GR4 SCI: Earth's Surface Review

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

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Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

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By determining the age of fossils, scientists can reconstruct the history of life on Earth

• True
• False

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

• paleontologist 
•  fossil
• preserved
• extinct

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Why is it important to study fossils?

•  Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
• Fossils are fortune tellers.
• Fossils are fun to study.
• Fossils are found everywhere in the world.

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Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?  

• They are squeezed out when the shark is buried.
• They are not made of mineral or rock.
• They cannot be changed to rock.
• They rot before fossilization can occur.

What is a fossil?

• rock was once at the bottom of the sea.

• An impression of an ancient organism.

• the past environment, where animals came from, and what they looked like.

• The imprint or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.

A ........................ is a feature made of rock and dirt.

• landform

• desert

• canyon

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dumptruck

Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of what?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction