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L3 & L4 Geosphere

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the diagram, dinosaurs are older than amphibians.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

According to the diagram, mammals are younger than amphibians.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

According to the diagram, trilobites and fish are the same age.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

According to the diagram, fish are older than dinosaurs.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

According to the diagram, dinosaurs are younger than mammals.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which type of fossil shows an organism's activities? (footprints, poop, burrows)

a)

Trace fossils

b)

Mold fossils

c)

Cast fossils

d)

Petrified fossils

7.

This type of fossil is formed when an organism's remains decayed and left a mold, or hollow space in the rock.

a)

Cast fossil

b)

Mold fossil

c)

Trace fossil

8.

This type of fossil is created when dirt (sediment) fills a mold and becomes a rock.

a)

Trace fossil

b)

Mold fossil

c)

Preserved fossil

d)

Cast fossil

9.

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.

a)

mold

b)

trace

c)

index

d)

petrified

10.

______________ age is a comparison between two things.

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

11.

____________ age is the actual, or numerical age of a rock or fossil.

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

12.

The Geologic Timeline orders time from longest to shortest by:

a)

eons, eras, periods, and epochs

b)

eras, periods, epochs, and eons

c)

eons, eras, epochs, and periods

13.

The earliest part of Earth's history is

a)

Cambrian

b)

Precambrian

c)

Mesozoic

14.

The oldest layer is

a)

M

b)

A

c)

B

d)

X

15.

The arrow is pointing to a(n)

a)

intrusion

b)

fault

c)

sedimentary layer

16.

M is a(n)

a)

fault

b)

intrusion

c)

sedimentary layer

17.

An intrusion is always ___________ than the layers it cuts through.

a)

older

b)

younger

c)

the same age

18.

The Law of Superposition states that if left undisturbed, the ____________ layers will be found at the _______________.

a)

oldest, top

b)

youngest, bottom

c)

oldest, bottom

19.

Order the layers and events from oldest to youngest.

a)

C, B, A, D, E

b)

C, B, D, A, E

c)

C, B, A, E, D

20.

D is a(n)

a)

sedimentary layer

b)

fault

c)

igneous intrusion

21.

C is the __________ layer

a)

youngest

b)

oldest

22.

Folding and the formation of mountains can cause older rock layers to be found near the top.

a)

True

b)

False