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Unit 5 The Changing Earth
Unit 5 The Changing Earth
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Middle School Earth Science: The Changing Earth
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1
Which of the following is not a trace fossil?
burrows
dinosaur bones
animal foot prints
animal dung
2
Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Coast of California
3
Which of the following is not information that can be learned from a fossil?
life from changes
environmental changes
climate changes
political changes
4
How are rock layers ordered?
youngest on top and oldest on the bottom
random order
alphabetical order
oldest on top youngest on the bottom
5
The hypothesis that states that the continents move and have drifted over time.
Sea-floor spreading
Ring of Fire
Pangea
Continental Drift
6
Which of the following processes cause mountains to wear down?
weathering and erosion
convergent movement
cooling lava
deposition
7
____________ is the process of determining the age of an event or object in years.
absolute dating
relative dating
radiometric dating
law of superposition
8
True or False: We are currently in the Cenozoic Era of the Geologic Time Scale.
False
True
9
Which of the following is not a normal rock disturbance?
relative dating
folding
fault
earthquake
10
The standard method used to divide Earth's long history into manageable parts is _____________
glacial drift
geologic column
geologic time scale
balanced calendar
11
What is one natural disaster that cannot be predicted?
Hurricane
Tornado
Earthquake
Volcano
12
The process of determining whether and object or event is older or younger than another
unconformity
law of superposition
relative dating
absolute dating
13
Fossils are most commonly found in which rock types?
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
none of the above
14
Which of the following are properties that scientists can use to classify sedimentary rocks?
longitude & lattitude
volcanic deposits
position in geologic scale
composition & texture
15
Which of the following is considered a hotspot?
Hawaiian Islands
Oklahoma
San Andreas Fault
Ring of Fire
16
True or False: Mammals and birds have never lived during the same time period as dinosaurs.
True
False
17
Important clues from fossils provide evidence for scientists regarding...
warnings about earthquakes
scent for tracking animals
changing environment
locations for GPS
18
Which of the following is not a way in which a fossil is preserved?
stuck in a tree trunk
trapped in asphalt
buried in rock
petrified
19
True or False: Earth surface is always changing and being reshaped.
True
False
20
List the time units of Earth's long history from largest to smallest.
eon, epoch, era, and period
eon, era, period and epoch
epoch, era, period, eon
eon, era, epoch and period
21
Where is new ocean floor created?
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
All plate boundaries
22
What is used to predict the age range of rock layers?
index fossils
trace fossils
fossilized dung
fossil time pieces like a watch
23
Which of the following are not used to study Earth's climate history?
Amber
Ice
Sea-floor sediments
Trees
24
Fossilized structure formed in sedimentary rock by animal activity or within soft sediment
hardened amber
old fossil
trapped asphalt
trace fossil
25
Because of its mineral composition, which rock type is best to use for radiometric dating?
fossils
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
