Fossils- Chapter 2

The scientific study of fossils

• geology

• creation

• evolution

• paleontology

People who believe that life on earth evolved are

• geologists

• evolutionists

• Creationists

• paleontologists

People who believe that God created the earth in six literal days are

• geologists

• Creationists

• Evolutionists

• paleontologists

The process of removing a fossil from a rock and other materials around it is

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

One thing scientists cannot learn from a fossil is an animal's

• behavior

• diet

• body size and shape

• outward appearance

People draw conclusions about fossils based on what they believe about how the earth began

• true

• false

Dinosaur bones have been found only in the eastern parts of the earth

• true

• false

The fossil record provides clear evidence of a worldwide flood

• true

• false

Fossils have been preserves in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock

• true

• false

Permanently frozen soil is called amber

• true

• false