Dinosaurs and Fossils: Quiz 2-B

The scientific study of a fossil is called ___________.

• anthropology
• paleontology
• geology
• archaeology

The process of removing a fossil from the rock and other materials around it is called __________.

• digging
• excavation
• fossilization
• sedimentation

Most fossils are about the same age since they were formed by the Flood.

• Creationist

• Evolutionist

Life began with simple one- celled organisms which gradually changed to more complex forms of life.

• Creationist

• Evolutionist

Simpler forms of life are found in lower rock layers. More advanced forms of life are found in the upper rock layers.

• Creationist

• Evolutionist

The age of most fossils is nearly the same.

• Creationist

• Evolutionist

Creationary and evolutionary scientist depend on their ___________ to date fossils

• calculations
• instruments
• worldview

• tools

A scientist can make guesses about the size of the animal based on the skeleton?

• True

• False

Removing a fossil from a rock is called ____________.

• fossil preparation
• paleontological analysis
• rock drilling
• excavation

What are two things a scientist cannot know for sure from the skeleton of an animal?

• It's muscles

• It's behavior

• It's size

• It's outward appearance