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Test Description: Evolution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A layer of marine fossils are discovered in a desert environment. Which hypothesis best explains the discovery?
A
the area was once covered in water
B
a catastrophic event once occurred in the area
C
volcanic activity once occurred in the area
D
erosion turned most of the limestone in the area into sand
2) Fossils of warm-weather plants were found on an island in the arctic ocean. What can best be concluded from this discovery?
A
ocean currents carried the plants to the island
B
spores of plants drifted by air currents to the island
C
seeds of plants have been carried to the island by migratory birds
D
the island drifted from a tropical region to is present location
3) Which statement supports the theory of evolution?
A
all living cells come from previous cells
B
all plants and animals have DNA
C
fossils provide evidence that vertebrates share a common ancestor
D
matter cannot be created or destroyed during chemical reactions
4) A scientist has a hypothesis that a large volcanic eruption caused a change in global temperature. Which information gained from ice cores is most useful in supporting the scientist's hypothesis?
A
estimates of natural radioactivity
B
levels of dissolved oxygen
C
amounts of atmospheric dust
D
identities of trace metals
5) Which type of fossil do you have when minerals have replaced all or part of the organism and changed it to stone?
A
Petrified Fossil
B
Trace Fossil
C
Carbon Film
D
Perserved Remains
6) Which type of fossil do you have when you have a fossilized foot print of an organism?
A
Petrified Fossil
B
Perserved Remains
C
Carbon Film
D
Trace Fossil
7) Which type of fossil do you have when you have an organism that has been incased in amber?
A
Perserved Remains
B
Carbon Film
C
Trace Fossil
D
Petrified Fossil
8) Which type of fossil do you have when you have an extremely thin layer of carbon on a rock preserving the delicate parts of an organism?
A
Trace Fossil
B
Carbon Film
C
Perserved Remains
D
Petrified Fossil
9) What does the law of superposition state?
A
Energy cannot be create or destroyed it can only be changed.
B
Older rock layers are at the top and younger rock layers are at the bottom.
C
Rock layers ages are related to the position of the situation at which they are placed in.
D
Older rock layers are at the bottom and younger rock layers are at the top.
10) If I say that a basketball team consists of players that are in middle school and might be between the ages of 13-14 years old, which of the following am I using?
A
carbon dating
B
law of superposition
C
relative age
D
absolute age
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