ES 8 Chapter 13 Review

Which layer in this image is the YOUNGEST?

• A
• C
• D
• E

Which layer is the OLDEST?

• A
• C
• D
• B

Which of the following is an example of absolute dating?

• A rock that is 200 million years old.
• A rock that is younger than another rock.
• A rock layer that is older than the one above it.
• A fossil that shows that one layer of sediment is younger than another.

Fossils are formed in all of the following ways EXCEPT...

• Buried in rock
• Preserved in ice
• Trapped in amber
• Formed in igneous rocks

Which of the following is a trace fossil?

• The tracks left by an insect.
• An insect trapped in amber.
• Petrified wood.
• A mastodon preserved in ice

Which of the following is true of index fossils?

• They must have lived a short amount of geologic time.
• They must be very wide spread across the entire Earth.
• They must be found in a small area of a rock layer.
• They must be very similar to other types of fossils.

Which type of rock is MOST LIKELY to form a fossil?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

A whale dies in the ocean and sinks to the ocean floor. What is MOST LIKELY to happen to its remains?

• It will decompose entirely and be used over by other creatures.
• The hard parts will form a fossil in the layers of sediment.
• The soft parts will form a fossil in the layers of sediment.
• The organism will not be recycled by the environment.

Which of the following replaces the tissues in petrification?

• Rocks
• Minerals
• Gases
• Amber

What is decay?

• How thing break down
• Freezing
• Heating
  Heating
• Melting