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WorksheetsGeological Record and Fossil Record
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
WHICH ERA SHOW PANGEA BREAKING APART?
a)
MESOZOIC
b)
CENOZOIC
c)
TRIASSIC
d)
PALEOZOIC
2.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
3.
Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
a)
the younger the rocks get
b)
the smellier the rocks get
c)
the harder the rocks get
d)
the older the rocks get
4.
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 rocks
5.
A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?
a)
Fossilologist
b)
Rock Hound
c)
Archeologist
d)
Paleontologist
6.
WHICH PERIOD DID FLOWERING PLANTS FIRST APPEAR?
a)
JURASSIC
b)
TRIASSIC
c)
CRETACEOUS
d)
CENOZOIC
7.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
8.
What type of rock do fossils form in?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Classic
9.
Which layer is older and has more animal diversity?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Most events on the geologic timeline happened:
a)
a long time ago, near the beginning
b)
more recently, near the modern time
c)
evenly spread out
d)
right in the center of the timeline
11.
Which of the following questions can be answered by studying these fossil layers?
a)
What did the fish eat?
b)
Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?
c)
Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
d)
Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?
12.
When scientists use logic to determine the age of one fossil compared to another, they use this type of dating.
a)
Relative
b)
Carbon
c)
Absolute
13.
What can scientists learn from the sequence of rock layers?
a)
Geologic history of that area
b)
Future geological events
c)
the number of organisms that live in the area
d)
the impact that hikers have had on an area.
14.
What can we learn from fossils?
a)
How earthquakes formed.
b)
How erosion changed mountains
c)
How Earth's magnetic field was formed
d)
How Earth's environment has changed
15.
WHICH ERA DOES HUMAN EVOLUTION APPEAR IN THE FOSSIL RECORD?
a)
JURASSIC
b)
TRIASSIC
c)
CRETACEOUS
d)
CENOZOIC
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