WorksheetsChapter 29 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is not a type of fossil
Trace
Body
Cast and Mold
Refilled Remains
Amber is an example of which type of fossil
Trace
Body
Cast and Mold
Original Remains
The study of life that existed in prehistoric times
Biology
Zoology
Paleontology
Chronology
Which is not a principle of relative dating
Superposition
Porous Continuum
Cross-Cutting Relationships
Original Horizontality
True or False: The oldest layer of rock will appear at the bottom of an undisturbed section
True
False
The time it takes for half the radioactive sample to decay into a stable product
1/2 life
Radioactivity
Strata
Varve
How long is the half-life for a sample that takes 12 years to reach a 1:1 (50-50) ratio of parent to daughter
3 years
6 years
12 years
24 years
The original/start point of a radioactive sample
Parent
Daughter
The product of the decay
Parent
Daughter
True or False: One method of absolute dating is measuring the ratio of parent and daughter in a sample
True
False
Fossils mainly occur in what type of rock
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
All of them
A distinct, widespread, easily recognizable fossil used to correlate rock layers
Index Fossil
Body Fossil
Trace Fossil
None of the above
True or False: A layer of ash is an example of a key bed
True
False
The matching of strata from one area to the strata of another area
Connection
Correlation
Competition
Assimilation
Which is not an example of a trace fossil
Footprints
Plantprints
Bones
Excrement
