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Fossils
Test Description: Questions on types of fossils, how fossils form, how fossils come to the surface, and how to determine the age of fossils.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a fossil?
A
preserved remains of ancient life
B
a form of sediment
C
a type of rock
D
living organisms
2) Which of the following is a trace fossil?
A
hardened bone
B
petrified wood
C
tooth
D
footprint
3) Process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
A
sedimentation
B
erosion
C
fossilization
D
weathering
4) One type of process that brings fossils to the Earth's surface is
A
preservation
B
fossilization
C
sedimentation
D
uplifting
5) Which of the following is an example of a body fossil?
A
frozen mammoth
B
tooth bite
C
footprint
D
none of the above
6) The process of sediments building up to bury an organism
A
burial
B
sedimentation
C
superposition
D
uplift
7) What are two types of fossils?
A
sedimentary and igneous fossils
B
strike and dip slip fossils
C
footprint and tooth bite fossils
D
body and trace fossils
8) Pieces of rock and sand are called
A
sediments
B
sedimentary
C
sedimental
D
sedimentation
9) Type of fault where plates move horizontally past each other
A
dip-slip fault
B
no one's fault
C
strike-slip fault
D
everyone's fault
10) Type of fault where plates move vertically
A
strike slip fault
B
san andreas fault
C
your fault
D
dip slip fault
11) When two tectonic plates push into each other, what process can occur?
A
faultless
B
folding
C
facting
D
following
12) Which parts of an organism are more likely to become fossilized?
A
soft parts of organism
B
only hair
C
hard parts of organism
D
only teeth
13) Determining the relative age of a fossil can be done using what law?
A
Law of Superfossilization
B
Law of Superposition
C
Law of Relativity
D
Law of Radioactive Dating
14) Using the Law of Superposition, older fossils will be found
A
neither deeper in the ground nor closer to the surface
B
closer to the surface
C
deeper in the ground
D
both deeper in the ground and closer to the surface
15) Process that washes away broken down rock particles
A
erosion
B
sedimentation
C
fossilization
D
weathering
16) Type of method used to determine the accurate age of fossils
A
iheartradio dating
B
relative dating
C
absolute dating
D
teenage dating
17) A large slab of crust on the Earth's surface is called a
A
technographic plate
B
titanic plate
C
titanium plate
D
tectonic plate
18) A force from below that can bring fossils closer to the surface is called
A
upfaulting
B
upchucking
C
uplifting
D
upsetting
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