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- 1. Multiple ChoiceScientists who study fossils are calledGeologistsPaleontologistsFossil ScientistsMeteorologists
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of fossil is this?MoldCastPreserved remainsTrace fossil - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer is oldest?AWGZ
- 4. Multiple Choice
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
magma rock
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?2015 years old3.6 billion years old4.6 billion years old4.6 million years old
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?ABC
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?MesozoicPaleozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.CenozoicPaleozoicPrecambrianMesozoic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of a trace fossil?animal trackscoproliteburrowsall of the answers given here
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of an index fossil?t-rex fossilsinsect in ambertrilobites or ammoniteswoolly mammoth fossils
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a fossil?the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processesfossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or iceany naturally preserved evidence of animal activityfossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time
- 12. Multiple ChoiceFossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.trailtraceindexabsolute
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?shellskeletonburied quickly with sedimentsoft body parts
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are foundAt the top of the rock layersNear the bottom of the rock layersIn the middle of the rock layersSomewhat near the surface
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich rock layer contains the newest fossils?FEBC
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true about the fossil record?
It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
It is a record of all living things
It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
It does not support the theory of evolution
- 17. Multiple Choice
An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called _____.
extinct
decayed
evolved
preserved
- 18. Multiple Choice
Saying you are older than your sister is an example of _____.
Relative age dating
Absolute age dating
Fossils
Radioactive dating
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what _____.
old geologists
the known history of rocks and fossils
a list of every living thing ever
the notes of geology music
- 20. Multiple Choice
Pangea broke up in the _____.
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Paleozoic Era
Precambrian Era
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