Geologic time

Geologic time

8th Grade

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36 Qs

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Geologic time

Geologic time

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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People who study fossils are called ____.

meterologists
fossilologists
paleontologists
fossil hunters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?

The size of the animal
What the animal ate
The color of the animal
Where the animal lived

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

sedimentary  rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?

Cooling and Hardening
Heat and Pressure
Compacting and Cementing
Melting

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where can the oldest layer be found?

The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are deserts, tar pits, and ice good places to find body fossils?

Most ancient organisms lived in these environments

Bacteria and other decomposers cannot thrive in these environments

Many ancient organisms traveled to these places to die

The largest ancient organisms lived in these places

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