Topic 5 Vocabulary TEST Words and Prefixes 8th Grade

What is the term for the impression of an organism or the remains of an organism that have been converted into rock?

• Fossil

• Crystal

• Mineral

• Sediment

What is the term for a solid mass that is formed by loose soil, dirt, mud, and dust on Earth’s surface that are collected and become tightly compacted?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Granite

What is the process of an organism becoming a fossil called?

• Fossilization

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Metamorphosis

What is the process called when earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water?

• Erosion

• Condensation

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

What is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of Earth called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Condensation

What is the term for all the fossils that have been discovered and what scientists have learned from them?

• Fossil record

• Geological timeline

• Carbon dating

• Sedimentary layers

What are fossils created by the remains of dead organisms called?

• Body fossils

• Trace fossils

• Mold fossils

• Cast fossils

What are marks left behind by organisms but were never part of the organism called?

• Trace fossils

• Body fossils

• Mineral deposits

• Amber

What is the term for rock forms in layers?

• Strata

• Magma

• Crystal

• Fossil

What is the idea that the age of a rock or fossil can be determined by its depth called?

• Superposition

• Erosion

• Metamorphism

• Fossilization