Chapter 8 Assessment Review

For most fossils to form, it must be covered with ________?

• water

• soft parts

• other fossils

• sediment

Soft parts of organisms hardly fossilize because?

• the organism dies quickly

• the organism is eaten quickly

• the organism lives in water

• the organism is covered with sediment

The kind of fossil a mold is usually found with is a _______?

• carbon film

• trace fossil

• preserved remains

• cast

What has the study of fossils allowed scientists to do?

• analyze the chemical composition of sedimentary rocks and minerals

• study present ocean temperatures at different depths

• describe past environments and the history of life

• predict which organisms will become extinct in the future

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I am digging in the ground and I find an insect in amber. Wow...so kewl...I am sure it's an example of what kind of fossil?

• cast

• trace fossil

• mold

• none of the above

Your parent is 49 years old. You are describing his/her ____?

• absolute age

• relative age

You are younger than your parent, but older than your kitten. You are describing your ______?

• absolute age

• relative age

The rock layer at the top is 200 million years old. The rock layer below is 400 million years old. This is true because of ______?

• a fold

• an uncomformity

• a fault

• the law of superposition

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The youngest layer is always _______?

• on top

• on the bottom

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The intrusion is always located where in a layer of rock?

• outside on top

• inside further down in the layer

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