Geologic Time Review

When minerals replace all, or part, of an organism....

• trace fossil

• petrified fossil

• fossil

• index fossil

Widely distributed, only lived for a short period of time

• trace fossil

• petrified fossil

• fossil

• index fossil

Gives clues to the activities of ancient animals

• trace fossil

• petrified fossil

• fossil

• index fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Preserved remains of an organism

• trace fossil

• petrified fossil

• fossil

• index fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type is likely to have fossils?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Relative age dating gives an exact age.

• True

• False

Geologist use radioactive decay to determine the absolute age of rocks.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which of the following lifeforms came first?

• Dinosaur

• Human

• Single-celled organism

• Fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What led to an increase in atmospheric oxygen that allowed complex life forms to evolve?

• Photosynthetic organisms

• Volcanic eruptions

• a meteor impact

• the development of oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Are fish vertebrates?

• yes

• no