10.1 Fossils Review

(a)   regards conditions and creatures on Earth as a product of violent disasters/catastrophes

(a)   describes changes that were caused by gradual processes similar to those occurring today

What do uniformitarianism and catastrophism have in common? (What is the same?)

• Both are terms used to explain Earth's past

• Both are mathematical explanations

• Both are talking about microscopes

• None of the above

Plant leaves are often preserved as ...

• Mineral replacement

• Molds

• Carbon films

• Casts

The shell dissolved from inside the hardened sediments, leaving a (a)   , which was filled, forming a cast.

Which conditions aid in the formation of fossils?

• Hard parts and slow burial

• Hard parts and rapid burial

• Soft parts and rapid burial

• Soft parts and slow burial

What human body system could be fossilized?

• Digestive system

• Skeletal system

• Excretory system

• Circulatory system

Determine what type of environment a fossil palm tree would indicate.

• Cold oceans

• Warm on land

• Dry environment

• Cold on land

Which dinosaur was running and why?

• A: because it is a small dinosaur

• A: Because the footprints are close together

• B: Because it is a big dinosaur

• B: Because the footprints are farther apart

Which of the following are types of fossil preservation?

• Mineral replacement

• Wooly Mammoth

• Carbon films

• Stalactites

• Casts and molds