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Unit 4 Quiz dillon geo

Total questions: 147

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
Which of these rock layers is relatively the newest?
a)
Kaibab formation
b)
Zoraster Granite
c)
Redwall limestone
d)
Unkar group
3.

Which of the following occurred relatively most recently?

a)

Fault A

b)

Intrusion B

c)

Folding

d)

Intrusion D

4.
Which fossil is relatively the oldest?
a)
Trilobite
b)
Ammonite
c)
Crinoid
d)
Gastropod
5.
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
6.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
7.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
8.

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

9.

Which rock layer was deposited first, and is the oldest rock, in this diagram?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

10.

What is the youngest layer in the diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

a)

Layer #4

b)

Layer #5

c)

Layer #6

d)

Layer #8

12.
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
13.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
14.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
15.
Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
1
d)
2
16.
Which animal is the youngest in site 1?
a)
bird
b)
ammonite 
c)
shell
17.
Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.
a)
a, b, c, d, e
b)
b, c, d, a, e
c)
b, c, d, e, a 
d)
e, d, c, b, a
18.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
19.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT THE FORMATION OF ROCK LAYERS?

a)

LAYERS OF ROCKS ARE FORMED OVER NIGHT.

b)

EACH LAYERS OF ROCKS ARE MADE UP OF DIFFERENT SEDIMENTS THAT COMPACTED AND CEMENTED.

c)

LAYERS OF ROCKS ARE FORMED OVER TIME.

d)

OLDEST LAYER IS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAYERS.

20.

FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVE DATING, WHICH IS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF THE ROCK LAYERS (OLDEST-YOUNGEST)?

(a)  

21.

WHICH TYPE OF ANIMAL FIRST APPEARED DURING THE DEVONIAN PERIOD?

a)

REPTILES

b)

AMPHIBIANS

c)

MAMMALS

d)

FISHES

22.

WHICH WAS THE FIRST LIFE FORM THAT EXISTED ON EARTH?

a)

ARCHAEBACTERIA

b)

DINOSAURS

c)

FLOWERING PLANTS

d)

FISHES

23.

WHICH LAW OF RELATIVE DATING EXPLAINS THAT THE INTRUSION A IN THE IMAGE IS YOUNGER THAN THE ROCK LAYERS B, C, AND D?

(a)  

24.

THE FIRST EON WAS NAMED AFTER THE GREEK GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD FOR THE EARTH WAS ON FIRE DURING THIS TIME. WHO WAS THE GREEK GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD?

a)

ZEUS

b)

HERA

c)

HADES

d)

POSEIDON

25.

WHICH PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVE DATING STATES THAT A FAULT IS YOUNGER THAT THE LAYER OF ROCKS?

(a)  

26.

WHICH TYPE OF ANIMAL FIRST APPEARED DURING THE JURASSIC PERIOD?

a)

PLANTS

b)

AMPHIBIANS

c)

BIRDS

d)

REPTILES

27.

HE WAS KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF STRATIGRAPHY, WHO IS HE?

a)

NICHOLAS STINK

b)

NICHOLES STEN

c)

NICHO STENO

d)

NICHOLAS STENO

28.

Which of the following describes the relationship between events that happened throughout the Earth’s history?

a)

Geologic Time Scale

b)

Relative Dating

c)

Geologic Time

d)

Absolute Dating

29.

HOW OLD IS THE EARTH?

a)

4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD

b)

12. 5 MILLION YEARS OLD

c)

20 MILLION YEARS OLD

d)

3.8 BILLION YEARS OLD

30.

The idea that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is older than the one above it.

a)

correlation

b)

uniformitarianism

c)

law of superposition

d)

relative dating

31.

Principle that states sediment is generally deposited in flat, horizontal layers.

a)

uniformitarianism

b)

original horizontality

c)

cross-cutting relationships

d)

superposition

32.

Principle that a fault or intrusion must be younger than any geologic formation through which it cuts.

a)

cross-cutting relationships

b)

original horizontality

c)

superposition

d)

uniformitarianism

33.

Which is OLDER, rock layer B or intrusion D?

a)

B

b)

D

34.

Which is OLDER, rock layer B or rock layer A?

a)

B

b)

A

35.

Which is OLDER, intrusion D or fault E?

a)

D

b)

E

36.
Question Image

Arrange in order from OLDEST (1) to YOUNGEST (5).

a)

C

1.

1

b)

B

2.

2

c)

A

3.

3

d)

D

4.

4

e)

E

5.

5

37.

What is the name for the span of time since the formation of Earth, 4.6 billion years?

a)

Geology

b)

Metric System

c)

Geologic Time

d)

Earth System

38.

