Earth History Exploration
Explore the timeline of Earth's history, from its formation to the development of life and geological changes, with this Grade 5 science worksheet.
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Earth History Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of Earth's history.
1. Approximately how old is the Earth?
100 million years old
4.5 billion years old
2,000 years old
1 million years old
2. What is the process by which rocks and soil are broken down by wind, water, or ice?
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Compaction
3. Scientists study to learn about past life forms on Earth.
4. The movement of Earth's large plates is called .
5. The oldest rocks on Earth are found in the layer.
6. Look at the image below. What can these layers tell us about the history of this area?
7. Dinosaurs lived during the Cenozoic Era.
True
False
8. The Earth's continents have always been in their current positions.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago was called .
10. The study of Earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it is called science.