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- 1. Multiple Choice
Fossils are found in ____________________________ rock
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Granite
- 2. Multiple Choice
The preserved remains of an organism from long ago is called a ___________
stratum
clast
fossil
relative age
- 3. Multiple Choice
The series of processes that change rocks from one form into another is called ___________
Fossil Record
Stratum
Clast
Rock Cycle
- 4. Multiple Choice
The theory that undisturbed layers of rock have the oldest layers on the bottom and the youngest on the top is called ______
fossil record
rock cycle
law of superposition
stratum
- 5. Multiple Choice
An estimation of a age made by comparing position of two objects is called:
rock cycle
fossil record
relative age
clast record
- 6. Multiple Choice
A rock that forms from melted material, such as from volcanic activity is called:
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Fossil
- 7. Multiple Choice
The idea that Earth processes that are at work today were at work in the past is called:
fossil record
rock cycle
rock formation
uniformitarianism
- 8. Multiple Choice
Fossil #1 is found 700ft under ground and fossil #2 is found 300ft under ground, which is newer?
Fossil #1
Fossil #2
Neither fossil is newer
Both Fossils are the same age
- 9. Multiple Choice
A rock that is formed underneath the Earth by heat and pressure is called:
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
fossil
- 10. Multiple Choice
A rock that is formed by erosion and weathering is called:
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
fossils
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