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Which below best describes the definition of a fossil?

• Pictures of animals and plants that are no longer alive

   

• Remains of animals and plants that are no longer alive

• Statues of animals and plants that are no longer alive

Where do you think fossils are found?

• In the ocean

• In sedimentary rock

• In the atmosphere

Relative Dating of fossils is where Scientists use the principle of Superposition to determine the age of fossils

• True

• False

Relative Dating of fossils uses Carbon 14 to determine the age of fossils 

• True

• False

Which model uses the fossil record to describe when something happened during the history of life?

• Absolute dating

• Relative dating

• Geologic time scale

• The fossil record

What do you call a broad span of time?

• Zoic

• Era

• Period

Why don't we have fossils of organisms of their soft parts?

• Because they didn't have enough Carbon

   

• Because the organisms were eaten or decomposed

• Because they lived in the ocean

• None of the above

How do Scientists know how old fossils are?

• They use relative dating - Principal of superposition (Studying the different layers of rock)

• They use absolute dating methods to determine the age of the rock the fossils are in (like Carbon 14 dating)

• They guess the age of the fossil

Why would fish that live in water want to move to land? (Select 2)

• Because they thought it would be better than living in water

• Because the water might be drying up and they need a new habitat

• Because they might be looking for food

• Because they wanted something new

Where can we find evidence that shows how fish made the transition from water to land?

• The fossil record

• Studying fish that exists today

• Studying tetrapod's that exists today

• None of the above