PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION IN EARTH SCIENCE, 11th and 12th GRADE

“ON ALL MY WORK, MY NAME AFFIRMS MY HONOR”

STUDENT’S NAME

SECTION: ___________________________ TEACHER: OLIVER M. VILLANUEVA

DATE: ________________ SCORE: ______________

I. Directions: Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. This method of determining the exact age of rocks uses elements that radioactively
decay.
A. Fossil Method C. Radioactive Isotope
B. Rock Strata D. Geophysics

2. This states that processing today has been operating since the formation of the earth.
A. Radioactive Decay C. Law of Superposition
B. Original Horizontality D. Uniformitarianism

3. The study of fossils and biological aspect of living things.

A. Paleontology C. Geology
B. Archaeology D. Earth Science

4. It is determining the numerical age of materials using radioactive isotopes.

A. Radioactive Decay C. Absolute Dating
B. Decomposition D. Geological Timescale

5. This process leaves the carbon component of the remains as black films embedded in
sediments.
A. Recrystallization C. Petrification
B. Carbonation D. Preservation

6. It is the absence of horizon or strata based on fossil assemblage.

A. Inclusions C. Recrystallization
B. Preservation D. Paraconformity

7. It represents the biggest time division.

A. Eon C. Epoch
B. Era D. Period

8. It is a hierarchical set of divisions describing geologic time.

A. Epoch
B. Geologic Time Scale
C. Phanerozoic Eon
D. Absolute Dating

9. It is the replacement of porous woody material with minerals.

A. Recrystallization C. Carbonization
B. Disconformity D. Petrification
10. Probably the most popular time division because it is where reptiles walked and dominated
dry land.
A. Mesozoic Era C. Cenozoic Era
B. Paleozoic Era D. Precambrian Era

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 II. Directions. Write TRUE if the underlined word is correct. Write the correct word if
it is incorrect.

____________ 11. Lord Kelvin estimated the age of the earth from conduction and
radiation.
____________ 12. The discovery of the age of rocks has led to the idea that the earth is
indeed older than previously imagined.
____________ 13. The principle of original horizontality states that sediments will
assume a horizontal manner.
____________ 14. Without oxygen from the atmosphere, the rate of decay becomes at
minimum.
____________ 15. Fossilization is the preservation of the remains of an organism.
____________ 16. Radioactive isotopes are variants of the same element but with
different mass number.
____________ 17. Ichnofossils are those remains of traces of the organism itself.
____________ 18. The Quaternary period marks the time when humans started growing
and thriving until present.
____________ 19. Era is the next time division after Eon.
____________ 20. Half-life is the length of time that will transform half of the parent
isotope to its daughter product.

III. Directions. Enumerate the following:

21-23 Conditions Required to Permit Fossilization

24-28 Laws and Principles in knowing the Sequential Order of Rocks
29-31 Types of Fossilization

IV. Sketch a Geological Time Scale. Use your own timeframe(in million of years). (32-39)

V. Directions. Explain the following: (40-50)

A) Differentiate Relative Dating from Absolute Dating (40-43)

B) How do fossils help in the field study of Paleontology? (44-46)

C) You are a Paleontologist and you are working with the latest fossils of dinosaur
excavated near Bixby. In your own study, what would you give as a possible reason for
the extinction of that dinosaur? (47-50)

V. Bonus Question:
In the movie Apocalypto, how does the Mayan civilization appease the sun-god?

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 “To be the best person I can be, I will be resilient and determined to persevere
through any challenges in front of me.”
Prepared by: Checked by:

OLIVER M. VILLANUEVA SARA JANE A. ESMANA, LPT

Science Teacher Grade Level Coordinator - US

Approved by: Noted:

JAYSON D. PUNDANO, REA, LPT, MAEd CEAZAR CARO

Principal Head of School

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