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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 buried deep within layers of rock
B
fossil found shallowly buried within layers of rock
C
fossil found as an impression in a tree
D
fossil found as an impression in concrete
2) How is relative age found?
A
Law and Order
B
Index Fossils
C
Radioactive Dating
D
Carbon 14
3) How is absolute age measured?
A
Radioactive Dating
B
Ordering of Rock Layers
C
Counting the age
D
Index Fossils
4) What forms from sediment and deposits horizontally?
A
Index fossils
B
Igneous Rocks
C
Sedimentary Rocks
D
Fossils
5) Which is not a way rocks are altered/changed?
A
Intrustions
B
Fossils
C
Faults
D
Unconformity
6) This is when rock layers are eroded or when sediment isn't deposited for a long period of time.
A
Erosion
B
Intrusions
C
Unconformity
D
Faults
7) Fossils known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date rock layer
A
Paleontology
B
Radioactive dating
C
Geological timescale
D
Index fossils
8) States that the top rock layer is the youngest and bottom layer is the youngest
A
Law of Superposition
B
Paleontology
C
Law and Order
D
Index Fossils
9) This era is known as the ocean age as many ocean animals came to be during this era.
A
Mesozoic
B
Precambrian
C
Paleozoic
D
Cenozoic
10) Which geologic time period was the longest?
A
Mesozoic
B
Cenozoic
C
Paleozoic
D
Precambrian
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 organism above evolved from the animal below.
B
The two organisms lived in different geological eras.
C
The organism above preyed on 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 the same rock.
B
They are the same age because they are closer to the top.
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
Mesozoic
B
Precambrian
C
Paleozoic
D
Cenozoic
15) In regards to how old Earth is, when did humans evolve?
A
Back when prokaryotes formed.
B
During the same times dinosaurs roamed Earth.
C
Close to present day.
D
During the paleozoic era.
16) This type of fossil forms when a mold is filled with sediment and hardens into the shape of the organism.
A
Mold fossil
B
Cast fossil
C
Petrified fossil
D
Carbon 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
petrified
D
cast
18) When minerals soak into the remains and turn them into rocks.
A
Trace fossil
B
Mold Fossils
C
Preserved 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
Cast Fossil
B
Preserved Fossil
C
Petrified Fossil
D
Trace Fossil
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