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Geologic Timeline Quiz Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
2.
Timelines should include 
a)
predictions about the future
b)
unimportant events
c)
important events
3.
Chronological order means
a)
first to last
b)
will happen in the future
c)
never happened
d)
last to first
4.
Modern humans (Homo sapiens) and dinosaurs never existed together on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
6.
Which of the following places the geologic time eras in order from oldest to most recent?
a)
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
c)
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
d)
Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic
7.
The ______________ era covers almost 90% of earth's history.
a)
Paleozoic 
b)
Mesozoic 
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian 
8.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
9.
Which of the following statements is true about water?
a)
When earth was just formed there was not water
b)
When earth just formed differentiation pushed lakes to the surface
c)
Water was spewed out of the early volcanoes
d)
Water came from Tatooine delievered by Chewbacca and Han Solo
10.
Living on earth when it was just formed would be like... 
a)
Conditions similar to the north pole
b)
Conditions similar to living in volcano
c)
Conditions similar to living in the rainforest
d)
Conditions similar to living in the desert
11.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
12.
which is the most ancient Era? 
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
13.
What time Era do we live in?
a)
Triassic
b)
Cenozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Tertiary
14.
What type of animal lived only during the Mesozoic Era?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds and Mammals
c)
Dinosaurs
d)
All of them
15.
During which Era appeared the earliest reptiles?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
16.
During which Era appeared the earliest Humans?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
17.

States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

a)

superposition

b)

cross-cutting

c)

unconformity

d)

uniformitarianism

18.

Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

a)

It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.

b)

It is older than the layers below it.

c)

It is younger than the layers above it.

d)

It is older than the layers above it.

19.

What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?

a)

Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone

b)

Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone

c)

Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone

d)

Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt

20.

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

a)

F

b)

B

c)

E

d)

A

21.

Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?

a)

z

b)

y

c)

w

d)

there is no match

22.

What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?

a)

B, C, D, E, A

b)

E, D, C, B, A

c)

A, B, C, D, E

d)

B, C, D, A, E

23.

What law states that any geologic feature that cuts across other layers is younger than layers it cuts across?

a)

Law of superpostion

b)

Law of layers

c)

Law of inclusion

d)

Law of crosscutting

24.

Scientists use radiometric dating (radioactive decay) to measure...

a)

relative time (dating)

b)

absolute time (dating)

c)

half-lives

d)

time of day

25.
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
a)
only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
b)
only absolute dating finds the age in years
c)
only relative dating finds the age in years
26.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
27.
According to the law of __________, in horizontal sedimentary rock layers the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top. 
a)
Superposition
b)
Index Fossil
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Geologic Records
28.
By saying: "I am older than my sister," is an example of which type of dating used in Geology:
a)
Relative Age/Dating
b)
Absolute Age/Dating
c)
Chronological Sibling Timelies
d)
Fossil Age/Dating
29.
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's
a)
absolute age
b)
geologic age
c)
sedimentary age
d)
relative age
30.

By saying "my dad is 48 and I am 13", it would be...

a)

relative dating (time)

b)

absolute dating (time)

c)

law of superposition

31.
The Law of Crosscutting states that a fault or intrusion is __________ than the bodies of rock it cuts through.
a)
younger
b)
older
c)
funnier
d)
nastier
32.
A is older than layer C
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
33.
What is a mass extinction?
a)
When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
b)
When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
c)
When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
d)
When all life on earth is wiped out 
34.

According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

a)

overhunting

b)

evolution of new species to replace old ones

c)

major change in environment or climate

d)

asteroid impact

35.
What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?
a)
endangered
b)
extinct
36.

The dinosaurs went extinct in the __________ Mass extinction

a)

Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT)

b)

Triassic Jurassic

c)

Ordovician-Silurian

d)

None of the options

37.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes

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