Fossils

____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

  A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an   ancient organism.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or   change.

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock

Mineral Replacement → The process of an organism’s hard parts being dissolved and replaced by other minerals.

• true
• false 

_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?}

• F
• E
• B
• C

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

What is a principal that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes.

• Catastrophism

• Unconformity

• Uniformitarianism

• Angular Unconformity