Fossils and Geologic Time

Fossils most often form when a dead organism is buried in sediments.

• True

• False

Carbon films are formed when a thin film of carbon is left, forming a silhouette of the original organism.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Dinosaur footprints are original remains

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

To be a useful index fossil, a species must have been rare.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Radiocarbon dating, would be useful in dating the age of the Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Index fossils are the remains of species that existed on Earth for relatively short periods of time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Absolute age examines the position of rocks in a sequence.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

All of the following conditions help preserve organisms as fossils EXCEPT ____.

• quick burial by sediments

• hard parts

• protection from scavengers

• activities of microorganisms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If the same types of fossils are found in two separate rock layers, it's likely that the two rock layers ____.

• formed at different times

• are part of one continuous deposit

• formed under different conditions

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Determining the order of events and the relative age of rocks by examining the position of rocks in a sequence is called ____.

• absolute dating

• radiometric dating

• relative dating

• radiocarbon dating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4