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Change Over Time
Test Description: Fossil and Earth's history
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which layer is the oldest?
A
B
B
A
C
C
D
D
2) A dinosaur's preserved footprints are an example of a
A
rock
B
shell
C
petrified rock
D
trace fossil
3) Eras can be broken down into shorter periods of time called
A
years
B
months
C
Eons
D
Periods
4) Fossils that are preserved in amber, ice or tar pits are
A
rock
B
trace fossils
C
original organisms
D
coprolites
5) Relative dating is determined by
A
Carbon 14 dating
B
The exact age of a fossil
C
The fossil's location/depth in the Earth compared to index fossils
D
what continent it is found on
6) Evolution means
A
organisms change over time
B
organisms never change
C
organisms are new
D
organisms die
7) Which is the correct order of a fossil being made?
A
volcanic eruptions
B
both 1 & 2
C
a mold is formed and filled with minerals and sediments which form the fossil
D
organism dies and is buried; the ground turns to rock and the organism decays;
8) Intrusions and extrusions are always ________________ than the layers they go through.
A
none of the above
B
younger
C
the same age
D
older
9) Half-life is used in determing the
A
clock time
B
actual age of fossils
C
age of a human
D
relative age of fossils
10) Pangaea is the theory that
A
there was no ice on Earth
B
none of the above
C
All the continents were once a Super Continent with all the continents together
D
the ocean was once dry
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