What is the name for the span of time since the formation of Earth, 4.6 billion years?

a)

Geology

b)

Metric System

c)

Geologic Time

d)

Earth System

39.

Which division of Geologic Time is the largest?

a)

Eons

b)

Eras

c)

Periods

d)

Epochs

40.

In which Eon did Earth have hellish condtions?

a)

Phanerozoic

b)

Prototerozoic

c)

Archean

d)

Hadean

41.

Which eon accounts for about 90% of Earth's history?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Hadean

c)

Proterozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

42.

During which era did the formation of Pangaea begin?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

43.

Which type of age dating is qualitative and involves the relative order or sequence of events?

a)

radiometric dating

b)

relative age dating

c)

absolute age dating

d)

geometric age dating

44.

Which law states that rock fragments (inclusions) are always older than the rock they are found in?

a)

uniformitarianism

b)

superposition

c)

inclusions

d)

cross-cutting relationships

45.

Which law states that oldest rocks are on the bottom and youngest on the top?

a)

uniformitariansim

b)

superposition

c)

inclusions

d)

cross-cutting relationships

46.

Which rock/layer/feature in this image is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

According to the law of cross-cutting relationships, which feature in this image is younger?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

D & E are same age

d)

Indeterminate

48.

During which era, did the dinosaurs dominate?

a)

paleozoic

b)

mesozoic

c)

cenozoiz

d)

phanerozoic

49.

During which era, did human evolution take place?

a)

paleozoic

b)

mesozoic

c)

cenozoic

d)

phanerozoic

50.

It states that most sediments were originally laid down horizontally.

a)

Law of Cross-cutting Relationship

b)

Law of Lateral Continuity

c)

Law Superposition

d)

Law of Original Horizontality

51.

It states that, in any sequence of layered sedimentary rocks, the top layer is younger than the bottom layer.

a)

Law of Cross-cutting Relationship

b)

Law of Lateral Continuity

c)

Law Superposition

d)

Law of Original Horizontality

52.

It states that fault lines and igneous rocks are younger features that cut through older features of rocks.

a)

Law of Cross-cutting Relationship

b)

Law of Lateral Continuity

c)

Law Superposition

d)

Law of Original Horizontality

53.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A fault is younger than the rock layers that it goes through.

b)

A fault is older than the rock layers that it goes through.

c)

The rock layers are younger than the fault that cuts through it.

55.
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
a)
era
b)
age
c)
half-life
d)
eon
56.

Which division of Geologic Time is the largest?

a)

Eons

b)

Eras

c)

Periods

d)

Epochs

57.

During which era did the formation of Pangaea begin?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

58.

The Era with the largest extinction we know of is the..

a)

. Mesozoic era

b)

Precambrian era

c)

Paleozoic era

d)

Cenozoic era

59.

Trilobites were alive during the _____________.

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Cretaceous

60.

The most recent era in our history according to the geological time scale is:

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Precambrian

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

61.

What type of animal lived only during the Mesozoic Era?

a)

Birds and Mammals

b)

Mammals

c)

Dinosaurs

d)

All of them

62.

The period of geologic time when the biodiversity of life on the planet increased dramatically was A

a)

A. Jurassic

b)

B. Triassic

c)

C. Permian

d)

D. Cambrian

63.

. The period when trilobites appeared was the

a)

A. Devonian

b)

B. Cambrian

c)

C. Permian

d)

D. Jurassic

64.

. Which type of life dominates the Precambrian Time?

a)

A. Dinosaurs

b)

B. Mammals

c)

C. Bacteria

d)

D. Humans

65.

There have been how many major extinction events on planet Earth?

a)

A. 3

b)

B. 4

c)

C. 5

d)

D. 2

66.

The time when the first fishes appeared

a)

A. Devonian

b)

B. Cambrian

c)

C. Permian

d)

D. Jurassic

67.

What are the names of ALL parts of the geologic time scale in correct order from broadest to narrowest?

a)

A. era, period, eon

b)

B. eon, era, period, epoch

c)

C. era, eon, epoch, period

d)

D. eon, era, epoch, period

68.

The period when huge land plants were dominant and eventually became the coal and oil we use today.

a)

A. Cambrian

b)

B. Carboniferous

c)

C. Silurian

d)

D. Ordovician

69.

When did large land reptiles first appear?

a)

A. Cambrian

b)

B. Permian

c)

C. Silurian

d)

D. Ordovician

70.

what was the nickname of the middle Paleozoic?

a)

A. the age of special creatures

b)

B. the age of invertebrates

c)

C. the age of amphibians

d)

D. the age of fishes

71.

