Fossils 8th Grade

What introduces faults, intrusions, and transposes layers of strata.

• Compression

• Petrification

• Trenches

• Earthquakes

What is the most common type of fossilization in which the organic portion of an organism is infiltrated or replaced with minerals?

• Orogenesis

• Petrifaction

• Desiccation

• Mineralization

What is the eroded surface that lies between two groups of strata?

• Unconformity

• Geological Columns

• Isostasy

• Intrusion

What occurs when groundwater carrying dissolved minerals, such as apatite, calcite, and pyrite, infiltrates the pore spaces and cavities of bones, shell or wood? The minerals precipitate out of the water and are deposited in the hard remains.

• Desiccation

• Carbonation

• Permineralization

• Replacement

What is a fracture in the Earth's crust along which rocks move?

• Rift

• Intrusion

• Strata

• Fault

What kind of fossil is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found?

• Desiccated Fossil

• Trace Fossil

• Resin Fossil

• Index Fossil

What is the term for making a hole by digging. To dig out/extract material from the ground?

• Excavate

• Extract

• Intrusion

• Intricate

Fossils are usually found in what kind of rock layers?

• Granite

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

The study of fossils is known as what?

• Stratology

• Paleontology

• Fosilology

• Seismology

The term fossil is derived from the Latin word fossilia, which means what?

• Decayed or Dissolved

• Dug up or Unearthed

• Imprinted or Impressed

• Ancient or Old