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WorksheetsGrade 10 History of Life on Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
How long ago did the dinosaurs become extinct?
a century ago
60 mya
Dinosaurs became extinct 65 mya.
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. "
TRUE
FALSE
HOW OLD IS THE EARTH WE LIVE IN?
4,6 billion years old
2000 YEARS OLD
5 BILLION YEARS OLD
Relative Dating is:
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.
Looks at the comparative depths of fossils in rock to ascertain which are oldest and which are most recent.
which fossil is this?
ammonite fossil
trilobite
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?
pollution
climate
animals
humans
What provides evidence about the history of life on Earth, and shows how organisms change through time?
fossil record
index fossil
geologic time scale
half-life
When a fossil is compared to the age of other fossils in the same layer, this is use of
fossil record
relative dating
geologic time scale
radioactive dating
This is used to represent evolutionary time
fossil record
index fossil
geologic time scale
half-life
True or False: Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.
True
False
Eras are subdivided into these
era
period
second
decade
The remains or traces of an organism preserved from the geologic past
fossil
classification
geological time scale
correlation
The atmosphere in the first 2 billion years of the history of planet Earth was lacking which gas?
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Oxygen
Most eras and many periods during the history of the planet Earth, came to an end because of ...?
Global warming
A mass extinction event
Ice ages
A rapid evolution of a dominant species of animal
Mass extinction would most likely result from which of the following events?
A disease kills off a single species of predator within an ecosystem
A wildfire burns a national park
Global temperatures drop several degrees after several massive volcanic eruptions
A massive earthquake strikes North America
What type of organism evolved first based on the fossil record?
Eukaryotes
Prokaryotes
Sponges
Humans
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?
Background Extinction
Gradualism
Mass Extinction
Endosymbiosis
