Geologic Time and Fossils

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

• It provides evidence for history of life on Earth

• It is a record of all living things

• It shows how our climate has remained the same over time

• It does not support the theory of evolution

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An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called _____.

• extinct

• decayed

• evolved

• preserved

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Pangea broke up in the _____.

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Precambrian Era

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Who studies fossils?

• zoologist

• meteorologist

• paleontologist

• biologist

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True/False: Fossils are remains of ancient plants and animals.

• true

• false

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which item would most likely become a fossil?

• a shark tooth

• pine needle

• large jelly fish

• a slug

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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 rock layers

• somewhat near the surface

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what is the name of a fossil that is used to help geologists match rock layers?

• mold fossil

• index fossil

• trace fossil

• carbon fossil

a petrified fossil forms when

• an organism is frozen

• minerals replace all or part of an organism

• a hollow impression is left inside the sediment

• an organism becomes trapped in amber

How do we know dinosaurs existed?

• history books

• movies

• stories

• fossils

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