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Fossils and Rocks化石和岩石

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an example of a fossil?
a)
A rock with an imprint of a leaf.
b)
A seashell found at the beach.
c)
A leaf print in a sidewalk.
d)
A broken piece of a rock.
2.
Which rock layer is the youngest?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
P
3.
Which rock layer is the oldest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
They are all the same age.
4.
Why might a seashell fossil be found in the middle of a desert?
a)
The fossil was moved there by an animal.
b)
The fossil was moved there by a human.
c)
The landscape changed over time.
d)
It was formed in the desert.
5.
Which fossil formed most recently?
a)
cow skull
b)
dinosaur bone
c)
trilobite
d)
clamshell
6.
What likely caused the layers to shift?
a)
volcano
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
earthquake
7.
A scientist says that layers Y and M are the same age. How does he know this?
a)
They are found in the same type of rock.
b)
They are the lowest layers.
c)
They have the same type of fossil.
d)
They are near each other.
8.
Which sentence is NOT true?
a)
Layer 1 is about 500 million years old.
b)
There are 3 layers older than Layer 4.
c)
Layer 9 is the oldest layer.
d)
Layer 7 has the youngest fossil.
9.
How can you determine the ages of rock layers?
a)
by looking at the fossils in the layers
b)
by looking at the types of rock in the layers
c)
by digging through all of the layers
d)
by counting the number of fossils
10.
Which layer or layers prove that this area was once covered by water?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
2 and 3
11.
Which rock layer is the same age as Layer Z?
a)
X
b)
M
c)
Q
d)
R
12.
How old is the fossil in layer 7?
a)
about 1 million years old
b)
about 205 million years old
c)
about 500 million years old
d)
about 300 million years old
13.
Which rock layer is youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

Layer A

b)

Layer D

c)

Layer F

d)

Layer C

15.

Which Layer is the youngest?

a)

Layer X

b)

Layer Z

c)

Layer W

d)

Layer Y

16.

Fossils are likely to be made from

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Muscle

c)

Bone

d)

Metamorphic Rock

17.

What can we learn from fossils?

a)

The effect of earthquakes

b)

How living things change over time.

c)

What animals will look like in the future

18.

What happens first when a fossil is created?

a)

Bone turns to rock

b)

Soft body parts decay

c)

Years sediment pile up

d)

An animal dies

19.

What was the environment for Layer W like?

a)

A forest

b)

Underwater

c)

A desert

d)

A jungle

20.

What living things were fossilized in Layer N?

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Monkeys

c)

Fish

d)

Plants

21.

Which of the fossils in the image would be the oldest?

a)

The fossil in layer 1

b)

The fossil in layer 2

c)

The fossil in layer 3

d)

All of these fossils are the same age.

22.

Fossils are usually found in _____________.

a)

concrete

b)

soil

c)

grass

d)

rock

23.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

siltstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

limestone

d)

mudstone

24.

Most fossils form from

a)

the muscles and organs of the animals body

b)

the bones, horns and teeth of an animal

c)

the skin of an animal

d)

the fur of an animal

25.

Sedimentary rocks form in

a)

crystal shapes

b)

a large mixture of different sediments

c)

layers of sediments stacked on top of each other

26.

Fossils are an important source of

a)

fuel for making electricity

b)

fuel for our cars

c)

information about life on Earth a long time ago

d)

information about life on Earth now

27.
If rock layers are stacked on top of one another, where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
28.
Which fossil is the youngest?
a)
fossil 1
b)
fossil 2
c)
fossil 3
d)
fossil 4
29.
According to this fossil record. What type of environment was there first?
a)
land
b)
lava
c)
ocean
d)
forest
30.
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
31.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
32.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
33.
True or False: If fossils are deeper in the ground, they are older than fossils closer to the surface.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
35.

The illustration shows a map with four locations and the fossils found there. A fossil shark tooth was also found. In which area was the shark tooth most likely found?

a)

Area A

b)

Area B

c)

Area C

d)

Area D

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