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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
skeletons
B
half-life
C
fossils
D
molds
2) Any method that measures the age of fossils, rocks, objects or events in years
A
absolute dating
B
geologic time scale
C
half-life
D
relative dating
3) Any method of estimating the age of rocks and fossils
A
time scale
B
eras
C
absolute dating
D
relative 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
absolute dating
D
eras
5) The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer (crust) move and change shape
A
plate tectonics
B
tectonic
C
Pangaea
D
Alfred Wegener
6) Fossils provide evidence that Antarctica was once located
A
where it is now
B
at the south pole
C
near the equator
D
at the north pole
7) An example of a rapid change in conditions on Earth is
A
tectonic plates shifting
B
organisms adapting
C
a meteor striking Earth
D
continents moving
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
fossilologists
B
paleontologists
C
sedimentologists
D
dinosaurologists
10) The continents may once have formed one landmass called Pangaea which means
A
landmass
B
all Earth
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
crust tectonics
B
plate tectonics
C
Pangaea
D
continents
12) What are imprints of living things that are preserved in rock called?
A
fossils
B
fungi
C
sediment
D
dinosaurs
13) What does the geologic time scale show about Earth?
A
its formation
B
its unit
C
its history
D
its grade
14) How do scientists put fossils in order on the geologic time scale?
A
at the top
B
by kind
C
by date
D
at the bottom
15) What kind of event made some divisions in the geologic time scale?
A
A species moved.
B
A species died out.
C
A species reappeared.
D
A volcano erupted.
16) What is an example of a slow change of conditions on Earth?
A
a meteorite hits the Earth
B
tropical forests growing
C
mass extinction
D
continents moving
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