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- 1. Multiple Choice
A fossil is ____.a dead rotten animalthe remains of things that lived a long, long time agoa plant that dried up - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is hardened tree sap?coprolitesindex fossilsgastrolithsamber
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?2015 years old3.6 billion years old4.6 billion years old4.6 million years old
- 4. Multiple ChoicePaleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are allEpochsErasPeriodsEons
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?MesozoicPaleozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 6. Multiple ChoiceScientists who study fossils are calledGeologistsPaleontologistsFossil ScientistsMeteorologists
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn organism that no longer exists on Earth is calledDecayedEvolvedExtinctPreserved
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of fossil is this?MoldCastPreserved remainsPetrified
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?F, E, C, B, A, DA, B, C, D, E, FF, E, D, C, B, AD, F, E, C, B, A
- 10. Multiple ChoiceFossils are usually found inigneous rockextrusionsintrusionssedimentary rock
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich period are we currently in?QuaternaryHoloceneJurassicTertiary
- 12. Multiple ChoiceFossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?the fish were dropped their by flying birdsthis land was once under the oceanfarmers fed the fish to the cowsfish used to live on land
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?furlungbonemuscle
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?they are whitebones are largethe parts are hardbones decay easily
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?It could decay, or rot away.It would become a fossil.It would not be able to decay.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Law that states in a sequence of undisturbed rocks, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become progressively younger toward the top
superposition
uniformitarianism
half-life
- 17. Multiple ChoiceFossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThese fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.petrified fossilstrace fossilsmoldsamber
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples ofcastsmoldstrace fossilspreserved remains
- 20. Multiple ChoiceBecoming trapped in tar and amber, and freezing are other processes besides fossilization that organisms can be preserved.TrueFalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIf you found a rock containing a very complex fossil, you could infer that the rock isrelatively youngvery oldigneousmetamorphic
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