Unit 10 TEST 12/16

Which of the following methods of fossil formation is formed when minerals fill in the space left from a living organism?

• Amber fossil

• Carbonization

• Casts and molds

• Freezing

• Mummification

Fossils are generally found inside of what type of rocks?

• Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Meteorites

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What type of scientists study fossils?

• Physicists

• Paleontologists

• Biologists

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Which type of fossil is pictured? 

• mold
• cast
• carbon film
• petrified fossil

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What type of fossil is pictured? 

• cast
• petrified fossil
• preserved remains
• trace fossil

Fossil Fuels are

• pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

• rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

• metamorphic rock

• fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

• considered nonrenewable resources

• cause pollution in the atmosphere

• are renewable resources

• oil, coal and natural gas

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This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

• natural gas

• coal

• oil

• steam

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Coal is formed from

• rocks

• a factory

• remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

• plant remains along with heat and pressure

The flame on your stove is an example of

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• oil