Fossils and Geologic Time
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Question 1
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Q. A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?
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Fossilologist
Rock Hound
Archeologist
Paleontologist
Question 2
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Q. What type of rock do fossils form in?
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Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Classic
Question 3
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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
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The absolute age of rock layers
The age of fossils
The relative age of rock layers
the super powers of rocks
Question 4
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Q. How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
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2015 years old
3.6 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
Question 5
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Q. Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?
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all organisms become fossils
organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils
all organisms that have shells become fossils
the fossil record is incomplete
Question 6
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Q. The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
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old geologists
sweet geology music
the known history of rocks and fossils
a list of every living thing ever
Question 7
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Q. Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
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the younger the rocks get
the smellier the rocks get
the harder the rocks get
the older the rocks get
Question 8
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Q. Which fossil is an impression left by the original organism?
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cast
mold
trace
preserved remains
Question 9
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Q. Which fossil is a replica of the original shape of the organism?
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cast
mold
trace
preserved remains
Question 10
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Q. A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?
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cast
mold
trace
preserved remains
Question 11
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Q. How do most fossils form?
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A living thing dies and is buried under sediment
The sediment is compressed and compacted
They are formed in sedimentary rock
All of these answers
Question 12
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Q. What is a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found?
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a petrified fossil
a trace fossil
a cast fossil
an index fossil
Question 13
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Q. What is a trail, track or burrow left behind by an animal that later fossilized?
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A trace fossil
A carbon film
A petrified fossil
An extrusion
Question 14
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Q. What is a rock mass formed by molten rock being forced into an earlier formation of rock layers?
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Extrusion
Intrusion
Fault
Supposition
Question 15
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Q. What is relative age?
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The geologic age of a fossil, rock or geologic feature defined relative to other fossils, rocks or features
The geologic age of a fossil based on when the relatives of that fossil died
The geologic age of a fossil, or geologic event expressed in units of time
How old your mom is
Question 16
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Q. According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
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A
B
C
Question 17
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Q. Describe absolute age.
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number of years that have passed since the rock formed. It provides the rock with a specific age.
Sedimentary Age
Relative Age
An Intrusion
Question 18
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Q. The disappearance of a species.
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Evolution
Extinction
Migration
Mutation
Question 19
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Q.
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1
2
3
5
Question 20
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Q. Looking at the diagram, which layer is the oldest?
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dolomite
limestone
basalt
beach sand
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