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Test Description: Test your knowledge on fossils and relative ageing.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A researcher found shark fossils on top of a mountain. This evidence suggests which of the following about this region?
A
It was once below an ocean
B
It has never changed
C
It was once below a waterfall
D
It was once populated with land sharks
2) Index fossils help scientists estimate the age of a rock because index fossils species only existed for a relatively short time. What happened to the species that are now used
A
They are now extinct
B
They migrated to new land
C
They changed their diets
D
They evaporated
3) To be useful, an index fossil must be:
A
widely distributed and represent a type of organism that existed for a short amount of time
B
found only in one place and represent an organism that existed for a short amount of time
C
found only in one place
D
widely distributed and represent a type of organism that existed for a very long time
4) A scientist who studies fossils is a:
A
geologist
B
agronomist
C
biologist
D
paleontologist
5) The Law of Superposition states that:
A
the oldest sedimentary rock layer is found at the bottom
B
the most recent sedimentary rock layer is found at the bottom
C
the oldest sedimentary rock layer is found at the top
D
the newest sedimentary rock layer is where you can find igneous rock
6) An intrusion is:
A
always older than rock layers around it
B
always younger than rock layers around it
C
more than one answer is correct
D
always igneous rock
7) A trace fossil:
A
provides evidence of an animal\'s shape
B
provides evidence of an animal\'s action
C
provides evidence of the entire animal
D
provides evidence of an animal\'s size
8) Which of the following is NOT an example of preserved remains?
A
Amber fossilization
B
Tar
C
Freezing
D
Petrified fossils
9) When scientists find a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism, they have found a:
A
trace fossil
B
petrified fossil
C
cast
D
mold
10) Fossils and bones are different because:
A
bones contain porous minerals, but fossils contain collagen and fat
B
bones are very strong, but fossils are fragile and porous
C
bones are fragile and porous, but fossils are very strong
D
they\'re not actually different
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