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fossil

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
metamorphic 
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
fossil
2.
What type of rock might contain fossils? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
3.
What type of rock might contain holes from gases of quickly cooled lava? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
4.

What kind of rock is "Granite"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

5.

What kind of rock is "Basalt"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

6.

occurs when rocks are broken down through chemical changes

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

rate of weathering

7.

TRUE OR FALSE: Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

If an earthquake begins to happen, the safest place to be is:

a)

underground

b)

in a doorway

c)

next to a window

d)

laying on the floor

9.

We cannot predict the exact moment a natural disaster will occur, but we do know...

a)

what day they will happen on

b)

how big the natural disaster will be

c)

where the natural disaster is likely to occur

d)

how many people will be killed in the natural disaster

10.

___ are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the Earth's surface.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Flash Floods

11.

When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 

a)

geosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

12.

Composed of all the liquid water on or near the earth

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

cryosphere

d)

geosphere

13.

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

14.

If you know the age of a rock, you know the relative age of the _________________ that was found inside.

a)

sticky tar

b)

fossil

c)

amber

d)

ice

15.

If scientists found this fossil in a desert, what could they infer?

a)

what fish are like today

b)

that this fish lacked oxygen

c)

that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

16.

Earth is thought to be formed ______ years ago?

a)

200 thousand

b)

4.6 billion

c)

3 million

d)

13.8 billion

17.

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

a)

fossil

b)

endangered

c)

extinct

d)

dinosaur

18.

In which eon do we know there was no life?

a)

Carboniferous

b)

Hadean

c)

Miocene

d)

Tithonian

19.

When did the formation of the moon occur?

a)

Hadean

b)

Archean

20.

Select the correct sequence of the four eons of the Earth's history.

a)

Hadean eon, Archean eon, Proterozoic eon, Phanerozoic eon.

b)

Phanerozoic eon, Hadean eon, Proterozoic eon, Archean eon

c)

Hadean eon, Archean eon, Phanerozoic eon, Proterozoic eon.

d)

Proterozoic eon, Phanerozoic, Hadean eon, Archean eon

21.

Microorganisms _________ into more complex organisms.

a)

evolved

b)

adapted

c)

competition

22.

The first animals (living things) appeared on the oceans and seas.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

......... was a supercontinent, which has separated to become the continents we know today.

a)

Pangea

b)

Competition

c)

Era

d)

Mesozoic

e)

Hadean eon

24.

The buildup of oxygen and the first eukaryotes occurred in the _______eon.

a)

Hadean

b)

Archaen

c)

Proterozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

25.

Which of the following is NOT a proposed cause of the mass extinctions in Earth's history?

a)

asteroids and comets

b)

extreme volcanic activity

c)

extreme climate changes

d)

global flood