
Clues to Earth's Past Vocabulary Quizziz
Authored by Katherine Ferguson
Science
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things is called...
a paleontologist
a fossil
a trace fossil
a mold
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The idea that conditions and organisms on earth change in quick, violent events is called...
paleontology
uniformitarianism
science
catastrophism
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A principle that states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past is called...
uniformitarianism
paleontology
catastrophism
geological science
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The fossilized carbon outline of an organism or part of an organism is called...
a trace fossil
carbon film
a mold
a cast
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The impression in a rock left by ancient organisms is called...
a mold
a cast
a rock
a trace fossil
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a fossil copy of an organism made when a mold of the organism is filled with sediment or mineral deposits
a mold
a cast
a rock
a moldy rock
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The preserved evidence of the activity of an organism is called...
a fossil
a paleontologist
a trace fossil
the scientific method
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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