Fossil Vocabulary Quiz

What is a fossil?

• A type of living animal

• The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms

• A type of rock formed from lava

• A process that forms mountains

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which word describes a huge rock from space that can impact Earth?

• Asteroid

• Strata

• Sediment

• Era

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The term for a long division of geologic time, longer than an era, is called (a)   .

• Epoch
• Eon
• Period
• Index fossil

Which term refers to the process by which minerals fill the spaces in an organism’s remains, turning it into stone?

• Fossilization

• Permineralization

• Extinction

• Superposition

What is the name for the process that turns organic material into stone?

• Petrification

• Sediment

• Tectonic plate

• Period

Which term describes the layers of rock found in the ground?

• Strata

• Asteroid

• Era

• Fossilization

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the name for the process that describes how rocks are formed, broken down, and reformed over time?

• Rock cycle

• Epoch

• Index fossil

• Extinction

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Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

• A division of geologic time lasting millions of years.

• Period

• The process by which living things die out completely.

• Extinction

• The principle that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.

• Superposition

• Particles of rock and soil that are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice.

• Sediment

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What is a tectonic plate?

• A layer of sediment

• A large piece of Earth's crust that moves

• A type of fossil

• A time period

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which term describes the process of comparing the ages of rocks and fossils to determine which is older or younger?

• Relative dating

• Fossilization

• Eon

• Index fossil

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