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Grade 10 History of Life on Earth

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The calculation of the age of an object by measuring the proportions of the radioactive isotopes of certain elements is 
a)
relative dating
b)
radiometric dating
c)
uranium dating
d)
isometric dating
2.
A radioisotope's _________________ is the time it takes for one half of the mass of the radioisotope to change into another substance.
a)
half-twist
b)
day-life
c)
half-life
d)
change over
3.
The oldest known fossils of multicellular organisms were found in rocks older than the 
a)
Cambrian period
b)
Precambrian period
c)
Hadeon Era
4.

How long ago did the dinosaurs become extinct?

a)

a century ago

b)

60 mya

c)

Dinosaurs became extinct 65 mya.

5.

is this statement TRUE OR FALSE:

"The Earth was struck by an asteroid from outer space (at the Yucatan Peninsula off Mexico). This caused massive fires, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as dust clouds that blocked the sun, so photosynthesis was severely reduced and global climate changed. Few animals survived, and these diversified to fill the vacant niches and multiplied to repopulate the earth. The mammals and flowering plants became the dominant life forms after the last mass extinction. "

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

HOW OLD IS THE EARTH WE LIVE IN?

a)

4,6 billion years old

b)

2000 YEARS OLD

c)

5 BILLION YEARS OLD

7.

Relative Dating is:

a)

Uses the radioactive material in rocks to determine when rocks were formed or the age of the rock. The radioactive elements in rocks decay slowly over time – known as radioactive decay.

b)

Looks at the comparative depths of fossils in rock to ascertain which are oldest and which are most recent.

8.

which fossil is this?

a)

ammonite fossil

b)

trilobite

9.

We are in the crisis of the sixth mass extinction large amounts of valuable oxygen and release smoke and carbon dioxide resulting in global warming and climate change; illegal hunting and habitat destruction. who is the cause?

a)

pollution

b)

climate

c)

animals

d)

humans

10.

What provides evidence about the history of life on Earth, and shows how organisms change through time?

a)

fossil record

b)

index fossil

c)

geologic time scale

d)

half-life

11.

When a fossil is compared to the age of other fossils in the same layer, this is use of

a)

fossil record

b)

relative dating

c)

geologic time scale

d)

radioactive dating

12.

This is used to represent evolutionary time

a)

fossil record

b)

index fossil

c)

geologic time scale

d)

half-life

13.

True or False: Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Eras are subdivided into these

a)

era

b)

period

c)

second

d)

decade

15.

The remains or traces of an organism preserved from the geologic past

a)

fossil

b)

classification

c)

geological time scale

d)

correlation

16.

The atmosphere in the first 2 billion years of the history of planet Earth was lacking which gas?

a)

Ammonia

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Oxygen

17.

Most eras and many periods during the history of the planet Earth, came to an end because of ...?

a)

Global warming

b)

A mass extinction event

c)

Ice ages

d)

A rapid evolution of a dominant species of animal

18.

Mass extinction would most likely result from which of the following events?

a)

A disease kills off a single species of predator within an ecosystem

b)

A wildfire burns a national park

c)

Global temperatures drop several degrees after several massive volcanic eruptions

d)

A massive earthquake strikes North America

19.

What type of organism evolved first based on the fossil record?

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Sponges

d)

Humans

20.

When large numbers of species die out in a short period of geologic time (2.8 million years or less) that causes ecosystems to be destroyed, what has occurred?

a)

Background Extinction

b)

Gradualism

c)

Mass Extinction

d)

Endosymbiosis