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WorksheetsEarth Science CC - History of Science
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What branches of science make up Earth Science?
Geology
Palentology
Oceanography
Meteorology
What trade is technically the start of geology?
Carpentry
Mining
HVAC
Masonry
How old is our wonderful planet Earth?
4.5 billion years
4.5 million years
6,000 years
2020 years
If you were to try and date rocks, where would you find the OLDER rocks?
Near the surface
Deep in the Earth
What two sources did scientists try to use initally to date the Earth?
Ancient texts
Fables
Records of eclipses and comets
Wikipedia
How old did Bishop James Ussher believe the Earth was based on biblical text?
4.5 billion years
4.5 million years
6,000 years
600 years
Comte De Buffon believed that the Earth was progressively _______________.
heating up
cooling down
Can religion and science co-exist?
Yes
No
I'm not sure
Who gave Georges Cuvier a large portion of fossils to help build his theory of the history of the Earth?
Native Americans
Egyptians
French
Germans
What book did Charles Lyell write?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Origin of Species
Geology for Dummies
Principles of Geology
What famous scientist was Lyell friends with? (He wasn't talked about much in THIS video, but you've definitely heard of him)
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Geo-historians rely on which pieces of evidence to tell the story of the history of the Earth?
Fossils
Volcanoes
Ancient Texts
Rocks
Vases
The demand for this resource pushed forward the study and professional expansion of Geology
Coal
Silver
Gold
Copper
