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Test Description: EOG Released Questions--Earth History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age of the dinosaur bones?
A
the index fossils in the area of the bones
B
the kinds of trees living in the area of the bones
C
the weather conditions in the area of the bones
D
the birds living in the area of the bones
2) Which best describes how ice cores are important to the study of geologic history?
A
They hold index fossils, which are used to date the different ice cores.
B
They contain evidence showing changes in the atmospheric composition over time.
C
They show unconformities, which signal changes in deposition.
D
They follow the Law of Superposition, which gives reasons for extinctions of species.
3) Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bottom rock layers of a cliff and mammal fossils in the middle rock layer of the cliff. Which could best be concluded from this evidence?
A
Dinosaurs lived on Earth before the mammals.
B
Dinosaurs ate plants.
C
Dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals.
D
Dinosaurs and mammals lived at the same time.
4) Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
A
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.
B
Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth’s age, much like the rings of a tree.
C
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
D
In undisturbed layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.
5) What do earthquakes tell scientists about the history of the planet?
A
The oceans are much deeper today than millions years ago.
B
Earth’s climate is constantly changing.
C
Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.
D
The continents of Earth are continually moving.
6) How do scientists know that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?
A
Freshwater rivers flow to the ocean.
B
Saltwater fish are found in some mountain streams.
C
Marine fossils have been found on the peaks of some mountains.
D
Dinosaur bones have been discovered in the mountains.
7) Which type of rock forms from the cooling of lava?
A
Limestone
B
Igneous
C
Sandstone
D
Metamorphic
8) Which method provides the most accurate age of a rock sample?
A
Radioactive dating
B
Index fossil identification
C
Superposition
D
Relative dating
9) Which is a process that allows scientists to compare rock layers with others in a sequence to determine their age?
A
relative dating
B
radiometric dating
C
cast and mold fossils
D
absolute dating
10) Which characteristics of carbon-14 dating helps scientists determine the approximate time a species became extinct?
A
Carbon-14 can only be found in fossils of a certain period.
B
Carbon-14 decreases at a constant rate over time.
C
Carbon-14 is not present in more recent fossils.
D
Carbon -14 increases at a constant rate over time.
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