Fossils and Geologic Time Scale

_____________ are the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago.

• climate

• Fossils

• Ice core

• Trace fossil

• Uniformitarianism

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Which is an example of a trace fossil?

• animal tracks

• coprolite

• burrows

• all of the answers given here

What is an example of an index fossil?

• t-rex fossils

• insect in amber

• trilobites or ammonites

• woolly mammoth fossils

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According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers

• Near the bottom of the rock layers

• In the middle of the rock layers

• Somewhat near the surface

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The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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What type of fossil is this?

• Mold

• Cast

• Preserved remains

• Trace fossil

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Which layer is oldest?

• A

• W

• G

• Z

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 

• Paleozoic 

• Cenozoic 

• Precambrian 

The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

• Cenozoic

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Mesozoic

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