Chapter 2: Earth's Processes (Blue Book)

GEOLOGIC TIME (p. 38)

What are the remains of ancient plant and animals which were preserved.

• sediments

• rocks

• fossils

• paleontologist

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GEOLOGIC TIME (p. 38)

Which is NOT an example of where fossils may form from?

• sediments

• ash

• tar

• amber

• igneous rock

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GEOLOGIC TIME (p. 38)

Sediments are ____.

• tiny pieces of sand and soil

• huge boulders

• medium sized rocks about 1 foot wide

• make believe

GEOLOGIC TIME (p. 38)

All organisms turn into fossils.

• True...they are everywhere!

• False...very few living things fossilize.

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EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE (p. 38)

Fossils teach us _____.

• about the future of the Earth

• about the present time of the Earth

• about the history of the Earth

• absolutely nothing

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EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE (p. 38)

Select the statement below NOT shown by fossils.

• shows us which plants and animals first developed

• shows us structures of animals

• shows us when animals developed body adaptations (like legs and feathers)

• shows us what animals sounded like

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EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE (p. 38)

Fossilized remains can tell scientist about the previous environment.

• true

• false

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EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE (p. 38)

Based on the type of plants and animals that lived in a certain place, scientist can not tell if an environment was wet or dry or hot or cold.

• true

• false

EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE (p. 38-39)

Scientist can tell if an area was once a lake or an ocean. The______ is the ancestor of today's shark.

• tyrannaurus rex

• megalodon

• dolphin

• diplodocus

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THE FOSSIL RECORD (p. 39)

What refers to all fossils found since the start of fossil study?

• the fossil record

• the record fossil

• dead things etched in stone

• paleontology stuff

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