Fossils

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...

• clay

• fossils

• igneous rocks

• silt

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The idea that conditions on Earth change in quick, violent events...

• catastrophism

• uniformitarianism

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The idea that geologic processes occurring today have occurred in the past...

• catastrophism

• uniformitarianism

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How do fossils form?

• An organisms is rapidly buried. The sediments and minerals replace the tissues.

• An organism is buried slowly. Only bones can become fossils

Which is a mold?

• the impression left by an organism

• a copy of the organism, like a statue

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Which is a cast?

• the impression in a rock left by the organism

• a copy of the organisms made of sediment

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Coal is the carbon left over from plants in between rock layers. Is coal technically a fossil?

• yes

• no

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Who studies ancient environments?

• biologists

• specialologists

• paleontologists

• scientologists

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What can we learn about by looking at fossils? (Choose 2)

• They're really cool.

• They are evidence of ancient environments.

• They can show how sea level rise could happen.

• We can't learn anything by studying fossils.

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A scientist finds footprints in a fossilized stream bed. This is a ________.

• carbon film

• mineral replacement

• cast fossil

• trace fossil

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