SCIENCE AFTER QUIZ FUN

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

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

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

What are index fossils

• The end of a book
• Organisms that are widely distributed, but live for a short period of time
• The person next to me
• A book

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Trace fossil

Fossils are usually found in 

• igneous rock
• extrusions
• intrusions
• sedimentary rock

When an organism dies, is buried, and decays leaving behind a cavity in the shape of the organism is considered which type of fossil? 

• cast
• mold
• trace
• petrified 

People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists
• fossil hunters

Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?

• A skeleton preserved in a tar pit
• A footprint of an extinct animal
• A mummy buried in ice
• An insect preserved in amber