Fossils and Geologic Time

Most events on the geologic timeline happened:

• a long time ago, near the beginning
• more recently, near the modern time
• evenly spread out
• right in the center of the timeline

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?

• cast
• mold
• trace
• preserved remains

What 2 things make a good index fossil?

• Good looks and a great smile
• widespread and on Earth of a short time
• widespread and on Earth for a long time
• only found in Bloomington and in every rock layer

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist

The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

The climate change that killed the dinosaurs proved that mammals could adapt to the cold better than reptiles

• true
• false

Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

• all organisms become fossils
• organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils
• all organisms that have shells become fossils
• the fossil record is incomplete

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever