WorksheetsPaleontology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Father of paleontology
Thomas moore
William smith
George Cuvier
Charles Darwin
Steinkarns are
Stone age weapons
Internal mould
External mould
Cast
Study of fossil spores and pollens
Paleobotany
Paleoecology
Paleosporology
Palynology
The principal of original horizontality states that ________
most rocks in the Earth's crust are layered horizontally
igneous rocks form essentially horizontal layers
metamorphic gradients are essentially horizontal before deformation
sediments are deposited as essentially horizontal layers
An undeformed sedimentary layer is __________ than the layer above and _______ than the layer below
younger ---younger
younger --- older
older --- younger
older --- older
Fossils are most common in which rock types?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
all of these commonly contain fossils
The study of faunal succession allows ___________
matching of similarly-aged rocks from different outcrops
absolute dating of fossil-bearing strata
recognition of the kings of the beasts in past times
the study of habits of extinct mammals
Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?
Fault E
Intrusion D
What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?
Superposition
Original horizontality
Cross-cutting relationships
Unconformities
What kind of fossil is this?
Mold Fossil
Cast Fossil
True Form Fossil
Trace Fossil
