WorksheetsGeologic History of Earth Quiz 2024
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 53mins
The study of rock layers
Fossil
Rock Strata
Stratigraphy
Geology
The sedimentary layers of rock in Earth
Fossil
Rock Strata
Stratigraphy
Fossil Record
The idea that the oldest sedimentary rock layers are found at the bottom of a geologic structure is called...
the Theory of Evolution
Relative Dating
Uniformitarianism
Law of Superposition
Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
2, 3, 4, 5, 1
1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Which of the following occurred relatively most recently?
Fault A
Intrusion B
Folding
Intrusion D
What Are The Three Main Types Of Rocks?
Igneous, Depository, Metamorphic
Depository, Igneous, Sedimentary
Metamorphic, Igneous, Depository
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Heating and cooling
Deposition
Heating and pressure
Materials gathering and pressing together
How are igneous rocks formed?
Sediment forming together
Heating and pressure
Cooling
Deposition
What type of rock is formed from slow cooling magma UNDER the earth's surface?
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
Sediment
Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale (sedimentary rock), shale into slate (metamorphic), and slate into magma
Cooling; Melting; Heat and Pressure
Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting
Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; cooling
Which characteristic is found only in sedimentary rocks?
Fossils
Crystals
Gas Bubbles
Glassy Surface
The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite (formed from magma underground) of South Dakota's Black Hills. What type of rock is granite?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
None of the above
The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble (formed from Earth's pressure and heat). What type of is marble?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
None of the above
What is the best reason that fossil #4 is NOT a good index fossil?
It is not widespread
it is not short-lived (in numerous layers)
It is in half of the outcrops
If you found an index fossil in a layer of rock in Montana and a similar fossil in a layer of rock in Texas, you would know that:
the fossils and rock layers are the same age
the fossils from Montana are older
the fossils from England are older
none of the above
Which of the follow is INCORRECT about an index fossil?
The fossil must have lived only during a short part of the Earth's history.
Many fossils of the organism must be found in the rock layers.
The fossil must be found over a wide area of the Earth and be unique.
The fossil must only be found in one area.
Which of the following ARE NOT required characteristics of Index Fossils?
easily recognizable
became extinct quickly
globaly widespread
abundant (lots of them)
oceanic organism
What is the main reason that Michigan's petosky stone (coral fossil from the Denovian period) is NOT a good index fossil?
it is no easily recognizable
it did not became extinct quickly
it is not globaly widespread
it is not abundant
A sample contains 50 atoms of potassium-40 and 50 atoms of Argon-40. How old is the rock or fossil?
1.3 billion years old
2.6 billion years old
3.9 billion years old
5,730 years old
Examine the picture here. Use the slides in google classroom to get a better view. Which rock layer is the oldest?
A
B
C
G
