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5th Grade Chapter 2 Science Test
Test Description: Chapter 2 review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Fossils have been preserved in tar and ----
A
all of the above
B
amber
C
sedimentary rock
D
ice
2) Permanently frozen soil is called ---
A
sedimentary rock
B
amber
C
permafrost
D
tar
3) The process of removing a fossil from the rock and other materials around it is called...
A
excavation
B
geologist
C
extinction
D
decomposition
4) People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called---
A
geologists
B
evolutionists
C
Creationists
D
paleontologists
5) Dinosaur bones have been found....
A
only in Antarctica
B
only in the United States
C
only in Asia
D
all over the world
6) The fossil record provides clear evidence of ---
A
none of the above
B
a worldwide volcano
C
a worldwide Flood
D
a destructive meteorite
7) By looking at a fossil, a scientist can learn about an animal's---
A
body shape and size
B
behavior
C
diet
D
all of the above
8) The scientific study of fossils is called---
A
none of the above
B
mineralology
C
geology
D
paleontology
9) People on earth who believed that life on the earth evolved are called ---
A
paleontologists
B
evolutionists
C
geologists
D
Creationists
10) When the last of a certain plant or animal dies, _________ occurs.
A
extinction
B
decomposition
C
excavation
D
evolution
11) When bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock, a _______________ forms.
A
petrified fossil
B
none of the above
C
trace fossil
D
carbon film
12) Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a ----
A
none of the above
B
mold
C
fossil
D
bone
13) A fossil that is not an actual part of an organism but of something that was left behind, such as a footprint, is a __________.
A
none of the above
B
carbon film
C
trace fossil
D
petrified fossil
14) When fine sediment has been pressed into a mold and a copy of the shape of the organism formed is called a ----
A
petrified fossil
B
mold
C
none of the above
D
cast
15) What are the jobs of a paleontologist?
A
to take fossils to a place to be studied
B
all of the above
C
to find and study fossils
D
to clean and prepare fossils for display
16) Tbe fossil record indicates that animals were ---
A
buried slowly during the Flood
B
none of the above
C
buried quickly during the Flood
D
buried after the Flood
17) Paleontologists look at the ______________ of modern animals to help them make guesses about what an extinct animal might have looked like.
A
none of the above
B
outward appearance
C
skeletons
D
jawbones
18) A fossil formed when part of a plant or animal decayed underneath the weight of sediment and left an image of itself on a rock is called----
A
carbon film
B
a petrified fossil
C
none of the above
D
a trace fossil
19) The imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock is called ---
A
a petrified fossil
B
a trace fossil
C
a cast
D
a mold
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