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