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Geological Time Key Terms

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The preserved evidence in rocks or soils of organisms that were once alive

a)

PALAEONTOLOGY

b)

PALAEONTOLOGISTS

c)

FOSSILS

d)

FOSSIL RECORD

2.

A technique that compares the age of one fossil or rock against another to determine which is older

a)

RELATIVE DATING

b)

ABSOLUTE DATING

c)

INDEX FOSSIL

d)

STRATA

3.

The study of prehistoric life

a)

PALAEONTOLOGY

b)

PALAEONTOLOGISTS

c)

FOSSILS

d)

FOSSIL RECORD

4.

Scientists who study prehistoric life

a)

PALAEONTOLOGY

b)

PALAEONTOLOGISTS

c)

FOSSILS

d)

FOSSIL RECORD

5.

A list showing the classification of all the species that have been found as fossils

a)

GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE

b)

FOSSILS

c)

FOSSIL RECORD

d)

INDEX FOSSIL

6.

A technique that determines the actual age of rocks and fossils

a)

RELATIVE DATING

b)

ABSOLUTE DATING

c)

INDEX FOSSIL

d)

STRATA

7.

Layers of sedimentary rock

a)

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

b)

SEDIMENTS

c)

FOSSILS

d)

STRATA

8.

A scale showing the history of life and geology

a)

FOSSIL RECORD

b)

GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE

c)

INDEX FOSSIL

d)

FOSSIL

9.

A fossil that can be used to compare the relative age of rock strata in different locations

a)

INDEX FOSSIL

b)

STRATA

c)

FOSSIL

d)

FOSSIL RECORD