Paleozoic era lasted

a)

A. 291 million years

b)

B. 251 million years

c)

C. 350 million years

d)

D. 542 million years

72.

Reptiles evolved during

a)

A. early Paleozoic

b)

B. middle Paleozoic

c)

C. Late Paleozoic

73.

which were the first organisms to inhabit land environment

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

plants

d)

invertebrates

74.

how many periods are in early Paleozoic era

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

75.

Which of the following animals did NOT live during the Mesozoic era?

a)

Birds

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Fish

d)

Monkeys

e)

Reptiles

76.

Which Periods make up the Mesozoic Era?

a)

Cambrian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Tertiary

d)

Triassic

e)

Cretaceous

77.

Why do scientists believe a meteor impact caused the KT mass extinction event?

a)

A crater on the surface of the Earth

b)

A layer of iridium which has dinosaur fossils below it

c)

Damage seen on dinosaur fossils

d)

Based on information from previous extinction events, it is the mostly likely cause

78.

The Mesozoic Era is also known as the...

a)

Age of Mammals

b)

Age of Fishes

c)

Age of Reptiles

d)

Age of Invertebrates

79.

Which of the following did NOT first appear during the Mesozoic era?

a)

Flowering plants

b)

Birds

c)

Reptiles

d)

Mammals

80.

What is the name of the supercontinent that breaks apart during the Jurassic period?

a)

Pangea

b)

Rhodonia

c)

Laurasia

d)

Pannotia

81.

Why do supercontinents break apart?

a)

They push against each other and break

b)

Heat trapped under the surface of the continent causes the surface to raise and split apart.

c)

Heat escapes easily from the continental surface.

d)

Oceans flood parts of the continents leading to new seas.

82.

Most early mammals are small because...

a)

They are early in their evolutionary history.

b)

The Earth was too hot for large mammals in the Mesozoic era.

c)

To better avoid dinosaurs, their predators.

83.

this era happened 252-65 Million years ago

a)

mesozoic era

b)

paleozoic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

umay

84.

It is also called the Age of Reptiles, as they and other sauropsids were the dominant animals at the time

a)

mesozoic era

b)

paleozoic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

umay

85.

Dinosaurs are the most famous creatures from this era, but mammals, pterosaurs, and flowering plants would appear as well.

a)

mesozoic era

b)

paleozoic era

c)

cenozoic era

d)

umay

86.

the first period of the Mesozoic.

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

87.

Dinosaurs first appeared during this time, as did frogs, true mammals, and gingko trees.

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

88.

Triassic-Jurrasic Extinction

a)

marks the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods

b)

34% of marine genera went extinct, including an entire class of jawless fish.

c)

Many archosaurs, therapsids, and large amphibians also went extinct.

d)

Dinosaurs would flourish in the wake of the extinction, and become the dominant animals.

89.

this happened 252-200 million years ago

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

90.

this happened 200-145 million years ago

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

91.

this happened 145-66 million years ago

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

92.

the third, and last, period of the Mesozoic.

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

93.

Flowering plants appeared at the start of this period.

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

94.

Birds, crocodiles, and mammals continued to develop.

a)

triassic period

b)

jurassic period

c)

cretaceous period

d)

umay

95.

Development of large mammals and humans

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

96.

Formation of Pangaea

a)

PreCambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

97.

Bacteria develop

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

98.

Birds

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

99.

Ice ages played a role in geological features that we see today

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleopzoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

100.

Single celled organisms

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

101.

Dinosaurs

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

102.

Flowering plants

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

103.

Fish

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

104.

Jellyfish

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

105.

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

a)

The absolute age of rock layers

b)

The age of fossils

c)

The relative age of rock layers

d)

the super powers of squirrels

106.
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
107.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
108.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
109.

Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?

a)

A, B, C, D, E

b)

E, B, C, D, A

c)

E, D, C, B, A

d)

C, B, A, D, E

110.
What is the oldest layer in the outcrop?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
111.
What is the youngest layer in the outcrop?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
112.
In this rock layer diagram there are two unconformities, a fault at E and an intrusion at D. Which unconformity occurred first?  How do you know?
a)
Intrusion D occurred first because the instrusion has been moved by the fault.
b)
The fault occurred first because it has moved the intrusion D.
c)
Intrusion D occurred first because it can be seen in all of the rock layers.
d)
Fault E occurred first because it is a normal fault.
113.
Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the most recently evolved organisms?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
1
d)
2
114.
An archaeologist made the following diagram of a dig site. What can be said about the pottery as compared to the skull found in the site?
a)
The rock layer with the pottery is more recent than the rock layer with the skull.
b)
The rock layer with the skull is more recent than the rock layer with the pottery.
c)
The rock layer with the skull is approximately the same age as the rock layer with the pottery.
d)
The rock layer with the skull has an absolute date of 17,000 years.
115.
Which of the following happened most recently?
a)
A. Deposition of Unit C
b)
B. Deposition of Unit B
c)
C. Deposition of Unit F
d)
D. Tilting of C, D, E, and F
116.

