Earth History Quiz

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called:

• Decayed

• Evolved

• Endangered

• Extinct

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Where can the OLDEST layer of rock be found?

• They are all the same age

• The middle layer

• The bottom layer

• The top layer

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What is hardened tree sap called?

• Coprolites

• Amber

• Index fossils

• Gastroliths

A scientist who studies fossils is called:

• Paleontologist

• Fossilologist

• Meteorologist

• Geologist

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Hardened remains or traces of organisms that lived in Earth's past are:

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Metamorphic rock

• Extinct

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A fossil formed when an organism dies and is covered by sediment and a hollow cavity remains below the ground surface.

• True form fossil

• Cast fossil

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

A fossil of an animal imprint (footprint, trail, or burrow).

• Trace fossil

• Mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• True form fossil

A fossil formed when minerals fill the hollow cavity, creating the general form of the original organism.

• True form fossil

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

A fossil of the whole/entire body of the organism, like an actual animal or animal part (ex. amber tree sap).

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• True form fossil

• Mold fossil

Where can the YOUNGEST layer of rock be found?

• The top layer

• The bottom layer

• They are all the same age

• The middle layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4