Multiple choice
Multiple choice
Multiple choice
Multiple choice
Questions
100
Which kind of fossil preserves the hard and soft parts of an animal? (a) a trace fossil (b) a cast fossil (c) a fossil from a tar pit (d) a fossil in amber
(d) a fossil in amber
100
A scientist finds the fossil of a sea creature on top of a mountain range. What is the best conclusion the scientist can draw? (a) the mountain was built up from deposition after the sea creature died. (b) The land was probably once covered with water. (c) The sea creature used to live on land (d) The fossil was placed there by someone else.
(b) The land was probably once covered with water.
100
How can a plant cause weathering? (a) a plant growing in a crack in a rock can change the course of flowing water so that more rock is carried away (b) a plant can grow in a crack in a rock. As the plant and its root grow bigger, they can cause the rock to split (c) a plant growing next to a rock releases chemicals into the soil (d) a plant can collect and hold moisture that causes a rock to split
(b) a plant can grow in a crack in a rock. As the plant and its root grow bigger, they can cause the rock to split
100
The rushing water of a river can carve solid rock into a deep canyon. What is the name of any process that carries away small pieces of rock or dirt? (a) weathering (b) erosion (c) evaporation (d) deposition
(b) erosion
100
What are people who study fossils called?
What are paleontologists?
200
Which is not a trace fossil? (a) a preserved skull (b) a preserved track (c) a preserved nest (d) a preserved eggshell
(a) a preserved skull
200
Which of the following can paleontologists learn from studying fossils? (a) What plants and animals of the past looked like (b) What Earth's climate and landforms were like in the past (c) How Earth's environment has changed (d) All of the other answer choices
(d) All of the other answer choices
200
A scientist is studying erosion. Which would be the best place for the scientist to go and make observation? (a) the ocean floor (b) an erupting volcano (c) a mountain stream (d) the edge of a pond
(c) a mountain stream
200
Which of the following can rapidly change Earth's surface? (a) canyons (b) chemical weathering (c) erosion (d) volcanoes
(d) volcanoes
200
A sequence of waves resulting from a disturbance under water.
What is a Tsunami?
300
What might finding a fish fossil in a desert tell paleontologists? (a) how plants have changed (b) how Earth's environment has changed (c) how animals once got enough to eat (d) how animals once attracted mates
(b) how Earth's environment has changed
300
What might a paleontologist conclude if she found a trilobite fossil in a desert? (a) Trilobites lived in desert environments at one time (b) The desert was covered by water in the past (c) Earth's environments do not change over time (d) There must be trilobites living in the area
(b) The desert was covered by water in the past
300
Which landform is the result of the deposition by the wind? (a) river delta (b) canyon (c) mountain (d) sand dune
(d) sand dune
300
Where do earthquakes occur? (a) near an epicenter (b) in the mountains (c) along a fault (d) in the ocean
(c) along a fault
300
Dangerous storms that from in warm ocean water bringing winds
What are hurricanes?
400
What can finding a trilobite fossil in a rock near your home tell you? (a) There are trilobites living in the area near your home (b) The rock containing this trilobite formed under the ocean. (c) The trilobite's shell was as hard as rock when it was alive. (d) The trilobite died because the water where it lived dried up.
(b) The rock containing this trilobite formed under the ocean.
400
Scientists use rock layers to determine the relative age of fossils. The oldest fossils are found in (a) rock layers nearest the surface (b) rock layers inside of caves (c) layers of limestone rock (d) the deepest rock layers
(d) the deepest rock layers
400
Water seeps into a crack in a rock. When the water freezes the rock splits apart. Which term best describes the process? (a) physical weathering (b) chemical weathering (c) erosion (d) deposition
(a) physical weathering
400
The process by which weather material is added to a land mass where the material accumulates? (a) weathering (b) erosion (c) deposition (d) sediment
(c) deposition
400
This occurs when two blocks of core shift over each other.
What is an Earthquake?
500
Anthony has mold fossils of a fish and a plant. Anthony has been told the 2 fossils were found in different layers of rock. The fish fossil was found closer to the surface of the Earth than the plant fossil. Which statement most likely compares the fossils correctly? (a) The fish fossil is older than the plant fossil (b) The plant fossil is older than the fish fossil (c) When they were alive, the plant was larger than the fish
(b) The plant fossil is older than the fish fossil
500
Which of the following is an example of a fossil? (a) ancient animal footprints preserved in rock (b) a plant or animal that has become extinct (c) the skeleton of a small animal (d) an animal that eats other animals
(a) ancient animal footprints preserved in rock
500
Which is the best example of erosion? (a) a river carrying tiny pieces of rock from the walls of a canyon (b) a rock becoming warmer during the day and cooler at night (c) the roots of a tree splitting a large rock as they grow wider (d) all of the other answer choices
(a) a river carrying tiny pieces of rock from the walls of a canyon
500
Another word for plant life (a) weathering (b) erosion (c) vegetation (d) sediment
(c) vegetation
500
What is a funnel shaped wind storm that extends to the ground
What is a tornado?
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