BJU Science Chapter

The scientific study of fossils is called

• geology

• creation

• evolution

• paleontology

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People who believe that life on the earth evolved are called

• geologists

• Creationists

• evolutionists

• paleontologists

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People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called

• geologists

• Creationists

• evolutionists

• paleontologists

When the last of a certain plant or animal dies, _____________occurs.

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

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

• excavation

• extinction

• evolution

• decomposition

One thing scientists cannot learn from a fossil is an animal's _______________________.

• diet

• body shape

• behavior

• outward appearance

Which statement is true?

• People draw conclusions about fossils based on what they believe about how the earth began.

• Dinosaur bones have been found only in the eastern parts of the earth.

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Choose the statement that is false.

• The fossil record provides clear evidence of a worldwide Flood.

• Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.

• Permanently frozen soil is called amber.

The earth is only thousands of years ols.

• Creationist

• evolutionist

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The global Flood described in Genesis accounts for the formation of most fossils.

• Creationist

• evolutionist