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Earth Science CC - History of Science

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What branches of science make up Earth Science?

a)

Geology

b)

Palentology

c)

Oceanography

d)

Meteorology

2.

What trade is technically the start of geology?

a)

Carpentry

b)

Mining

c)

HVAC

d)

Masonry

3.

How old is our wonderful planet Earth?

a)

4.5 billion years

b)

4.5 million years

c)

6,000 years

d)

2020 years

4.

If you were to try and date rocks, where would you find the OLDER rocks?

a)

Near the surface

b)

Deep in the Earth

5.

What two sources did scientists try to use initally to date the Earth?

a)

Ancient texts

b)

Fables

c)

Records of eclipses and comets

d)

Wikipedia

6.

How old did Bishop James Ussher believe the Earth was based on biblical text?

a)

4.5 billion years

b)

4.5 million years

c)

6,000 years

d)

600 years

7.

Comte De Buffon believed that the Earth was progressively _______________.

a)

heating up

b)

cooling down

8.

Can religion and science co-exist?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I'm not sure

9.

Who gave Georges Cuvier a large portion of fossils to help build his theory of the history of the Earth?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Egyptians

c)

French

d)

Germans

10.

What book did Charles Lyell write?

a)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

b)

Origin of Species

c)

Geology for Dummies

d)

Principles of Geology

11.

What famous scientist was Lyell friends with? (He wasn't talked about much in THIS video, but you've definitely heard of him)

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Thomas Edison

12.

Geo-historians rely on which pieces of evidence to tell the story of the history of the Earth?

a)

Fossils

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Ancient Texts

d)

Rocks

e)

Vases

13.

The demand for this resource pushed forward the study and professional expansion of Geology

a)

Coal

b)

Silver

c)

Gold

d)

Copper