Ch. 14 Test- A Trip through Geological Time

Plant leaves may form a fossil called a _____________, a thin layer of carbon on rock.

• petrified fossil
• carbon film
• preserved reamin
• mold/cast

Fossils are almost always found in 

• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• granite rock

Plants and animals first reached land during the 

• Mesozoic Era
• Cenozoic Era
• Paleozoic Era
• Precambrian

An animal w/ a backbone is called a (n) 

• invertebrate
• vertebrate
• spineless
• fish

Dinos ruled the Earth during the 

• Precambrian
• Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era
• Paleozoic Era

A scientist who studies fossils is called a (n)

• rocket scientist
• astronaut
• paleontologist
• a cool guy

Geologists divide the Earth's long history into smaller units that make up the 

• fossil record
• time line
• life's time scale
• geologic time scale

Index fossils are useful b/c they tell the _______________ age of rock layers

• absolute
• relative

Which fossil provides clues about the activities of ancient organisms?

• mold/cast
• pertified
• trace fossils
• carbon films

The Mesozoic Era is often called the

• Age of Mammals
• Age of Fish
• Age of Reptiles
• Age of Amphibians