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WorksheetsEarth History Flocab
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The branch of science involving the physical composition and history of the planet.
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Math
d)
Chemistry
2.
The system of time measurement involving the formation of and changes of the Earth.
a)
Index Fossil
b)
Geologic Time Scale
c)
Law of Superposition
d)
Preserved Fossil
3.
Very large division of geologic time; usually referred to as the longest division of time.
a)
Era
b)
Epoch
c)
Eon
d)
Period
4.
Subdivision of an eon (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic)
a)
Era
b)
Period
c)
Epoch
d)
Eon
5.
Subdivision of an Era
a)
Era
b)
Eon
c)
Period
d)
Epock
6.
Subdivision of a period; shortest division of geologic time.
a)
Eon
b)
Era
c)
Period
d)
Epoch
7.
Occurs when a species( organism) dies out and no longer lives on the planet.
a)
Extinction
b)
Fossil
c)
Epoch
d)
Relative Age
8.
Method of determining the age based on measuring radioactive elements (radiometric)
a)
Radioactive Dating
b)
Relative Age
c)
Index Fossil
d)
Law of Superposition
9.
Determination of the age of a rock based on the surrounding evidence
a)
Radioactive Dating
b)
Relative Age
c)
Trace Fossil
d)
Carbonized Fossil
10.
A common fossil found in many areas from a specific time; used to help identify the age of other formations.
a)
Trace Fossil
b)
Mold Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Index Fossil
11.
Remains or impression of an organism preserved in petrified rock.
a)
Fossil
b)
Eon
c)
Extinction
d)
Period
12.
Refers to the information provided by all of the discovered fossils throughout geologic history.
a)
Law of Superposition
b)
Geologic time scale
c)
Fossil Record
d)
Radioactive Dating
13.
States that younger rock is found above older rock when comparing undisturbed sedimentary rock layers.
a)
Law of Thermodynamics
b)
Law of Gravity
c)
Law of Superposition
d)
Murphy's Law
14.
A fossilized piece of evidence of an organism's activity ( such as a footprint)
a)
Mold Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Preserved Fossil
15.
Fossil that forms when minerals solidify into rock around the shape of the original organism, leaving a cavity behind
a)
Cast Fossil
b)
mold fossil
c)
Preserved Fossil
d)
Carbonized Fossil
16.
Fossil that forms when a mold is filled with sediment and hardens into the shape of the organism
a)
Trace Fossil
b)
Mold Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Preserved Fossil
17.
Fossil that forms when organic material is trapped in ice, rock, amber, or tar.
a)
Trace Fossil
b)
Mold Fossil
c)
Cast Fossil
d)
Preserved Fossil
18.
Fossil that forms when organic material is pressed between layers of rock.
a)
Carbonized Fossil
b)
Trace Fossil
c)
Preserved Fossil
d)
Cast Fossil
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