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Review fossils, evolution, geologic time

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils

2.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

3.

This type of fossil is tree sap hardened and replaced by minerals.

a)

Petrified wood

b)

Imprint

c)

Amber

d)

Mold

4.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Forest fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

5.

Which organism is most likely to become fossilized in the next million years?

a)

a butterfly

b)

a giraffe

c)

an octopus

d)

an earthworm

6.

Which type of fossil preservation is a thin carbon silhouette of the original organism?

a)

cast     

b)

carbon film    

c)

mold

d)

petrified

7.

Evidence that an organism lived a long time ago is called _________.

a)

The past

b)

A fossil

c)

A rock

d)

A mineral

8.

Earth’s surface features slowly change over time. For example, sharp, jagged mountain ranges become lower and more rounded over time. What factor or factors is/are responsible for this change in their shape?

a)

deposition

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

movement of continents

d)

collisions between continental plates

9.

Fossil can tell scientist

a)

about the environment millions of years ago

b)

how plants and animals have changed over time

c)

how the Earth has changed over time

d)

All are correct

10.

What is it called when the complete group of organisms in that species dies off.

a)

endangered

b)

dinner

c)

extinct

11.

The youngest fossils in the rock strate are?

a)

Ammonite and gastropods

b)

Fern

c)

trilobites

12.

The oldest fossils in the rock strate are?

a)

Ammonite and gastropods

b)

Fern

c)

trilobites

13.

An insect trapped in amber from a tree-like sap called resin, and a wooly mammoth frozen in ice are examples of?

a)

Preserved Fossils

b)

Mold Fossils

c)

Cast Fossils

d)

Trace Fossils

14.

 A fossil...

a)

Gives clues to the diversity of organisms on earth

b)

Gives clues to past climates and surface changes

c)

Gives clues to changes with organisms over time

d)

All of the Above

15.

8.  

According to the Law of Superposition, the oldest layers of rock are always at the bottom, and the youngest layers are always at the top, if the rock layers have not been disturbed.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Most fossils that are found are...

a)

Skin and Hair

b)

Hard Parts like Bones, Teeth, and Shells

c)

Organs

17.

Small pieces of rock and sand

a)

fossil

b)

sediment

c)

trace fossil

d)

preserved

18.

Where are fossils found?

a)

All over the world

b)

In oceans

c)

On mountains

d)

Mostly in Africa

19.

In danger of becoming extinct.

a)

preserved

b)

sediment

c)

endangered

d)

minerlized

20.

Coal, natural gas and oil are all examples of _______

a)

trace fossils

b)

fossil fuels

c)

body fossils

d)

petrified fossils

21.

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

b)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

c)

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

d)

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

22.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
23.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
24.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.

Which of the following offers a possible list of the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

a)

A, B, C, D, E

b)

E, C, B, D, A

c)

E, D, C, B, A

d)

C, B, A, D, E

26.

Layer B on Site #1 (left) is a match to which layer on Site #2 (right)?

a)

z

b)

y

c)

w

d)

there is no match

27.
Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
B, F, G, C, D, H, A, E
c)
B, G, C, D, E, H, A, F
d)
F, A, H, E, D, C, G, B
28.
Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from youngest to oldest?
a)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
b)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
c)
2, 3, 4, 5, 1
d)
1, 2, 3, 5, 4
29.

Suppose the blue star represents a certain fish species. When did this species go extinct at this location?

a)

at the end of the Cretaceous

b)

at the end of the Jurassic

c)

during the Permian

d)

at the end of the Triassic

30.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
31.
A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
32.
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.
33.

What is Silt?

a)

Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by moving water and deposited at the bottom of a body of water like the ocean.

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Impression or other preserved sign of activity such as feeding, scratching, burrowing, walking, or resting.

34.


Sedimentary rocks are made when sand and mud gets laid down in layers.

  • Over time, these layers are squashed under more and more layers.

  • Eventually, the layers turn into rock

a)

False

b)

True

35.

  • Layers of sedimentary rock that compile and compress

  • over time that can trap fossils within them is called_________>

a)

Mold Fossil

b)

  • Strata

c)

Trace Fossil

d)

None of the above.

36.

A collection of fossils over time that shows changes in organisms is a _________.

a)
fossil record
b)
evolutionary timeline
c)
organism archive
37.

Which statement correctly describes the relative ages of the rock layers shown in the diagram?

a)

The left part of layer B is younger than the right part

b)

The left part of layer F is the same age as layer M

c)

Layer R is older than layer M

d)

Layer I is older than Layer B

38.

If fossils in layer D are 100 million years old and in layer B they are 110 million years old, how old might are the fossils in layer C? Choose the best answer.

a)

90 million years old

b)

120 million years old

c)

105 million years old

d)

50 million years old

39.

In rock layers shown in the picture, the oldest layer is (a)   .

Choose from the below words
1
2
3
4
40.

What type of rocks are formed inside the volcano when magma cools down?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Intrusive igneous rocks

d)

Extrusive igneous rocks

41.

What are extrusive igneous rocks formed from?

a)

Magma cooling inside the Earth

b)

Magma reaching Earth's surface and cooling

c)

Sediments compacting and cementing

d)

Heat and pressure changing rocks

42.

What changes sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

43.

What is formed when sediments are compacted and cemented?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Magma

44.

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

45.

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

46.

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

47.

Which process is best illustrated by the diagram?

a)

igneous rock formation

b)

sedimentary rock formation

c)

igneous rocks changing into metamorphic rocks

d)

sedimentary rocks changing into metamorphic rocks

48.

Cooling & crystalization produce

a)

igneous rocks

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

sedimentary rocks

49.

Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Hot lava cools.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

50.

Choose the number where the following description best fits:  Great pressure and heat.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

51.

What is weathering?

a)

Sediments are stuck together

b)

Sediments are moved from one place to another

c)

Sediments are stopped in a new place

d)

Rocks are broken down into sediments

52.

What is erosion?

a)

Sediments are stuck together

b)

Sediments are moved from one place to another

c)

Sediments are stopped in a new place

d)

Rocks are broken down into sediments

53.

The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite (formed from magma underground) of South Dakota's Black Hills. What type of rock is granite?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

54.

Weathering is the ​ (a)   of rock. Erosion is the ​ (b)   of rock. Deposition is where rock ​ (c)   .(Words used in forming sedimentary rock)

Choose from the below words

breaking

moving

stops at a new spot

55.

According to the diagram, how does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Melting

56.
What two numbers indicate weathering and erosion? 
a)
1,6
b)
4,5
c)
9,10
d)
3,6
57.
What numbers indicate melting and cooling? 
a)
1,2,4
b)
6,7,11
c)
7,8,9
d)
4,5
58.
When an igeous rock breaks down, it is shown as:
a)
3
b)
7
c)
4
d)
2
59.
Letter C represents what rock type? 
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
60.

What could have caused this split?

a)

Wind

b)

Rain fall

c)

Earthquake

61.

What formed the Grand Canyon

a)

Glaciers

b)

Humans

c)

Dinosaurs

d)

River

62.

Which rock layer is probably the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

63.

Which rock layer is probably the youngest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

64.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
b)
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
c)
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
d)
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
65.
Scientists use ______ dating to figure out the exact age of something.
a)
relative
b)
chemical
c)
absolute
d)
rock
66.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
67.
Scientists use ______ to help figure out geologic time.
a)
earthquakes
b)
plate tectonics
c)
rock layers
d)
erosion
68.
________ are evidence of past life.
a)
Intrusions
b)
Fossils
c)
Meteorites
d)
Cells
69.
Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
70.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface

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