Fossils

The gradual change in living things over time is..

• transition

• evolution

• age

• revolution

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Most fossils form when living things die and are buried by _______________ that hardens into rock over time.

• sediment

• people

• cement

• ants

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The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things...

• clay

• fossils

• igneous rocks

• silt

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Who studies ancient environments?

• biologists

• specialologists

• paleontologists

• scientologists

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Fossils could provide evidence for....

• relationships between past organisms and current organisms

• past organisms only

• current organisms only

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Which statement is true?

• Layer C is the oldest

• Layer B is older than Layer A

• Layer B is older than Layer C

• Layer A is the youngest

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Which type of rock can contain fossils?

• Metamorphic

• Stereosonic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

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What type of fossil is pictured here?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Body fossil

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Which conditions might lead to fossil formation? (Choose 3)

• Decomposition

• Getting buried quickly by sediment

• getting trapped in a tar pit

• getting eaten by another animal

• making a footprint in mud

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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