Geology Quiz

What is an ammonite?

• A type of dinosaur

• A prehistoric marine mollusk

• A kind of ancient tree

• A fossilized bird

What is a fossil?

• A living organism

• A preserved remain or trace of a once-living organism

• A type of rock

• A kind of mineral

What does plate tectonics refer to?

• The study of weather patterns

• The movement of Earth's lithospheric plates

• The formation of mountains

• The erosion of rocks

What is the principle of superposition?

• Older layers of rock are found above younger layers

• Younger layers of rock are found above older layers

• All rock layers are the same age

• Rock layers are randomly arranged

What is coprolite?

• Fossilized plant material

• Fossilized animal dung

• A type of ancient fish

• A kind of mineral

What is Glossopteris?

• A type of dinosaur

• A genus of extinct seed ferns

• A kind of ancient fish

• A prehistoric bird

What is a crinoid?

• A type of ancient tree

• A marine animal related to sea stars

• A kind of dinosaur

• A prehistoric bird

What does the term Mesozoic refer to?

• A type of rock

• An era of geological time

• A kind of ancient plant

• A prehistoric animal

What is continental drift?

• The movement of continents over Earth's surface

• The formation of mountains

• The erosion of rocks

• The study of weather patterns

What is petrified wood?

• Wood that has turned into stone through mineralization

• A type of ancient tree

• A kind of fossilized animal

• A prehistoric bird