Fossil 3

A solid copy of the shape of an organism is...

• a fossil record

• a mold

• a carbon film

• a cast

The gradual change in living things over time is..

• transition

• evolution

• age

• revolution

Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

• sediment

• people

• cement

• ants

A hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism is.....

• a cast

• a mold

• a trace fossil

• a petrified fossil

A ______________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

• biologist

• chemist

• paleontologist

• astronomer

Geological Process of the past can be seen in the geological processes occurring today refers to which scientific idea.

• Pangea

• Uniformitarianism

• Trace Fossil

• Climate

The figure below shows an example of a geologic change that supports the principle of uniformitarianism. What geologic change is shown in the figure?

• erosion

• abrasion

• volcanism

• deposition

Evidence that an organism lived a long time ago is called _________.

• The past

• A fossil

• A rock

• A mineral

Describes the weather conditions over a long period of time.             

• Pangea

• Uniformitarianism

• Trace Fossil

• Climate

The scientific theory that states all the Earth’s continents were once one large land mass.

•  Pangea

• Uniformitarianism

• Trace Fossil

• Climate