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Chapter 8.1 (8th)
Test Description: Evidence of the past
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What type of scientists use fossils to reconstruct the history of life before humans existed?
A
dinosaurologists
B
paleontologists
C
fossilologists
D
sedimentologists
2) Fossils provide evidence that Antarctica was once located
A
at the south pole.
B
where it is now.
C
near the equator.
D
at the north pole.
3) The continents may once have formed one landmass called Pangaea which means
A
puzzle.
B
all Earth.
C
all seas.
D
landmass
4) J. Tuzo Wilson’s theory of how huge pieces of Earth’s crust are pushed around by forces within the planet is called
A
Pangaea.
B
crust tectonics.
C
plate tectonics.
D
continents.
5) What are imprints of living things that are preserved in rock called?
A
fungi
B
dinosaurs
C
sediment
D
fossils
6) What does the geologic time scale show about Earth?
A
its history
B
its grade
C
its unit
D
its formation
7) What are the biggest blocks of time in the geologic time scale called?
A
fossils
B
organisms
C
reptiles
D
eras
8) What kind of event made some divisions in the geologic time scale?
A
A volcano erupted.
B
A species moved.
C
A species reappeared.
D
A species died out.
9) What is it called when many species suddenly die out?
A
fossil extinction
B
extreme extinction
C
mass extinction
D
dinosaur extinction
10) An example of a rapid change in conditions on Earth is
A
tectonic plates shifting.
B
organisms adapting.
C
continents moving.
D
a meteor striking Earth.
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