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Test Description: Fossils
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of these products mined in Virginia, is likely to contain fossils?
A
limestone
B
sand
C
granite
D
coal
2) Which of these parts of a saber-toothed cat was most likely to become fossilized?
A
hair
B
muscles
C
skin
D
jaws
3) Jellyfish have rarely been fossilized because they
A
contain no carbon compounds
B
are very rare animals
C
are not old enough to be fossils
D
have soft bodies
4) Volcanic ash has occasionally formed molds of animals. This occurs when the ash covers the animal and
A
hardens before the animal decays
B
replaces the animal's soft tissues
C
enters the animal's bpdy cavity
D
mineralizes the animal's bones
5) Ancient mammoths have been found so well-preserved that the flesh could be eaten. What do you think preserved the mammoths in such a perfect state?
A
Carbon dioxide
B
Water
C
Leaf mold
D
Ice
6) Which of the following most likely results in the formation of a fossil?
A
A Mesozoic clam is washed up onto the beach.
B
A Mesozoic clam is eaten by a large predatory fish.
C
A Mesozoic clam is buried by a mudslide.
D
A Mesozoic clam lies exposed on the surface of the sea floor.
7) At the top of Mt. Everest,climbers have found fossilized marine shells. Which statement is the best inference about the origin of the Himalayan Mountains?
A
The Himalayan Mountains were formed by volcanic activity.
B
The Himalayan Mountains formed at a divergent plate boundary.
C
The bedrock containing the fossil shells is part of an uplifted seafloor.
D
Sea level has been lowered more than 29,000 feet since the shells were fossilized.
8) Which of these is the best evidence that the Earth's crust has undergone some major changes?
A
The arrival of the vernal equinox.
B
The location of major rivers.
C
The presence of marine fossils in mountain rock.
D
The amount of available water on Earth.
9) More often than metamorphic or igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks have
A
a glassy appearance
B
numerous fossils
C
large quartz crystals
D
many holes from trapped gases
10) Earth's fossil record show evidence that
A
more complex life-forms have probably evolved from less complex life-forms
B
very few life-forms have become extinct
C
life-forms existed on land before life-forms existed in water
D
older bedrock contains a greater variety of life-forms, while younger bedrock contains less variety of life-forms
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