Unit 5 Practice Test

The best index fossils have which two traits?

• widespread geographically, long lifespan
• widespread geographically, short lifespan
• specific place, long lifespan
• specific place, short lifespan

To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True
• False

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Which fossil makes the best index fossil?

• Fossil 1
• Fossil 2
• Fossil 3
• None follow all of the rules

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Which conditions might lead to fossil formation? (Choose 3)

• Decomposition

• Getting buried quickly by sediment

• getting trapped in a tar pit

• getting eaten by another animal

• making a footprint in mud

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A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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Which layer(s) of the Earth is/are solid? select all that apply

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

What is the name given to the one "Super continent"?

• Pangaea

• Superuno

• eine Welt

• Derosen

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