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__________________________is the principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.
a) Unconformity
b) Original Horizontality
c) Lateral Convergence
d) Superposition

According to the principle of __________________________________________, most rock-forming materials are deposited in horizontal layers.
a) uniformitarianism
b) catastrophism
c) orginal horizontality
d) superposition

If you find the fossilized remains of an ancient Woolly Mammoth in Mexico, what can you reasonably infer about Mexico?
a) That Mexico has always been filled with tropical vegetation.
b) That the climate of Mexico was once colder than it is today.
c) That Woolly Mammoth's were hunted to extinction by the indigenous population of Mexico.
d) That there may still be Woolly Mammoths in Mexico today.

Scientists who study fossils are called__________________________________.
a) archaeologists
b) anthropologists
c) geologists
d) paleontologists

If you find the fossilized remains of an ancient shark species in Ohio, what can you reasonably infer about Ohio?
a) That sand-sharks are real.
b) That Ohio was once filled with tropical vegetation.
c) That the climate of Ohio is about the same as it was when the organism died.
d) That the land the we today call Ohio was once under a sea or ocean.

__________________________is the age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rocks and features nearby.
a) Absolute Age
b) Geologic Time Scale
c) Relative Age
d) Principle of Inclusion

Fossil evidence shows us that Earth has warmed and cooled many times in the past.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) -
d) -

A ____________________ is a fossil copy of an organism made when a mold of an organism is filled in with sediment or mineral deposits.
a) mold
b) cast
c) carbon film
d) trace fossil

Replicas, or copies of organisms can form in the minerals in groundwater. They fill in the pore spaces or replace the dead tissues of organisms.
a) Mineral Replication / Petrification
b) Trace Fossils
c) Casts
d) Preserved Remains

A __________________ is an impression in a rock left by an ancient organism that forms when sediment around an organism hardens and the organism decays.
a) mold
b) cast
c) carbon film
d) trace fossil

A ______________________________is the fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism
a) hydrocarbon
b) calcium carbonate
c) carbon film
d) trace fossil

Most of the organisms that have lived and died throughout the history of Earth have become fossils.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) -
d) -

If an organism dies near flowing water, it's chances of becoming a fossil are a little better.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) -
d) -

_______________________________________ include some original biological material from the organism, such as scales, skin, hair, etc.
a) Molds
b) Casts
c) Preserved Remains
d) Trace fossils

Some conditions increase the likeliness that an organism will fossilize upon death. Which of the following would not be one of those conditions?
a) If the organism has hard parts (shell, teeth, bones, etc.)
b) If the organism died of unnatural causes
c) If the organism is buried quickly after it's death
d) All of these conditions would increase the likeliness that an organism will fossilize upon death

The principle of uniformitarianism was pioneered by the the work of _______________, known as the Father of Geology.
a) Alfred Wegener
b) Gustav Robben
c) Gary Busey
d) James Hutton

The principle of ________________________________ states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past.
a) uniformitarianism
b) catastrophism
c) geocentrism
d) heliocentrism

___________________________________is the idea that conditions and organisms on Earth change In quick, violent events. These events could include volcanic eruptions, widespread flooding, or an Asteroid strike
a) Uniformitarianism
b) Antidisestablishmentarianism
c) Catastrophism
d) Chaos Theory

___________________________________are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things.
a) Rocks
b) Fossils
c) Minerals
d) Genomes

The fossils of freshwater animals found on different continents separated by saltwater oceans today was one piece of evidence to support Alfred Wegener's theory of ___________________________.
a) evolution
b) the big bang
c) continental drift
d) tectonic divergence

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