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Test Description: Fossil Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms are called.... ?
A
Index Fossils
B
Casts
C
Fossils
D
Old
2) Why are fossils important
A
They tell us what organisms ate.
B
They are old
C
They tell us when, where, and how organisms lived.
D
They are valuable
3) How do fossils form?
A
Organisms get lucky.
B
Organisms don't become fossils.
C
Organisms die, get buried quickly without being destroyed, and turn into a rock or preserved remain.
D
Organisms die, get buried slowly without being destroyed, and turn into a rock or preserved remain.
4) What kind of rock are fossils mostly found in?
A
None of the above.
B
Igenous
C
Sedimentary
D
Metamorphic
5) Rock fossils are all of the following types except...
A
molds
B
preserved remains
C
Casts
D
permineralized remains
6) What type of rock fossil shows evidence an animal was there without finding the body itself?
A
Mold Fossil
B
Cast Fossil
C
Index Fossil
D
Trace Fossil
7) What type of fossil shows little to no change in an organisms body?
A
permineralized remains
B
preserved remains
C
trace fossil
D
Index fossil
8) Who study's fossils?
A
Palentologists
B
Chemist
C
Biologists
D
Geologists
9) What is the difference between relative and absolute age?
A
Absolute age is a comparison, relative age is the number age usually in years.
B
Absolute age is always accurate.
C
Relative age is not real.
D
Relative age is a comparison, absolute age is the number age usually in years.
10) Which of the statements is a Relative age?
A
Jerry is 12.
B
Annie is 12 years and 11 months old.
C
Annie is older than jerry.
D
Rachel is 25.
11) Using the principle of super position, in a n undisturbed rock sequence, the oldest rock is located where?
A
In the middle
B
There's no way to tell.
C
On top
D
On the bottom
12) To be considered an index fossil a species must have been all of the following except...?
A
Around for a short period of time.
B
Around for a long period of time.
C
Widespread (lots of places).
D
Abundant ( A lot of them).
13) A gap in the rock record is called a/an...?
A
Principle of Superposition
B
Hole
C
Unconformity
D
Mystery
14) The idea that the processes occurring on Earth today are the same as those that occurred int the past is called.. ?
A
Science
B
Principle of Superposition
C
Uniformitarianism
D
Index Fossils
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