.
older
younger
the same age
The Law of Superposition states that if left undisturbed, the ____________ layers will be found at the _______________.
oldest, top
youngest, bottom
oldest, bottom
Order the layers and events from oldest to youngest.
C, B, A, D, E
C, B, D, A, E
C, B, A, E, D
D is a(n)
sedimentary layer
fault
igneous intrusion
C is the __________ layer
youngest
oldest
Folding and the formation of mountains can cause older rock layers to be found near the top.
True
False
