Fossils

_________ are the building blocks of rocks.

• minerals
• sea shells
• dead plants
• dead animals

Which type of fossil contains organisms that have been trapped in tree sap?

• mold
• amber
• cast
• trace

Footprints or bite marks would be examples of what kind of fossil?

• mold
• trace
• cast
• petrified

Which type of fossil would most likely form in mud?

• mold
• cast
• amber
• imprint

Which type of fossil would most likely form from a leaf?

• mold
• imprint
• cast
• petrified

A fossilized skull would be an example of which kind of fossil

• petrified
• mold
• imprint
• trace

Scientists can learn about how living things have changed over time by studying ________.

• rocks
• minerals
• weather
• fossils

This is a diagram of _____________.

• the water cycle
• the carbon cycle
• the rock cycle
• the nitrogen cycle

___________ is a scientific law that states that the older objects are found deeper underground, and younger objects are closer to the surface.

• law of conservation of matter
• law of rocks underground
• law of tectonic forces
• law of superposition

When scientists estimate the age of rocks by looking at how deep underground they are and the age of the fossils found nearby, they are using _______________ to determine the rocks age.

• absolute dating
• relative dating
• unrestricted dating
• the dating game