Ch.20 Fossils & Early Earth

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists

• Paleontologists

• Archeologists

• Meteorologists

Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of fossil is this?

• Amber preserved

• Cast

• Preserved remains

• Trace fossil

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

• A
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which is an example of a trace fossil?

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

Which of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?

• shell 
• skeleton 
• buried quickly with sediment 
• soft body parts 

_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?}

• F
• E
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Where are most fossils found?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Asphalt

What type of fossil is this?

• Preserved fossil

• Cast fossil

• Amber preserved fossil

• Trace Fossil

What kind of fossils are these?

• Preserved fossil

• Cast fossils

• Permineralized fossil

• Trace fossils