Fossils

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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If you know the age of a fossil, you know the relative age of the ________________ it was found inside.

• sticky tar

• rock

• amber

• ice

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Which of the following would be an example of absolute age?

• Fossil A is older than Fossil B

• Fossil A and Fossil B are the same age

• Fossil A is 10 million years old

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

• A
• B
• C

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What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

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What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Forest fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

Fossils are most often preserved in what?

• ice sheets

• amber resin

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

Why is the fossil record incomplete?

• Most organisms never became fossils.

• Scientists don't like to work on it.

• There isn't enough amber.

• Scientist don't look for fossils anymore.

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