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- 1. Multiple Choice
Fossils are usually found in this kind of rock.
fractured rock
superposition
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which is your absolute age range?
6-10 yrs
11-13 yrs
8-11 yrs
17-20 yrs
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is fossilized tree sap where some animal and plant remains are found?
original horizontality
sedimentary rock
trilobite
amber
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where would you find a listing of rock layers in an area from oldest to youngest?
geologic column
department store
sedimentary column
geographic table
- 5. Multiple Choice
What do fossils give us clues about?
ancient plants, animals, and environments
the ice age
meteors
oceans and seas
- 6. Multiple Choice
What do scientists use to find the absolute age of rocks?
sedimentary layers
radioactivity
superposition
geologic columns
- 7. Multiple Choice
If a stegosaurus fossil was found in the desert, what would we know about that area thousands and thousands of years ago?
It was cold then.
It had been under an ocean.
It was tropical then.
It was always a desert.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How long does it take for sedimentary rock to form?
about a week
thousands and thousands of years
several years
a decade or two
- 9. Multiple Choice
If fossils of sea creatures have been found in Pennsylvania, what does that tell us about the area long ago?
It was covered by sea water.
It had many fisherman who lived here.
There were large fishing ships here.
It was a hot climate.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do we call the remains of an organism that existed on Earth for a relatively short time and in a widespread area?
imprint fossils
horizontal fossils
periodical fossils
index fossils
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is a measurement of a long stretch of time in Earth's geological history?
era
period
geologic column
superposition
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a rock layer's actual age in years called?
relative age
absolute age
familiar age
superposition
- 13. Multiple Choice
A shorter time measurement that divides eras into smaller parts is known as ....
quarter
half-life
period
segment
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the study of solid earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change?
biology
geology
geometry
original horizontality
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the oldest rock in this diagram?
Limestone
Granite
Sandstone
Gray shale
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which layer is the youngest in this diagram?
Limestone
Granite
Dolomite
Gray shale
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true based on this diagram?
Sandstone is older than gray shale.
Gray shale is older than granite.
Sandstone is younger than red siltstone.
Dolomite is younger than sandstone.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What might disturb the layers of sedimentary rock to make it difficult to determine the relative age of the layers?
a hurricane
an earthquake
a tsunami
dinosaurs
- 19. Multiple Choice
What do we call the idea that sedimentary rock forms in horizontal layers?
geologic column
sediment layers
original horizontality
erosion formations
- 20. Multiple Choice
What do we call the idea that in a series of rock layers, the bottom layer is oldest and the top layer is youngest?
superposition
master column
original layering
familiar ordering
- 21. Multiple Choice
Our earth is described as "dynamic." What does that mean?
It is incredible.
It erupts with volcanoes.
It is always changing.
It is always the same.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of an index fossil?
woolly mammoth
stegosaurus
tube worm
trilobite
- 23. Multiple Choice
According to what we read in the science book, the island of Surtsey off the coast of Iceland is an example of...
an island formed by an earthquake
an island formed by a volcano
an island destroyed by a tsunami
and island with many fossils
- 24. Multiple Choice
Insects often got trapped and preserved in amber which is hardened.....
tree sap
seashells
sandstone
conglomerate
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