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- 1. Multiple Choice____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen something is _____________________ it no longer exists.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSomething _____________________ has been kept from harm or change.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA _____________________ is an extinct ocean shellfish.paleontologistfossilTrilobiteextinct
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it important to study fossils?Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.Fossils are fortune tellers.Fossils are fun to study.Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich would be an example of a fossil?Sedimentary RockOyster PearlDinosaur FootprintRotting Log
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence shows that parts of Utah were once the sea floor of an ancient ocean?Mammoth fossils found in caves.Saber tooth tiger claws found in rocks.Trilobites found in limestone.Cooper and gold found in mines.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.They are not made of mineral or rock.They cannot be changed to rock.They rot before fossilization can occur.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere are prehistoric animals preserved as whole animals?In Sedimentary RockIn amberIn limestoneIn oceans
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich Rock type would be best to find fossils?Igneous RockSedimentary RockMetamorphic Rock
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following animals used to live in Utah but does not now?buffalomountain lionmammothdog
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDinosaur fossils and coal found in Emery and Uintah County indicate that parts of Utah were____________.tropical and swampyhot and dryhot and wetcold and wet
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMineral Replacement → The process of an organism’s hard parts being dissolved and replaced by other minerals.truefalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceClimate → A pattern of weather over a period of timetruefalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceImpression →A mark or design made on a surface by pressureturefalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceExtinction → Loss of an entire type of organismtruefalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceTropical → Very hot and dry climatetruefalse
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