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Seventh Grade (Grade 7) Historical Geology Questions

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Grade 7 Historical Geology
Grade 7 Historical Geology
An intrusion
  1. is younger than the rock layers through which it passes.
  2. forms only in association with the occurrence of a fault.
  3. is older than the rock layers through which it passes.
  4. develops only in metamorphic rock.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
What does finding an oyster fossil in rock layers high on a mountain tell you?
  1. Someone has deliberately transported the material to this site.
  2. The rock layers represent what was once a temperate forest.
  3. The area was once covered by a warm sea.
  4. Oysters live in a mountainous habitat.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Which of the following is most likely to form a fossil?
  1. bird
  2. worm
  3. tree leaf
  4. none of the above
Grade 7 Historical Geology
The evolution of the horse took place during the                  .
  1. Jurassic Period
  2. Permian Period
  3. Quaternary Period
  4. Tertiary Period
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Pangaea began to break up into continents during the
  1. Tertiary Period.
  2. Precambrian Era.
  3. Mesozoic Era.
  4. Cenozoic Era.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
The era from which only small, simple marine organisms have been found is the
  1. Cenozoic Era.
  2. Paleozoic Era.
  3. Precambrian Era.
  4. Mesozoic Era.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Mountains that formed during the Jurassic Period are the
  1. Appalachians
  2. Alps
  3. Urals
  4. Rocky Mountains
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Ice covered large areas of North America and Europe during the
  1. Jurassic Period.
  2. Triassic Period.
  3. Quaternary Period.
  4. Tertiary Period.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Which is evidence that the continents were once part of a single landmass?
  1. fossils
  2. coal found in cold climates
  3. similar rock formations on facing edges of continents
  4. all of these
Grade 7 Historical Geology
The earliest forms of life
  1. had hard body parts.
  2. were complex.
  3. appeared in the Cenozoic Era.
  4. appeared in the Precambrian Era.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Which lived on Earth first?
  1. Dinosaurs
  2. Humans
  3. Trilobites
  4. Reptiles
Grade 7 Historical Geology
In which era did Pangaea break apart?
  1. Cambrian
  2. Precambrian
  3. Mesozoic
  4. Jurassic
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