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Grade 9 Historical Geology
Which is a method of dating fossils in which the older fossils are found underneath layers of sediment of younger fossils?
  1. Carbon Dating
  2. Cyber Dating
  3. Human Dating
  4. Relative Dating
Grade 5 Historical Geology
Which of the following is NOT likely to be a fossil?
  1. a footprint
  2. a piece of bone
  3. a piece of cement
  4. a tooth
Grade 10 Historical Geology
Which of the following is the correct order of the three recent geologic eras from oldest to the most recent?
  1. Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic
  2. Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic
  3. Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
  4. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Grade 2 Historical Geology
Fossils can only be found in the desert.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Fossils have been preserved in which of the following?
  1. amber
  2. tar
  3. ice
  4. all of these
Grade 6 Historical Geology
What was Pangaea?
  1. a German scientist
  2. the supercontinent that existed million of years ago
  3. continental drift
  4. an ancient fossil
Grade 7 Historical Geology
In order to form a fossil, an organism should                                     .
  1. be buried in sediments.
  2. remain uncovered so decay will stop.
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Which type of dating says that older fossils are in bottom layers of rock?
  1. relative dating
  2. absolute dating
Grade 10 Historical Geology
Which of the following theories explain the extinction of dinosaurs?
  1. The Asteroid and Fossil Theory
  2. The Ash Cloud and Fossil Theory
  3. The Asteroid and Volcanic Activity Theory
  4. The Volcanic Activity and Fossil Theory
Grade 8 Historical Geology
Which describes the relative age of something?
  1. its age in comparison to the age of other things
  2. the age of something in years
  3. cannot be determined because the rock layers are always disturbed
  4. isn't really useful when studying geology
Grade 9 Historical Geology
Which is a method of finding the age of a fossil by calculating its radioactive decay?
  1. Cyber Dating
  2. Relative Dating
  3. Human Dating
  4. Carbon Dating
Grade 8 Historical Geology
The longest section of Earth's history was                  .
  1. Cretaceous period
  2. Precambrian time
  3. Paleozoic Era
  4. Cenozoic Era
Grade 8 Historical Geology
What time frame is known as "The Age of the Dinosaurs"?
  1. Jurassic Period
  2. Tertiary Period
  3. Cambrian Period
  4. Precambrian Period
Grade 7 Historical Geology
Which type of dating gives a number for the age of fossils?
  1. absolute dating
  2. relative dating
Grade 8 Historical Geology
What is an example of an index fossil?
  1. Humans
  2. Trilobites
  3. T-Rex
  4. Jellyfish
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