Fossils and Past Environments

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

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Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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Which parts of an organism are more likely to fossilize?

• the soft parts - skin, muscle
• the hard parts - bones, shells, stems
• all parts can become fossilized easily because the organism becomes buried by sediments

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A _______ is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism.

• mold
• cast
• petrified fossil
• trace fossil

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These fossils provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.

• petrified fossils
• trace fossils
• molds
• amber

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A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of

• casts
• molds
• trace fossils
• preserved remains

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All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

• geologic time
• geologic eras
• fossil eras
• fossil record

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This is an example of a

• cast fossil
• mold fossil
• trace fossil
• carbon film

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

• A
• B
• C

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