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- 1. Multiple Choicethe trace or remains of an organism that lived a loooong time ago, often preserved in sedimenthalf-lifefossilgeologic time-scaleevolution
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this type of fossil is created during a process that preserved the delicate parts of plant leaves and insectsamberpetrifiedcarbon filmtrace - 3. Multiple Choicethis type of fossil is a mark or cavity made in sediment in the shape of a shell or other bodycasttracepetrifiedmold
- 4. Multiple Choicethis type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organismmoldpetrifiedcasttrace
- 5. Multiple Choicethis type of fossil provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms; examples include marks left by footprints or tailsmoldcarbon filmtracecast
- 6. Multiple Choicethis material does an excellent job of preserving insect remainscastambermoldcarbon film
- 7. Multiple Choicea scientist who studies fossilsgeologistbiologistpaleontologistchemist
- 8. Multiple Choicethe age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocksabsolute agerelative age
- 9. Multiple Choiceprocess where scientists compare rock lays with others to determine a rock's agerelative datingabsolute dating
- 10. Multiple Choicesuperposition: a principle which states that in ______________, _______________ sedimentary rock layers, the OLDEST layer is on the BOTTOM.disturbed, horizontalundisturbed, horizontaldisturbed, verticalundisturbed, vertical
- 11. Multiple Choice"younger over oldest" means that the the OLDEST rock layer is on the _________.topbottom
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?a petrified dinosaur bonea footprint captured in muda seashell found on the beach
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