WorksheetsGeological Time Key Terms
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
The preserved evidence in rocks or soils of organisms that were once alive
PALAEONTOLOGY
PALAEONTOLOGISTS
FOSSILS
FOSSIL RECORD
A technique that compares the age of one fossil or rock against another to determine which is older
RELATIVE DATING
ABSOLUTE DATING
INDEX FOSSIL
STRATA
The study of prehistoric life
PALAEONTOLOGY
PALAEONTOLOGISTS
FOSSILS
FOSSIL RECORD
Scientists who study prehistoric life
PALAEONTOLOGY
PALAEONTOLOGISTS
FOSSILS
FOSSIL RECORD
A list showing the classification of all the species that have been found as fossils
GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
FOSSILS
FOSSIL RECORD
INDEX FOSSIL
A technique that determines the actual age of rocks and fossils
RELATIVE DATING
ABSOLUTE DATING
INDEX FOSSIL
STRATA
Layers of sedimentary rock
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
SEDIMENTS
FOSSILS
STRATA
A scale showing the history of life and geology
FOSSIL RECORD
GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
INDEX FOSSIL
FOSSIL
A fossil that can be used to compare the relative age of rock strata in different locations
INDEX FOSSIL
STRATA
FOSSIL
FOSSIL RECORD
