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Test Description: Fossil and Geologic Time Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Trilobites can be used to study the passage of geologic time because_______.
A
their physical features changed throughout time
B
they burrowed into sediments
C
they lived in oceans
D
they lived throughout the Paleozoic Era
2) A trace fossil is all of these except
A
bones
B
burrows
C
footprints
3) Index fossils are
A
lived in many different rock layers
B
lived for a short period of time in a wide area
C
lived for a long time
D
lived in many different generations
4) Examples of Permineralized Remains
A
footprints
B
mold and cast
C
insect in amber
D
minerals that fill in spaces in bone and other hard parts
5) Examples of Original Remains
A
Insect in Amber
B
t- rex tooth
C
burrows left behind by ancient worms
D
T-rex leg bone
6) What does a fossil need to form?
A
Quick burial and hard parts
B
Not to be covered quickly to decompose
C
Bones and microorganisms
D
Availability to scavengers
7) Everything is made up of ______
A
Oxygen
B
Carbon
C
Nitrogen
D
Potasssium
8) What principle states that the oldest rock layer is on the bottom?
A
Absolute Dating
B
Superposition
C
Uniformity
D
Correlation
9) Gaps in the rock layers are
A
Index Fossils
B
None of the above
C
Half Lives
D
Unconformities
10) The best evidence that two land areas were once connected is the discovery that both have land masses
A
have similar rocks and fossils
B
have the same climate
C
are in the same stage of sucession
D
exist along the same line of longitude
11) A type of fossil that is the hollow shape of an organism
A
Mold
B
Permineralized Remians
C
Cast
D
Trace Fossils
12) Carbon Fim is
A
an imprint of an animal in rock
B
the fur of an animal
C
the bones of a once living organism
D
A thin film left behind when sediment covers an organism.
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