Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Fossils And Rock Layers
Test Description: Chapter 5: Clues to the Past
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which are fossils that really help out paleontologists reorder a sequence of rock layers that have been disturbed because the animals they are from only lived a short period of time?
A
Index Fossil
B
Trace Fossils
C
None
D
Permineralized Remains (aka Mineral Replacement Fossils)
2) Which of the following is most likely to become a fossil?
A
Blood
B
Scales of a T-rex
C
None
D
Bones laying on the ground in the open for a long time
3) Which type of rock can you find most fossils?
A
None
B
Metamorphic
C
Sedimentary
D
Igneous
4) Which of the following is a fossil?
A
Imprint of a leaf
B
None
C
Imprint of a 1,500 year old spearhead
D
Traces of ripples in the sand left by water waves
5) Which of the following is when whole layers of rock are missing from a rock sequence?
A
Angular Uncomformity
B
Unconformities
C
Nonconformity
D
Disconformity
6) What kind of fossil are footprints left by an animal in snow?
A
None
B
Body Fossil
C
Trails
D
Tracks
7) Which of the following can reveal AND also protect fossils?
A
None
B
Erosion
C
Weathering
D
Sun
8) What of the following is true?
A
Bones of turtles are index fossils
B
A mold is a cavity in a rock that is left by an organism that has dissolved through time
C
Rock layers that are on the bottom are the oldest and the topmost layers are the youngest
D
None
9) What does a fossil of a seashell or marine animal found today in the desert tell us?
A
None
B
How animals lived in the past
C
All
D
What landforms existed in the past
10) Which of the following is true if this is an undisturbed rock sequence from oldest to youngest: BP, PDA, AZ, ZC (Fossils are shown by letters)?
A
D is older than Z
B
None
C
The D fossil is younger than A
D
The C fossil is older than Z
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?