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WorksheetsSTEMscopes Fossil Record Vocabulary
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the definition of chronological order?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
What is the definition of extinction?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
What is the definition of the fossil record?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
What is the definition of diversity?
The arrangement of things in the order that they occurred
The quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth
The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: Scientific law that states fossils located in deeper sediment layers are older than ones deposited in layers closer to the surface.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Law of Superposition
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: Technique used to determine how old a rock is by analyzing the amounts of a radioactive isotope and its decay products in the rock.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Law of Superposition
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: The formation of fossils as stone replaces decaying tissues
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Fossils
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: The mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Fossils
Match the definition with the vocabulary term: Layers of rock that are successively deposited on top of one another and are distinguishable from one another based on their mineral contents.
Radioactive Dating
Sedimentary Layers
Petrification
Fossils
