The Fossil Record and The Geologic Time Scale

A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

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How do most fossils form?

• A living thing dies and is buried under sediment
• The sediment is compressed and compacted 
• They are formed in sedimentary rock
• All of these answers

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

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

Which of the following could form a fossil?

• Bone
• Shell
• Seeds
• All of the above

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The formation of any fossil is a common event

• True
• False

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The millions of fossils that scientists have collected are called

• The Geologic Time Scale
• The Origin of Species
• The Fossil Record
• A really neat fossil collection

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Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth

• It is a record of all living things

• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time

• It does not support the theory of evolution

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In layers of sedimentary rock, the _________ layer is usually at the bottom. Each higher layer is _________ than the layers below it.

• oldest, younger
• youngest, older
• youngest, younger
• oldest, older

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According to scientists, the Earth is approximately this many years old.

• 4.6 billion

• 13.7 billion

• 7.0 billion

• 5.0 billion

• 3.4 million

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