What is the relative age of a rock?

a)

The age determined by the things around it.

b)

The age of an igneous rock.

c)

The age determined by radioactive dating.

d)

The time it takes for 1/2 of the radioactive atoms to decay in an element.

117.

What is the absolute age of a rock?

a)

The age determined by the things around it.

b)

The age of an igneous rock.

c)

The age determined by radioactive dating.

d)

The time it takes for 1/2 of the radioactive atoms to decay in an element.

118.

Look at the diagram, what layer did animal E first show up in?

a)

Layers #4

b)

Layers #5

c)

Layers #6

d)

Layers #8

119.

The illustration provided shows three rock layers and an intrusion of basalt. The rock strata indicate that the basaltic intrusion must have occurred–

a)

after the limestone was deposited.

b)

before the granite was formed.

c)

after the sandstone was deposited.

d)

before all three layers were formed.

120.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
121.
Which period are we currently in?
a)
Quaternary
b)
Holocene
c)
Jurassic
d)
Tertiary
122.

Which of the fossils is the oldest?

a)

Dinosaur

b)

Bird

c)

Shell

d)

Ammonite

123.

Which rock layer is oldest from Site 1?

a)

G

b)

B

c)

A

d)

E

124.

Which is the youngest rock layer?

a)

Siltstone

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Mudstone

d)

Limestone

125.

Use relative age dating to put the rock layers in correct order from oldest to youngest.

a)

B, D, A, E, C

b)

C, E, D, A, B

c)

A, C, E, D, B

d)

C, E, D, B, A

126.
Which fossil is relatively the oldest?
a)
Trilobite
b)
Ammonite
c)
Crinoid
d)
Gastropod
127.

Index fossils are fossils that help determine the _____ of other fossils and rock that are found in the same sedimentary layer.

a)

age

b)

location

c)

fossil

d)

origin

128.

Index fossils must be _____ and easily recognizable.

a)

old

b)

new

c)

alive

d)

distinctive

129.

Index fossils are _____ widespread.

a)

never

b)

globally

c)

locally

d)

possibly

130.

Index fossils are _____

a)

abundant

b)

scarce

c)

local

d)

clay

131.

Index fossils are limited to a _____ period of geologic time

a)

long

b)

extended

c)

short

d)

extinct

132.

Index fossils are usually from _____ organisms

a)

soft-bodied

b)

hard-bodied

c)

terrestrial

d)

bacterial

133.

Most rock that contains fossils formed in the _____, so most index fossils are from organisms that lived in the _____.

a)

Mesozoic Era

b)

Cenozoic Era

c)

ocean

d)

geologic scale

134.

Some index fossils are _____

a)

rare

b)

broken

c)

local

d)

microfossils

135.

_____ constantly recycles ocean crust

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Time

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

marine fossil

136.
What causes deformation of rock?
a)
Stress in the earth's crust
b)
water
c)
time
d)
tyme
137.

Type of fold: downfolds or troughs

a)

anticlines

b)

synclines

c)

monoclines

d)

benchmarks

138.
The major force that forms folded mountains.
a)
compressional force
b)
impression force 
c)
depressions force
d)
plateau
139.
a)
syncline
b)
anticline
140.
a)
syncline fold
b)
anticline fold
c)
syncline & anticline folds
141.
The oldest layer of an anticline is located ___
a)
on an incline
b)
within a syncline
c)
in the center of the fold
d)
on the bottom of the fold
142.
A fold where the youngest rock layer is in the center is called a(n) _____
a)
monocline.
b)
decline.
c)
syncline.
d)
anticline.
143.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
144.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
145.
A fold where the youngest rock layer is in the center is called a(n) _____
a)
monocline.
b)
decline.
c)
syncline.
d)
anticline.
146.

An upward fold in the rock that makes an arch

a)

anticline

b)

syncline

c)

folded mountain

d)

fault block

147.
Compression causes the formation of ...
a)
only anticlines
b)
only synclines
c)
both anticlines and synclines

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