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Quarter 3 Final - Earth's History

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils

2.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

3.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

a)

A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

b)

A plant or animal must die and decompose.

c)

Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

d)

An earthquake shifts the land up.

4.

What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?

a)

amber

b)

cast

c)

mold

d)

minerals

5.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
6.
this type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tails
a)
mold
b)
carbon film
c)
trace
d)
cast
7.

What are landforms?

a)

Landforms are how the land changes.

b)

Landforms are natural features of the Earth's surface.

c)

Landforms are cool!

8.

Name this landform that describes the lowest part of the land in the mountains.

a)

valley

b)

hill

c)

island

d)

lake

9.
Name this landform
a)
river
b)
plain
c)
mountain
d)
island
10.
Name this landform
a)
lake
b)
hill
c)
mountain
d)
island
11.
Name this landform
a)
lake
b)
volcano
c)
valley
d)
plain
12.

What landform is this?

a)

plain

b)

valley

c)

mountain

d)

canyon

13.

What landform is this?

a)

mountain

b)

canyon

c)

valley

d)

sand dune

14.

Weathering and erosion are a slow process.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
16.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
17.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
18.

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.

a)

boulders

b)

sediment

c)

ice

d)

mountains

19.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

drop off zone

20.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

a)

Wind

b)

ice

c)

fire

d)

water

21.

Name this first true Continent:

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

22.

Name this continent

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

23.

Name this continent

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

24.

Name this continent

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

25.

Name this continent

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Greenland

26.

Name this continent

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Greenland

27.

Name this continent

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Greenland

28.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
29.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

30.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

31.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

32.
What is a tectonic plate?
a)
A piece of the Earth's crust
b)
A piece of Earth's mantle
c)
A piece of Earth's core
d)
A piece of Earth's Moon
33.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
34.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
35.

Look at the diagram.

Which fossil is the youngest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Look at the diagram.

Which fossil is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

What was the environment for Layer W like?

a)

A forest

b)

Underwater

c)

A desert

d)

A jungle

38.

What living things were fossilized in Layer N?

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Monkeys

c)

Fish

d)

Plants

39.

These Rocks are formed from Magma and Lava

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

40.

These Rocks are formed from Heat and Pressure

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

41.

These Rocks are form from layers of sediment over Millions of years

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

42.

This landform is a -

a)

Canyon formed by water.

b)

V shaped valley formed by water.

c)

U shaped valley formed by ice.

d)

U shaped valley formed by water.

43.

This landform is a -

a)

Canyon formed by water.

b)

V shaped valley formed by water.

c)

U shaped valley formed by ice.

d)

U shaped valley formed by water.

44.

What ocean is number 1 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

45.

What ocean is number 2 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

46.

What ocean is number 3 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

47.

What ocean is number 4 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

48.

What ocean is number 5 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic