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Earth's History And Fossils
Test Description: Examples of fossils and how they are used to study Earth's history
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) About how old is Earth?
A
100 million years
B
1.5 billion years
C
4.6 billion years
D
100 billion years
2) What is a fossil?
A
rock formed from bits of sediment
B
very old rocks
C
the skin from dinosaurs
D
the preserved remains of organisms
3) Which is NOT something that can become a fossil?
A
bone
B
fur
C
shell
D
footprint
4) Fossils are mostly found in
A
metamorphic rock
B
sedimentary rock
C
magma rock
D
igneous rock
5) Fossils of ocean animals are found in the Piedmont of Virginia. What conclusions can you draw from this?
A
The animals used to have legs.
B
It doesn't tell you anything.
C
The Piedmont used to be covered by ocean.
D
The animals traveled up the James River.
6) Fossils of an animal are found in many layers of rock. What conclusions can you draw from this?
A
The animal is very large.
B
The animal is a great digger.
C
It doesn't tell you anything.
D
The animal has been around for a long time.
7) What can you NOT tell from the fossil of a plant impression?
A
the size of the plant
B
the color of the plant
C
the shape of the plant
D
the length of the plant's leaves
8) What can you tell from the fossil of a dinosaur?
A
the texture of its skin
B
its exact age
C
its size
D
its color
9) I found fossils of trilobites in several layers of rock. No other trilobites have been found in the top four layers of rock. What conclusions can you draw from this?
A
It doesn't tell you anything.
B
Trilobites became extinct.
C
Trilobites never exhisted.
D
Trilobites weren't dying anymore.
10) Preserve means
A
to melt
B
to change shape
C
to breakdown into small pieces
D
to make last longer
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