Fossils and Geologic Time

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

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What type of fossil is this?

• Mold
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Trace fossil

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Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• magma rock

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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

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

• Cenozoic
• Paleozoic
• Precambrian
• Mesozoic

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Which is an example of a trace fossil?

• animal tracks
• coprolite
• burrows
• all of the answers given here

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What is an example of an index fossil?

• t-rex fossils
• insect in amber
• trilobites or ammonites
• woolly mammoth fossils

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