WorksheetsMr. Fischer's Science Quiz (Week of 9/8)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did complex cells first form?
a)
65 million years ago
b)
1,000 years ago
c)
Roughly 540 million years ago
d)
2 million years ago
2.
Which organism appeared earliest in Earth’s history?
a)
Single-celled organisms
b)
Fish
c)
Dinosaurs
d)
Insects
3.
What is a fossil?
a)
A type of rock
b)
A living organism
c)
a type of soil
d)
The preserved remains of a once living organism
4.
What does the fossil record show?
a)
The weather history of Earth
b)
The history of Earth from fossils collected so far
c)
The amount of gold on Earth
d)
The map of ancient oceans
e)
5.
What does biodiversity describe?
a)
The climate of a region
b)
The number of rocks on Earth
c)
The variety of species on Earth
d)
The size of fossils
6.
What does it mean if a species is extinct?
a)
It is found in many places
b)
All members of the species have died and it no longer exists
c)
It can no longer reproduce
7.
What is mass extinction?
a)
The extinction of one animal
b)
A natural disaster
c)
An event where many species go extinct in a short time
d)
The death of plants only
8.
Which of the following is a trace fossil?
a)
A complete dinosaur skeleton
b)
A fossilized tooth
c)
A footprint left by an ancient animal
9.
What is the geologic time scale used for?
a)
Telling time with the sun
b)
Measuring the weight of rocks
c)
Organizing Earth’s history
d)
Predicting earthquakes
10.
What is a geologic era?
a)
A type of rock
b)
A short event in time
c)
A large unit of time in Earth’s history
d)
A type of fossil
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