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Chapter 8.1 Review (8th)
Test Description: Evidence of the Past
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1) The traces of imprints of living things – such as animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi – that are preserved in rock through geological processes
A
fossils
B
skeletons
C
half-life
D
molds
2) Any method that measures the age of fossils, rocks, objects or events in years
A
relative dating
B
half-life
C
geologic time scale
D
absolute dating
3) Any method of estimating the age of rocks and fossils
A
relative dating
B
time scale
C
eras
D
absolute dating
4) The divisions in the geologic time scale characterized by the type of organism that dominated the Earth at the time
A
time
B
period
C
eras
D
absolute dating
5) The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer (crust) move and change shape
A
Alfred Wegener
B
tectonic
C
plate tectonics
D
Pangaea
6) Fossils provide evidence that Antarctica was once located
A
at the north pole
B
where it is now
C
near the equator
D
at the south pole
7) An example of a rapid change in conditions on Earth is
A
organisms adapting
B
continents moving
C
a meteor striking Earth
D
tectonic plates shifting
8) 10. To measure a fossil’s age exactly, scientists study particles of matter called
A
relative
B
atoms
C
absolute
9) What type of scientists use fossils to reconstruct the history of life before humans existed?
A
dinosaurologists
B
paleontologists
C
fossilologists
D
sedimentologists
10) The continents may once have formed one landmass called Pangaea which means
A
all Earth
B
landmass
C
puzzle
D
all seas
11) J. Tuzo Wilson’s theory of how huge pieces of Earth’s crust are pushed around by forces within the planet is called
A
plate tectonics
B
continents
C
Pangaea
D
crust tectonics
12) What are imprints of living things that are preserved in rock called?
A
fungi
B
fossils
C
dinosaurs
D
sediment
13) What does the geologic time scale show about Earth?
A
its unit
B
its formation
C
its history
D
its grade
14) How do scientists put fossils in order on the geologic time scale?
A
by date
B
at the top
C
at the bottom
D
by kind
15) What kind of event made some divisions in the geologic time scale?
A
A species died out.
B
A species reappeared.
C
A species moved.
D
A volcano erupted.
16) What is an example of a slow change of conditions on Earth?
A
tropical forests growing
B
a meteorite hits the Earth
C
continents moving
D
mass extinction
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