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WorksheetsFossils/Rocks
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
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1.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils?
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
2.
Where are most fossils found?
a)
A. In sand dunes
b)
B. In volcanoes
c)
C. In igneous rocks
d)
D. In sedimentary rocks
3.
The surface of the land displays a mountain range and rivers. What might a scientist conclude about about the environment, based on the fossils in the sedimentary layers?
a)
A. The land was once a rainforest.
b)
The area was once covered by a desert.
c)
C. The area was once a grassy plain.
d)
D. The area was once near or covered by an ocean.
4.
Which fossil layer is the youngest?
a)
A. Layer A
b)
B. Layer B
c)
C. Layer C
d)
D. Layer D
5.
This fossil was found at an excavation site in West Texas. What can a scientist determine about this animal from evidence of the fossil?
a)
A. This animal was a carnivore.
b)
B. This animal was a good swimmer.
c)
C. This animal lived in a cold climate.
d)
D. This animal lived underground.
6.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
A. Cooling and Hardening
b)
B. Melting and heating
c)
C. Compacting and Cementing
d)
D. Time
7.
How are fossils created?
a)
A. Traces of organisms harden like rock.
b)
B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
C. Animals get trapped.
d)
D. All of the above
8.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
A. Coal, oil, and vegetable oil.
b)
B. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
C. Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
D. Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
9.
Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock. The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box. Then they add 1 cm of gravel. Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel. Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?
a)
A. Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
b)
B. Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
c)
C. Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
d)
D. Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
10.
All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT:
a)
A. Decomposed Animals
b)
B. Decayed Plants
c)
C. Sedimentary Rocks
d)
D. Active Volcanoes
11.
Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then -
a)
A. buried and squeezed and cemented together.
b)
B. melted by the heat of the Earth's core
c)
C. completely dissolved in the salt water of the ocean
d)
D. used by humans as a natural resource
12.
Fossil Fuels form in sedimentary rocks when -
a)
A. plants use the nutrients in the sediments to grow
b)
B. organic matter is buried along with sediments
c)
C. rivers carry sediments down mountainsides
d)
D. sediments are used by humans as a resource
13.
Fossil are typically found in what geographic formation?
a)
archipelagos
b)
volcanoes
c)
layers
d)
sand dunes
14.
What does a paleontologist study?
a)
trees
b)
fossils
c)
volcanoes
d)
organisms that are alive today
15.
Which fossil is the youngest?
a)
fossil 1
b)
fossil 2
c)
fossil 3
d)
fossil 4
16.
According to the fossil record, which fossil is the oldest?
a)
fossil 5
b)
fossil 2
c)
fossil 3
d)
fossil 4
17.
According to this fossil record. What type of environment was there first?
a)
land
b)
lava
c)
ocean
d)
forest
18.
Sediments are falling into the layers. What do the sediments do to make sedimentary rocks?
a)
get eroded more
b)
ice wedging breaks it apart
c)
the sediments do not get compacted
d)
compacted and cemented together
19.
You find shark tooth and fish fossils in an area that is now a forrest. What can you infer about the history of this place?
a)
The area was once a valley
b)
The area was once a desert
c)
The area was once covered in ice
d)
The area was once an ocean
20.
Wind blows around sand sediments and they get dropped in a new place. This process of dropping off sediments is called?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
condensation
21.
Cement together is part of making a sedimentary rock. What is a synonym for "cement together".
a)
stuck together
b)
pull apart
c)
squeezing together
d)
expanding
22.
Which layer is the oldest?
a)
Layer A
b)
Layer D
c)
Layer F
d)
Layer C
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