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Fossils
Test Description: Unit 5
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1) Which would most likely be considered the oldest?
A
fossil found shallowly buried within layers of rock
B
fossil found as an impression in a tree
C
fossil found as an impression in concrete
D
fossil found buried deep within layers of rock
2) How is relative age found?
A
Carbon 14
B
Law and Order
C
Index Fossils
D
Radioactive Dating
3) How is absolute age measured?
A
Counting the age
B
Index Fossils
C
Ordering of Rock Layers
D
Radioactive Dating
4) What forms from sediment and deposits horizontally?
A
Sedimentary Rocks
B
Fossils
C
Index fossils
D
Igneous Rocks
5) Which is not a way rocks are altered/changed?
A
Fossils
B
Unconformity
C
Faults
D
Intrustions
6) This is when rock layers are eroded or when sediment isn't deposited for a long period of time.
A
Intrusions
B
Faults
C
Unconformity
D
Erosion
7) Fossils known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date rock layer
A
Index fossils
B
Paleontology
C
Geological timescale
D
Radioactive dating
8) States that the top rock layer is the youngest and bottom layer is the youngest
A
Law and Order
B
Paleontology
C
Index Fossils
D
Law of Superposition
9) This era is known as the ocean age as many ocean animals came to be during this era.
A
Cenozoic
B
Precambrian
C
Paleozoic
D
Mesozoic
10) Which geologic time period was the longest?
A
Cenozoic
B
Mesozoic
C
Precambrian
D
Paleozoic
11) What is one thing that we know that has occurred over time?
A
Organisms formed from water.
B
Life on Earth will most likely end tomorrow.
C
Organisms have become more complex
D
Humans and dinosaurs lived during the same era.
12) If fossils are found in different layers, what can we infer from this?
A
The two organisms lived in different geological eras.
B
The organism above preyed on the animal below.
C
The organism above evolved from the animal below.
D
The organism's population below was larger than the one above.
13) If two different rock layers contain the same index fossils what can we infer?
A
They are the same age because they are closer to the top.
B
They are the same age because they are the same rock.
C
They are the same age because they are both below the top layer.
D
They are the same age because they contain the same index fossils.
14) This era is known as the dinosaur era.
A
Cenozoic
B
Precambrian
C
Paleozoic
D
Mesozoic
15) In regards to how old Earth is, when did humans evolve?
A
Back when prokaryotes formed.
B
During the paleozoic era.
C
Close to present day.
D
During the same times dinosaurs roamed Earth.
16) This type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sediment and hardens into the shape of the organism.
A
Carbon fossil
B
Cast fossil
C
Mold fossil
D
Petrified fossil
17) This type of fossil is an organism dies, and is buried by layers of dirt. Over time, the animal or plant decays and leaves a imprint.
A
mold
B
preserved
C
cast
D
petrified
18) When minerals soak into the remains and turn them into rocks.
A
Preserved fossil
B
Mold Fossils
C
Trace fossil
D
Petrified fossil
19) When all or parts of an organism are prevented from decaying by being trapped in ice, sap, or something else.
A
Trace Fossil
B
Petrified Fossil
C
Preserved Fossil
D
Cast Fossil
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