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History of the Earth

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If dinosaurs are extinct, does that mean there are no more dinosaurs left on the earth?

a)
b)
2.

Is a geologist a scientist who studies clouds and the sky?

a)
b)
3.

Are fossils the preserved imprint or bodies of animals and plants that died many years ago?

a)
b)
4.

Is the equator an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)
b)
5.

Is the earth shaped like a sphere or a ball?

a)
b)
6.

Do we know about the history of the earth because of the work of many scientists who study rocks and fossils?

a)
b)
7.

Do heat, pressure, and time cause many changes inside the earth?

a)
b)
8.

Do we live in the core of the earth?

a)
b)
9.

Is a volcano caused by an eruption of magma making its way to the surface of the earth?

a)
b)
10.

Is a geyser an eruption of lava?

a)
b)
11.

Is salt an important mineral that is used by people?

a)
b)
12.

Can all rocks be put into three groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?

a)
b)
13.

Do we know that dinosaurs lived on the earth because of fossilized bones that have been found?

a)
b)
14.

Are fossils pieces of rock that come from the eruption of a geyser?

a)
b)
15.

Is the star on the map the North Pole and the circle the South Pole?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Is the equator the imaginary line shown on the map that cuts the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Yes

b)

No