Chapter 2-Fossils and Dinosaurs

The scientific study of fossils is called

• geology

• creation

• evolution

• paleontology

People who believe that life on the earth evolved are called

• geologists

• Creationists

• evolutionists

• paleontologists

People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called

• geologists

• Creationists

• evolutionists

• paleontologists

When the last of a certain plant or animal dies, _________ occurs

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

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

• excavation

• evolution

• extinction

• decomposition

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

• diet

• body shape and size

• behavior

• 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 preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.

• True

• False