WorksheetsQ3: Chapter 11 Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
What do you call the remains of an organism preserved by geological processes?
Fossil
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Mold
What is the principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed?
Paleontology
Superposition
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
Which of the following are examples of fossils? (Check all that apply)
Preserved bones found in rock
Preserved organism found in ice
Dinosaur footprints
Insect trapped in amber
Petrified wood
An element with a different number of neutrons is called what?
Ion
Radioactive
Isotope
Decayed
What do you call the time needed for half of a sample of a radioactive substance to undergo radioactive decay?
Prime Time
Half Life
Halfsies
Radiometric Dating
When looking at geologic time, what is the largest division?
Epoch
Period
Eon
Era
What is the death of every member of a species called?
Mass Extinction
Endangerment
Extinction
Catastrophe
What era are we currently living in?
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Jurassic
About how old is the Earth?
4.6 million years old
4.6 billion years old
500 million years old
13 billion years old
Fossils that are only known to exist in a specific time period and are used to date surrounding rocks are called what?
Trace Fossils
Tertiary Fossils
Index Fossils
Appendix Fossils
What is the most common form of radiometric dating used for organisms that lived less that 50,000 years ago?
Uranium-Lead
Carbon-14
Potassium-Argon
Rubidium-Strontium
What is the idea that the same geologic processes shaping the Earth today have been at work throughout Earth's history?
Catastrophism
Paleontology
Uniformitarianism
Geology
