WorksheetsUnit 3 - Earths Features Practice
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the youngest?
A
B
C
D
Look at the diagram.
Which fossil is the oldest?
A
B
C
D
What was the environment for Layer W like?
A forest
Underwater
A desert
A jungle
What living things were fossilized in Layer N?
Dinosaurs
Monkeys
Fish
Plants
Fossils are usually found in _____________.
concrete
soil
grass
rock
What happens first when a fossil is created?
Bone turns to rock
Soft body parts decay
Years sediment pile up
An animal dies
What is a fossil?
An animal that has died
The remains or imprint of an animal or plant life that has been preserved
A plant that was eaten by an animal
Which rock layer is probably the oldest?
A
B
C
Which rock layer is probably the youngest?
A
B
C
A fish fossil was found in layer A. What does this tell us about the possible history of this area?
Fish used to live on land there
This area has always been land
That area used to be underwater
Layer A is currently covered in water
What do fossils tell us?
The Earth's history
The Earth's future
The Earth's current period
All these items were found buried into rock. Which of them are fossils? Check ALL that apply.
A plant leaf
A soup can
A dinosaur bone
A dragonfly wing
True or False: ALL dead plants/animals become fossils.
True
False
What does Geologist mean?
a scientist who studies the surface of the earth and other planets
a person who studies rocks
a scientist who studies the processes and materials of the earth
a scientist
What's an observation?
something you observe
something you notice using your 5 senses
when geologists see something
looking at something and finding out what it is
What rock makes mudstone?
clay
calcium carbonate
gravel
mud
What does Inference mean?
to infer
Coleen
a guess
something you can figure out by observing
What is the first step for sediment forming?
the sediment compacting over time
the sediment flowing down the river or whatever is pushing it
sediment falling in a certain place where more sediment will form
fossils forming
Which of these is a sedimentary rock? (choose multiple)
calcium carbonate
limestone
mudstone
sandstone
What does cement mean?
to stick together in the process of forming a rock
to press together
an object that makes roads and sidewalks
to be sticky
What does compact mean?
to be close
lots of rocks that are close together
to press together
sticky rocks
