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WorksheetsChapter 9 Clues to Earth's Past Section 1 Fossils
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fossil created when sediment fills a mold and hardens
a)
fossil
b)
paleontologist
c)
cast
d)
mold
2.
The remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms
a)
index fossil
b)
fossil
c)
carbon film
d)
relative age
3.
Fossils in which the spaces inside are filled with minerals from ground water
a)
carbon film
b)
relative age
c)
premineralized remains
d)
index fossil
4.
A thin film of carbon that shows the silhouette of an organism is called relative age.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A scientist who studies fossils is called a cast.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The age of something compared to the age of something else is called the relative age.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Remains of species that existed on Earth for relatively short periods of time were abundant and were widespread geographically is called
a)
mold
b)
fossil
c)
cast
d)
index fossil
8.
A thin film of carbon that shows the silhouette of an organism is called
a)
amber
b)
carbon film
c)
index fossil
d)
premineralied remains
9.
To explain how fossil correlation is used to determine rock age, correlation means
a)
measure
b)
describe
c)
connect
d)
find
10.
Fossilized tracks and other evidence of the activity of organisms are called
a)
amber
b)
cast
c)
trace fossils
d)
index fossils
11.
Over millions of years, these deposits become completely carbonized forming
a)
amber.
b)
tar.
c)
carbon.
d)
coal.
12.
Sometimes conditions allow original soft parts of organisms to be preserved for thousands or millions of years, which is NOT an example?
a)
amber
b)
frozen ground
c)
natural tar
d)
cementated dirt
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