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Grade 6 Historical Geology
Some fossils were                .
  1. cliffs
  2. insects
  3. rocks
  4. places
Grade 6 Historical Geology
Dinosaurs went extinct
  1. 65 million years ago
  2. 25 billion years ago
  3. 5 years ago
  4. 300 thousands years ago
Grade 6 Historical Geology
What is Pangaea?
  1. the name of a German scientist
  2. the name of the supercontinent that existed million of years ago
  3. another name for continental drift
  4. the name of an ancient fossil
Grade 6 Historical Geology
Dinosaurs died out at the end of which period?
  1. Jurassic
  2. Triassic
  3. Cretaceous
Grade 6 Historical Geology
Which is an example of a body fossil?
  1. toothmarks
  2. dinosaur bone
  3. petrified wood
  4. footprint impression
Grade 6 Historical Geology
The long span of time that begins geologic time is called                 .
  1. Mesozoic Period
  2. Cenozoic Period
  3. Paleozoic Period
  4. Precambrian Time
Grade 6 Historical Geology
What era consists of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous period?
  1. Cenozoic Era
  2. Mesozoic Era
Grade 6 Historical Geology
What is the age of the Earth?
  1. 3.2 billion years old
  2. 7.5 billion years old
  3. 4.5 billion years old
  4. 5.6 billion years old
Grade 6 Historical Geology
What is Pangaea?
  1. a German scientist
  2. the super continent that existed million of years ago
  3. continental drift
  4. an ancient fossil
Grade 6 Historical Geology
When minerals replace parts of an organism, this is formed
  1. Petrified fossil
  2. Fossil
  3. Cast
  4. Mold
Grade 6 Historical Geology
Name the three sources of evidence that Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift.
  1. core, mantle, crust
  2. sun, heat, water
  3. mantle, water, animals
  4. landforms, fossils, climate
Grade 6 Historical Geology
How was the ammonite fossils formed?
Grade 6 Historical Geology
What is a fossil?
  1. a layer of earth
  2. a chain of mountains
  3. preserved organism
  4. a type of heat transfer
Grade 6 Historical Geology
The earliest forms of life known on Earth were                        .
  1. bacteria
  2. fish
  3. reptiles
  4. single celled organisms
Grade 6 Historical Geology
The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods occurred in the                  Era.
  1. Cenozoic
  2. Paleozoic
  3. Mesozoic
  4. Precambrian Time
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