4.1 over Fossils and Ancient Climate

Which statement describes the principle of uniformitarianism?

• the past is the key to the present
• the present is the key to the past
• ancient conditions predict future disasters

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a principle that states that geologic processes that happened in the past can be explained by current geological processes

• catastrophism
• uniformitarianism
• correlation

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the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock

• fossil
• correlation
• intrusion

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What type of rock is most fossil evidence found in?

• igneous rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• sedimentary rocks

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What type of fossil is shown here?

• fossil trapped in amber
• fossil trapped in asphalt
• fossil buried in rock
• fossil buried in ice
• petrified fossil

What type of fossil is shown here?

• fossil trapped in amber
• fossil trapped in asphalt
• fossil buried in rock
• fossil buried in ice
• petrified fossil

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What type of fossil is shown here?

• fossil trapped in amber
• fossil trapped in asphalt
• fossil buried in rock
• fossil buried in ice
• petrified fossil

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What type of fossil is shown here?

• fossil trapped in amber
• fossil trapped in asphalt
• fossil buried in rock
• fossil buried in ice
• petrified fossil

What type of fossil proves that the animal was there, but is NOT the actual organism?

• petrified wood fossils
• trace fossils
• insect in amber fossils

Which of the following a trace fossils? Check ALL that apply

• tracks
• burrows
• hives
• coprolites
• bones

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