Quiz about Science Geology Review

Question 1

Gaps in rock records made when agents of erosion remove existing rock layers

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unconformities

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fossils

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permineralized remains

Question 2

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest

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A,B,C,D

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D,C,B,A

Question 3

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest

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C,E, D,B,A

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C,E,D,A,B

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C,E,D,A,B

Question 4

Principle that states in a sequence of undisturbed rocks, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become progressively younger toward the top

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superposition

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uniformitarianism

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half-life

Question 5

Produced when sediments fill in a cavity made when an object decayed

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cast

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mold

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original remains

Question 6

Cavity in a rock made when an organism decayed

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mold

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cast

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original remains

Question 7

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest

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E, B,C D, A

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A,D, C, B, E

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B,E,C, D, A

Question 8

Which type of rock can contain fossils?

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Stereosonic

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Igneous

Question 9

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Mold fossil

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Trace fossil

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Cast fossil

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Body fossil

Question 10

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Trace fossil

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Forest fossil

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Cast fossil

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Body fossil

Question 11

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Cast fossil

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Mold fossil

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Trace fossil

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Body fossil

Question 12

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

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fossils

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bones

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artifacts

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organic matter

Question 13

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

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True

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False

Question 14

A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.

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mold

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cast

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petrified fossil

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trace fossil

Question 15

A _______ is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.

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cast

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mold

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petrified fossil

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trace fossil

Question 16

These fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.

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trace fossils

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petrified fossils

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molds

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amber

Question 17

A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of

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trace fossils

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casts

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molds

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preserved remains

Question 18

All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

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fossil record

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geologic time

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geologic eras

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fossil eras

Question 19

This is an example of a

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cast fossil

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Trace fossil

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fossil mold

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carbon film

Question 20

This is an example of a

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trace fossil

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cast fossil

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mold fossil

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carbon film

Question 21

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

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extinct

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fossil

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endangered

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dinosaur

Question 22

What needs to happen for a fossil to form?

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A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

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A plant or animal must die and decompose.

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Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

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An earthquake shifts the land up.

Question 23

What needs to happen SECOND for a fossil to form?

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A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

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A plant or animal must die and decompose.

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Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

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An earthquake shifts the land up.

Question 24

Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

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fossil record

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animal record

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historical record

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Earth record

Question 25

What does the Law of Superposition tell us?

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The youngest rock is the most top layer of rock

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The most superior rock is the top layer of rock

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The oldest rock is the most top layer of rock

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The strongest rock is the most top layer of rock

Question 26

The name of a person that studies fossil ages.

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Paleontologist

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Physician.

Question 27

What can the fossil record tell us?

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all of these are correct

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history of life on Earth

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groups of organisms changed over long periods of time

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Information about the past climate of our Earth

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information about the past environments and changes of the Earth's surface

Question 28

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

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Extinct

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Decayed

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Evolved

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Preserved

Question 29

Scientists who study fossils are called

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Paleontologists

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Fossil Scientists

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Geologists

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Meteorologists

Question 30

An intrusion is always ___________ than the rock layers around it and beneath it

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younger

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older

Question 31

A ________________ is a break in Earth's crust

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fault

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intrusion

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extrusion

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igneous rock

Question 32

The number of years that have passed since the rock formed is the rock's

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absolute age

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relative age

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law of superposition

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index fossil

Question 33

The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's

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relative age

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absolute age

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geologic age

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sedimentary age

Question 34

A formation of igneous rock on Earth's surface is known as

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an extrusion

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a gap

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an intrusion

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a fault

Question 35

A break in Earth's crust is called

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a fault

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an intrusion

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a layer

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an index fossil

Question 36

A mass of igneous rock below the Earth's surface is called a __________/

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intrusion

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extrusion

Question 37

Because of ___________, most of the geologic record of sedimentary rock layers has been lost.

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erosion

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unconformity

Question 38

A gap in the geologic record is known as a(n)_______________.

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unconformity

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intrusion

Question 39

The position in which rock layers appear can be changed by gaps in the geologic record and by ______________.

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folding

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faults

Question 40

Which of the following substances is NOT able to preserve entire organisms?

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water

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amber

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sticky tar

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ice

Question 41

A carbon film is an extremely thin coating of carbon on rock.

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True

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False

Question 42

The gradual change in living things over long periods of time is called

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evolution

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relative age

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absolute age

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getting old

Question 43

The % of the original(parent) isotope remaining after 3 Half Lives.

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12.5%

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50%

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25%

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6.25%

Question 44

The % of the original(parent) isotope remaining after 2 Half Lives.

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25%

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50%

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12.5%

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6.25%

Question 45

A sample will lose half of the original(parent) isotope after 1 half life.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 46

The diagram shows 32 atoms

8 of the Red are parent isotopes

24 of the Green are daughter isotopes

How many half-lives have occurred?

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2

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0

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1

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3

Question 47

What percentage of rubidium-87 atoms will be left after four half lives?

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6.25%

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25.0%

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12.5%

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3.125%

Question 48

A unit of geologic time that subdivides eras

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period

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time span

Question 49

The Triassic Period, the Jurassic Period, and the Cretaceous Period occurred in what era?

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Mesozoic

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Cenozoic

Question 50

_________ for many of the geologic periods come from places around the world where geologists first described the rocks and fossils of the period.

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names

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time

Question 51

___________ a record of the geologic events and the evolution of life forms as shown in the fossil record.

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Geologic Time Scale

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Eras

Question 52

In what time period did Pangaea, the super continent, appear?

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Paleozoic

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Precambrian

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Mesozoic

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Cenozoic

Question 53

Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period.

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Mesozoic

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Precambrian

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Paleozoic

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Cenozoic

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