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AGE OF THE EARTH

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The radiometric dating of an igneous rock provides ____________.
a)
the relative age of the rock
b)
the age of Earth
c)
a date for when the rock formed
d)
a date for when the rock was eroded
2.
Geologists use radioactive dating to determine THE ABSOLUTE AGE OF ROCKS.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
  A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an   ancient organism.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
4.
When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
5.
Why is it important to study fossils?
a)
 Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
b)
Fossils are fortune tellers.
c)
Fossils are fun to study.
d)
Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
6.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
  Rotting Log
7.
Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
8.
T/F: Geologist use radioactive dating to find the absolute age of rocks
a)
True
b)
False
9.

Fossil Fuels are

a)

pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

b)

rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

10.

The Earth is about __________yeras old.

a)

50.6 million years

b)

4.5 billion years old

c)

4.5 million years old

d)

4.5 trillion years old

11.

Who use the geological time scale to study the history of the Earth systematically.

a)

Scientist

b)

Biologist

c)

Geologist

d)

Botanist

12.

Which is not the characteristics of the geological time scale

a)

events are arranged in a chronological order

b)

divided into four eras

c)

each era is further divided into years

d)

each era is further divided into smaller periods

13.

To determine the age of the Earth, scientists measure the age of geological samples such as______, ______ and minerals

a)

plants

b)

rocks

c)

animals

d)

meteorites

14.

What is the techniques using by Scientist to determine the age of the Earth?

a)

Selective dating

b)

Chemical dating

c)

Relative dating

d)

Absolute dating

15.

Fossils contain __________ compound.

a)

Magnesium-14

b)

Carbon-12

c)

Carbon-14

d)

Magnesium-12

16.

How can scientist find out the existence of the creature in the diagram?

a)

History books

b)

Movies

c)

Legend

d)

Fossils

17.

Which of the following answers are Era? (tick more than 1)

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Methozoic

18.

Often named after places where rocks and fossils of that time were found, these are shorter periods of Earth's history that divide each era:

a)

history

b)

periods

c)

time scales

d)

time lines

19.
Meteorites have clues about our planet's past.
a)
true
b)
false
20.

A scientist was digging for fossils along a rocky cliff. The scientist discovered trilobites fossils (an ancient sea creature) in rocks at two different locations. What can be determined about the locations based on the fossils?

a)

The locations have not changed

b)

The locations exist at a divergent boundary

c)

The locations were once underwater

d)

The locations are completely unrelated